Copyright Policy

20110122_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20101103_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT, DATE APPROXIMATE

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1**Last Updated:** Septermber 3, 2009
1**Last Updated:** January 7, 2011
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3VIMEO respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. VIMEO may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. VIMEO will remove infringing materials in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act if properly notified that content infringes copyright.
3VIMEO 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 Vimeo Site do not infringe any third party copyright.
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5IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR WORK HAS BEEN COPIED IN A WAY THAT CONSTITUTES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, please provide VIMEO's Copyright Agent with a written notification containing at least the following information (**please confirm these requirements with your legal counsel, or see Section 512(c)(3) of the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3), for more information**):
5VIMEO will promptly remove materials from the Vimeo Site in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") if properly notified that the materials infringe a third party's copyright. In addition, VIMEO may, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers.
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7an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Vimeo Site, sufficient for VIMEO to locate the material; your address, telephone number, and email address; a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and a statement by you that the above information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
7### Filing a DMCA Notice to Remove Copyrighted Content-for Copyright Holders
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9IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR WORK HAS BEEN REMOVED OR DISABLED BY MISTAKE OR MISIDENTIFICATION, please provide the VIMEO's Copyright Agent with a written counter-notification containing at least the following information (please confirm these requirements with your legal counsel or see Section 512(g)(3) of the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §512(g)(3), for more information):
9If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with a written notice containing the following information:
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11a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber/user of the Services; 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 access to it was disabled; a statement made under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and the subscriber's name, address, telephone number, and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the subscriber's address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the subscriber will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.
111. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address (if any).
122. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
133. A description of where on the Vimeo Site the material that you claim is infringing may be found, sufficient for VIMEO to locate the material (e.g., the URL).
144. 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.
155. 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.
166. Your electronic or physical signature.
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13You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the aforementioned notice requirements, your notification or counter-notification may not be valid and that VIMEO may ignore such incomplete or inaccurate notices without liability of any kind.
18You may submit this information via:
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15**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.**
20- Email: [dmca@vimeo.com](mailto:dmca@vimeo.com)
21- Offline: [VIMEO's Copyright Agent]()
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17Please contact VIMEO's Copyright Agent for copyright/intellectual property infringement notifications or counter-notifications at:
23### Filing a DMCA Counter-notification to Restore Removed Content-for Vimeo Users
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19> **VIMEO, LLC**
20> 555 West 18th Street, 4th Floor.
21> New York, NY 10011
25If you believe that your material has been removed by mistake or misidentification, please provide VIMEO with a written counter-notification containing the following information:
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271. Your name, address, and telephone number.
282. A description of the material that was removed and the location on the Vimeo Site (e.g., the URL) where it previously appeared.
293. 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.
304. 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 VIMEO may be found (which includes the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original DMCA notice or an agent of that person.
315. Your electronic or physical signature.
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33You may submit this information via:
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35- Email: [dmca@vimeo.com](mailto:dmca@vimeo.com)
36- Offline: [VIMEO's Copyright Agent]()
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38Please 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 will restore the removed materials. Until that time, your materials will remain removed.
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40### Repeat Infringer Policy
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42**VIMEO will terminate user accounts that have been the subject of three (3) separate DMCA notices.** In the event a user's materials are removed due to a DMCA notice and then subsequently restored due to the filing of a DMCA counter-notification, VIMEO will treat the underlying DMCA notice as withdrawn.
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44VIMEO reserves the right to terminate user accounts that are the subject of fewer than three (3) DMCA notices in appropriate circumstances, such as where the user has a history of violating or willfully disregarding Vimeo's Terms of Service.
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46### Warning
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48In 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.
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50In 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.**
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52If 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.
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54### Vimeo's Copyright Agent
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56You may send a DMCA notice, a DMCA counter-notification, or any inquiries concerning intellectual property to VIMEO's Copyright Agent:
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58> **Vimeo, LLC**
59> 555 West 18th Street
60> New York, New York 10011
2261> Attn: Legal Dept. - Copyright Agent
23> Email: [dmca@vimeo.com](mailto:dmca@vimeo.com)
62> [dmca@vimeo.com](mailto:dmca@vimeo.com)