Copyright Policy
All images on Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life(r) are either submitted to Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® by email or are readily available in various places on the Internet and believed to be in the public domain. Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. It is Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life®’s policy, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others.
If you are a copyright owner of a photograph or other material that appears on Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® that you claim violates your copyright, please notify us as follows. If you are unsure whether the content you are reporting is infringing your legal rights, you may wish to seek legal guidance. Keep in mind that submitting intentionally misleading reports of infringement may be punishable under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 512 (“DMCA”) in the United States or similar laws in other countries.
Notification of Copyright Infringement
Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life(r) is an Online Service Provider under the DMCA. Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® respects the legitimate rights of copyright owners, expects its users to do the same, and has adopted an efficient notice and take-down procedure as required by the DMCA and described herein. This policy is intended to guide copyright owners in utilizing that procedure, and also to guide users and webmasters in restoring access to websites or content that are disabled due to a mistake.
Notice to Owners of Copyrighted Works
If you are a copyright owner, authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® site by completing the following DMCA notice (“Notice”) and delivering it to Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life®’s Designated Copyright Agent.
DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement
A proper Notice will notify Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® in English of particular facts in a document signed under penalty of perjury and delivered to Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life®’s Designated Copyright Agent. To write a proper Notice, you must provide the following information:
· A physical or electronic signature of 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 service provider to locate the material, which should include any URLs identifying the allegedly infringing material along with any other information that might assist the Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life®’s Designated Copyright Agent’s investigation of your claim.
· Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider 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 the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright 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 the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
If the material originates from another website and you believe that Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® has cached that material, then confirm any of the following that apply:
· The material has been removed from the originating site;
· access to the material on the originating site has been disabled;
· a court has ordered that the material be removed from the originating site; and/or
· a court has ordered that access to the material on the originating site be disabled.
Failure to include all of the above information may result in a delay in processing the DMCA Notification. If you materially misrepresent that any material infringes your copyright interest, you may be liable for damages, including court costs and attorneys’ fees, and could be subject to criminal prosecution for perjury.
Deliver this Notice with all items completed to Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life®’s Designated Copyright Agent:
Island Sun Times, Inc.
5152 Commerce Road
Flint, MI 48507
Upon receipt of a valid Notice, Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® will process the claim, which may result in removing or disabling access to the allegedly infringing material, subject to the user’s or webmaster’s right to submit a CounterNotification claiming lawful use of the disabled works. In appropriate circumstances, Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® will have the disputed material removed from public view, and will also notify the user or webmaster who posted the allegedly infringing material, which notification may include a complete copy of the Notice submitted regarding that material.
CounterNotifications
CounterNotifications must be submitted by the original uploader or an agent authorized to act on their behalf, such as an attorney. After Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® receives your CounterNotification, Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® will forward it to the party who submitted the original claim of copyright infringement. Please note that when Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® forwards the notice, it will include your personal information. By submitting a counter notification, you consent to having your information revealed in this way. Island Sun Times, Inc. DBA My City Magazine, DBA Click Design Studio, DBA Sun is Life® will not forward the counter notification to any party other than the original claimant.