Copyright Policy
20110519_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20110122_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT, DATE APPROXIMATE
Full text changes — 20110122_rev01 to 20110519_rev01
| 1 | **Last Updated:** January 7, 2011 | |
| 1 | **Last Updated:** May 16, 2011 | |
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| 3 | 3 | VIMEO 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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| 5 | 5 | VIMEO 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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| 7 | 7 | ### Filing a DMCA Notice to Remove Copyrighted Content-for Copyright Holders |
| 14 | 14 | 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. |
| 15 | 15 | 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. |
| 16 | 16 | 6. Your electronic or physical signature. |
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| 18 | 18 | You may submit this information via: |
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| 20 | - Online: [Our DMCA claim form](https://vimeo.com/dmca/claim) | |
| 20 | 21 | - Email: [dmca@vimeo.com](mailto:dmca@vimeo.com) |
| 21 | 22 | - Offline: [VIMEO's Copyright Agent]() |
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| 23 | 24 | ### Filing a DMCA Counter-notification to Restore Removed Content-for Vimeo Users |
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| 25 | 26 | If you believe that your material has been removed by mistake or misidentification, please provide VIMEO with a written counter-notification containing the following information: |
| 46 | 47 | ### Warning |
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| 48 | 49 | In 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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| 50 | 51 | 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.** |
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| 53 | Vimeo may disclose any communications concerning DMCA notices or other intellectual property complaints with third parties, including the users who have posted the allegedly infringing material. | |
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| 52 | 55 | 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. |
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| 54 | 57 | ### Vimeo's Copyright Agent |
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| 56 | 59 | You may send a DMCA notice, a DMCA counter-notification, or any inquiries concerning intellectual property to VIMEO's Copyright Agent: |
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