This Digital Millennium Copyright Act policy (“Policy”) applies to the https://hollywoodtainment.com/ website
(“Website” or “Service”) and any of its re\lated products and services (collectively, “Services”)
and outlines how Hollywoodtainment (“Hollywoodtainment”, “we”, “us” or “our”)
addresses copyright infringement notifications and how you (“you” or “your”) may submit a
copyright infringement complaint.
Protection of intellectual property is of utmost importance to us and we ask our users and
their authorized agents to do the same. It is our policy to expeditiously respond to clear
notifications of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the United States Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) of 1998, the text of which can be found at the U.S.
Copyright Office website.
What to consider before submitting a copyright complaint?
Before submitting a copyright complaint to us, consider whether the use could be considered
fair use. Fair use states that brief excerpts of copyrighted material may, under certain
circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching,
and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder. If you
have considered fair use, and you still wish to continue with a copyright complaint, you may
want to first reach out to the user in question to see if you can resolve the matter directly with
the user.
Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), you may be liable for any damages, including
costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by us or our users, if you knowingly misrepresent that the
material or activity is infringing. If you are unsure whether the material you are reporting is in
fact infringing, you may wish to contact an attorney before filing a notification with us.
We may, at our discretion or as required by law, share a copy of your notification or
counter-notification with third parties. This may include sharing the information with the
account holder engaged in the allegedly infringing activity or for publication. If you are
concerned about your information being forwarded, you may wish to hire an agent to report
infringing material for you.
Notifications of infringement
If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof, and you believe that any material available on our Services infringes your copyrights, then you may submit a written copyright
infringement notification (“Notification”) using the contact details below pursuant to the
DMCA by providing us with the following information:
● Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or, if multiple
copyrighted works are covered by this Notification, you may provide a representative
list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
● Identification of the infringing material and information you claim is infringing (or the
subject of infringing activity), including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL or URLs
of the web pages where the allegedly infringing material may be found.
● Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address,
telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address.
● A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner
complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent,
or the law.
● A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of
perjury that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that
is allegedly infringed.
● A physical or electronic signature (typing your full name will suffice) of the copyright
owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
All such Notifications must comply with the DMCA requirements. You may refer to a DMCA
takedown notice generator or other similar services to avoid making mistakes and ensure
compliance with your Notification.
Filing a DMCA complaint is the start of a pre-defined legal process. Your complaint will be
reviewed for accuracy, validity, and completeness. If your complaint has satisfied these
requirements, our response may include the removal or restriction of access to allegedly
infringing material as well as a permanent termination of repeat infringers’ accounts.
If we remove or restrict access to materials or terminate an account in response to a
Notification of alleged infringement, we will make a good faith effort to contact the affected
user with information concerning the removal or restriction of access, which may include a
full copy of your Notification (including your name, address, phone, and email address),
along with instructions for filing a counter-notification.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any portion of this Policy, [Your
Company Name] reserves the right to take no action upon receipt of a DMCA copyright
infringement notification if it fails to comply with all the requirements of the DMCA for such
notifications.
Counter-notifications
A user who receives a copyright infringement Notification may make a counter-Notification
pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the US Copyright Act. If you receive a copyright
infringement Notification, it means that the material described in the Notification has been
removed from our Services or access to the material has been restricted. Please take the
time to read through the Notification, which includes information on the Notification we
received as well as instructions on how to file counter-notifications.
To file a counter-notification with us, you must provide a written communication that sets out
the information specified in the list below:
● Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been
restricted and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or
access to it was restricted.
● Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address,
telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address.
● A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the
material was removed or restricted as a result of mistake or misidentification of the
material to be removed or restricted.
● A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the
judicial district in which the address is located (or if you are outside of the United
States, that you consent to the jurisdiction of any judicial district in which the service
provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person
or company who provided the original infringement notification.
● A physical or electronic signature (typing your full name will suffice) of the copyright
owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
Please note that you may be liable for, including costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by us or
our users, if you knowingly misrepresent that the material or activity is not infringing the
copyrights of others or that the material or activity was removed or restricted by mistake or
misidentification. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether certain material infringes the
copyrights of others or that the material or activity was removed or restricted by mistake or
misidentification, you may wish to contact an attorney before filing a counter-notification.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any portion of this Policy, Hollywoodtainment reserves the right to take no action upon receipt of a counter-notification.
If we receive a counter-notification that complies with the terms of 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), we may
forward it to the person who filed the original Notification.
The process described in this Policy does not limit our ability to pursue any other remedies
we may have to address suspected infringement.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms related to the Website and Services at
any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this
page. We may also provide notice to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through the
contact information you have provided.
An updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the
revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services
after the effective date of the revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will
constitute your consent to those changes.
Reporting copyright infringement
If you would like to notify us of the infringing material or activity, we encourage you to contact
us using the details below:
This document was last updated on 23 April 2023
