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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy for Myrtle Rust Disease

This Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") Policy outlines the procedures for reporting copyright infringement and for submitting counter-notifications regarding content hosted on or associated with "Myrtle Rust Disease" initiatives, websites, or platforms. We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users and contributors to do the same. This policy is intended to comply with our rights and obligations under the DMCA and other applicable intellectual property laws.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Infringement

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content related to Myrtle Rust Disease, whether it be images, research papers, data, informational texts, or other materials, infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a written DMCA Notice of Infringement. To be effective, your notice must include substantially the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. 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 notification, a representative list of such works at that site. This could include specific photos of affected plants, unique research methodologies, or distinct educational materials.
  3. 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 us to locate the material. Please provide URLs or specific descriptions of where the infringing material is located within our Myrtle Rust Disease resources.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address.
  5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in the notification 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.

Upon receipt of a valid DMCA Notice, we will take appropriate action, which may include removing or disabling access to the infringing material.

DMCA Counter-Notification Process

If you believe that your content, which was removed or disabled due to a DMCA Notice, is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the material, you may send a Counter-Notification. To be effective, your Counter-Notification must include substantially the following:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled. This helps us re-locate the specific Myrtle Rust Disease related content in question.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the material.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which "Myrtle Rust Disease" may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.

Upon receipt of a valid Counter-Notification, we may, in our sole discretion, restore the removed material after approximately 10-14 business days, unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity related to the material.

All DMCA notices and counter-notifications should be submitted through our designated contact page: Contact Us.