August 25, 1999
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT POLICY
FOR
OXFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY'S WEBSITE
(http://www.oxford.lib.mi.us/)
Notice of Claimed Copyright Infringement
Users and subscribers of this system are required to respect the legal protection
provided by copyright and license to programs and data. If you believe that your work
has been copied, adapted, reproduced, or exhibited on this website
(http://www.oxford.lib.mi.us/) in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please
provide written notice of the claimed infringing activity to the Library of Michigan's
designated agent, in accordance with the requirements of the Digital Millenium
Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512.
A notice of claimed copyright infringement must include the following information:
- An electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or a person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if
multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notice,
a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of
infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled,
and information reasonably sufficient to permit the Oxford Public Library to locate
the material.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit the Oxford Public Library to contact the
complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an
electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the
material in the matter complained of is not authorized by the coypright owner, its
agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of
perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of
an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Designation of Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement
A notification of claimed copyright infringement must be provided in writing to the
Oxford Public Library's designated agent. The designated agent to receive notification of
claimed infringement under Title II of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §
512) is:
Charlynn Osborne
Teen Librarian
Oxford Public Library
530 Pontiac
P. O. Box 538
Oxford, MI 48371
Telephone: (248) 628-3034
Facsimile: (248) 969-9492
E-mail: cosborne@oxford.lib.mi.us
Upon receipt of notification of claimed copyright infringement, the Oxford Public Library will follow the procedures outlined in Title II of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (17
U.S.C. § 512).
Notice and Takedown Procedure
It is expected that all users of this system will comply with applicable copyright laws.
However, if the Oxford Public Library is notified of claimed copyright infringement, or
otherwise becomes aware of facts and circumstances from which infringement is
apparent, it will respond expeditiously by removing, or disabling access to, the material
that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity.
Repeat Infringers
Under appropriate circumstances, the Oxford Public Library may, in its discretion,
terminate the accounts of subscribers and account holders of its system or network
who are repeat infringers.
Accommodation of Standard Technical Measures
It is the Oxford Public Library's policy to accommodate and not interfere with standard
technical measures, i.e., technical measures that are used by copyright owners to
identify or protect copyrighted works and (1) have been developed pursuant to a
broad consensus of copyright owners and service providers in an open, fair, voluntary,
multi-industry standards process; (2) are available to any person on reasonable and
nondiscriminatory terms; and (3) do not impose substantial costs on service providers
or substantial burdens on their systems or networks.