UNIVERSE OF FAITH , INC.

COPYRIGHT POLICY

LAST UPDATED: This document was last updated on June 6, 2011.
Universe of Faith adheres to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA provides a process for a copyright owner to give notification to an online service provider concerning alleged copyright infringement. When a valid DMCA notification is received, the service provider responds under this process by taking down the offending content. On taking down content under the DMCA, we will take reasonable steps to contact the owner of the removed content so that a counter-notification may be filed. On receiving a valid counter-notification, we generally restore the content in question, unless we receive notice from the notification provider that a legal action has been filed seeking a court order to restrain the alleged infringer from engaging in the infringing activity.
To File a Notification
A written notification must be made. This can be done either by fax or written letter (regular mail or courier). E-mails will not be accepted unless a prior arrangement has been made.
The notification must:
Identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed upon.
Identify the in-world item that you claim is infringing on your copyright, and provide information reasonably sufficient to locate the item in-world.
Provide a reasonably sufficient method of contacting you; phone number and email address would be preferred.
(Optional) Provide information, if possible, sufficient to permit us to notify the user(s) who posted the content that allegedly contains infringing material. You may also provide screenshots or other materials that are helpful to identify the works in question. (This is for identification only, not to "prove" substantive claims.)
Include the following statement: "I have good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted materials described above and contained on the service is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or by protection of law."
Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."
Sign the paper
Please note: The DMCA provides that you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys fees) if you falsely claim that an in-world item is infringing your copyrights. We recommend contacting an attorney if you are unsure whether an in-world object is protected by copyright laws.
Send the written document to the designated Copyright Agent at Universe of Faith:
Universe of Faith, Inc.
Attn: Designated Copyright Agent
36358 N. Lakepointe Lane
Palmdale, CA 93550

By Telephone: (888) 574-4442
By Email:  Contact Us

Alternatively, fax the document to (404) 506-9565. On the cover sheet, please write ATTN: DMCA NOTIFICATION FOR DESIGNATED COPYRIGHT AGENT
To file a counter-notification:
List the in-world items that were removed by the Universe of Faith administrators, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed. Please identify the object in sufficient detail.
Provide your name, address, telephone number, email address (if available).
State that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which you reside (or New York, New York if your address is outside of the United States).
State that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification to us of the alleged infringement or an agent of such person.
State the following: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled."
Sign the paper.
Send the written document to the designated Copyright Agent at Universe of Faith:
Universe of Faith, Inc.
Attn: Designated Copyright Agent
36358 N. Lakepointe Lane
Palmdale, CA 93550

By Telephone: (888) 574-4442
By Email:  Contact Us
Alternatively, fax the document to (404) 506-9565. On the cover sheet, please write ATTN: DMCA COUNTER-NOTIFICATION
Universe of Faith’s Policy Concerning False Claims
Under the DMCA, a party who knowingly materially misrepresents that particular material is infringing, or an accused party who knowingly materially misrepresents that particular material does not infringe, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorney’s fees incurred by Universe of Faith and the accused merchant or aggrieved copyright holder, as the case may be. If you think but are not sure that certain intellectual property rights are or not being infringed, please consult with your attorney. In addition, repeated copyright notification claims submitted by the same member which are properly refuted by the merchant of the challenged product may form the basis for Terms of Use violation warning and/or disabling of the user’s account.
There are many available resources on the Internet. Universe of Faith is not responsible for the content provided by these other resources, but we have found the following to be informative:

A summary of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be found at:
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

The text of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be found here:
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/hr2281.pdf

The U.S. federal copyright code is here:
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html

More government-provided information on copyrights can be found here:
http://www.copyright.gov

Many universities maintain useful public information regarding copyrights, including:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Copyright
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/