Copyright and DMCA Policy

Makepeace LLC and its affiliates and sublicensees ("Producer", "We", or "Us") offers [a website called Our Mother Tongues that provides information in the form of text, video and still images about indigenous language revitalization programs in the United States and, in future, around the world] (the "Service") through its website currently located at http://ourmothertongues.org/Home.aspx, which exact URL may change from time to time (the "Site "). If applicable, you may be required to set up an account to access the portions of Site or Service that allow the downloading of films and videos. You are responsible for your use of the Site and Service, for any content you post to the Site or Service, and for any consequences thereof. Any content you submit, post, or display (the "Content") will be able to be viewed by other users of the Site and Service and through third-party services and websites. You should only provide Content that you are comfortable sharing with others under the terms of this Copyright and DCMA Policy, which is incorporated into, and forms a part of, the terms of use agreement between the parties (the "Agreement").

Producer respects the intellectual property of others, and We ask our users to do the same. Each user is responsible for ensuring that the materials they upload to the Site or Service do not infringe any third-party rights. Producer will promptly remove materials from the Site or Services in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") if properly notified that the materials infringe a third-party's copyright. In addition, Producer may, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers.

Copyright holders: to remove copyrighted content, complete and file a DMCA notice

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, provide Us with a written notice containing the following information:

1. Your electronic or physical signature. You must be authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address (if any), so that We may contact you.

2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.

3. A description of where on the Site or Service the material that you claim is infringing may be found, sufficient for Producer to locate the material (e.g., the URL).

4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. A statement by you UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

You may submit this information to:

Email: info@makepeaceproductions.com

Offline: Makepeace Productions
PO Box 6
Lakeville CT 06039

To restore removed content: file a DMCA counter-notice

If you believe that your material has been removed by mistake or misidentification, please provide Producer with a written counter-notification containing the following information:

1. Your name, address, and telephone number.

2. A description of the material that was removed and the location on the Site or Service (e.g., the URL) where it previously appeared.

3. 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 misidentification.

4. 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, any judicial district in which Producer may be found (which includes the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original DMCA notice or an agent of that person.

5. Your electronic or physical signature.

You may submit this information to:

Email: info@makepeaceproductions.com

Offline: Makepeace Productions
PO Box 6
Lakeville CT 06039

Please note that We will send any complete counter-notifications We receive to the person who submitted the original DMCA notice. That person may elect to file a lawsuit against you for copyright infringement. If We do not receive notice that a lawsuit has been filed within ten (10) business days after We provide notice of your counter-notification, We may restore the removed materials.

Warning

When filing a DMCA notice or counter-notification, please make sure that you have complied with all of the above requirements. If We request additional information necessary to make your DMCA notice or counter-notification complete, please provide that information promptly. If you fail to comply with all of these requirements, your DMCA notice or counter-notification may not be processed further.

In addition, please make sure that all of the information you provide is accurate. UNDER SECTION 512(f) OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY MATERIALLY MISREPRESENTS THAT MATERIAL OR ACTIVITY IS INFRINGING OR WAS REMOVED OR DISABLED BY MISTAKE OR MISIDENTIFICATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIABILITY.

Producer may disclose any communications concerning DMCA notices or other intellectual property complaints with any third parties, including the users who have posted the allegedly infringing material.

Repeat infringer policy

Producer will terminate user accounts that have been the subject of three (3) separate DMCA notices. If a user's materials are removed due to a DMCA notice and then subsequently restored due to the filing of a DMCA counter-notification, Producer will treat the underlying DMCA notice as withdrawn. Producer reserves the right to terminate user accounts that are the subject of fewer than three (3) DMCA notices for any reason.

Questions

If you have questions about the legal requirements of a DMCA notice, please contact an attorney or see Section 512(c)(3) of the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), for more information. If you have questions about the legal requirements of a DMCA counter-notification, please contact an attorney or see Section 512(g)(3) of the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), for more information.

Producer's copyright agent

You may send a DMCA notice, a DMCA counter-notification, or any inquiries concerning intellectual property to Producer's Copyright Agent:

Anne Makepeace
Makepeace Productions
PO Box 6
Lakeville CT 06039
info@makepeaceproductions.com