DMCA & Copyright Policy

Applies to: websites hosted by Potomac Technologies, LLC on its Managed Hosting and Static Site Hosting services, and potomactech.net and its subdomains.

Our approach

Potomac Technologies, LLC respects the intellectual property rights of others and responds to notices of claimed copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). When we receive a notice that meets the requirements below, we remove or disable access to the identified material promptly, normally the same day, and notify our client.

For WordPress Care Plan sites hosted by another provider, we forward any notice we receive to our client. You may also need to contact that site's hosting provider directly.

Designated agent

Send notices of claimed infringement and counter-notifications to our designated agent:

Our designation is on file with the U.S. Copyright Office (registration no. DMCA-1080932) and can be viewed in the DMCA Designated Agent Directory.

This address is for copyright notices only. For anything else, please use our contact page.

Filing a notice of claimed infringement

Your notice must be in writing and include:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed.
3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with enough information for us to locate it, such as the specific URL(s).
4. Your name, address, telephone number and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

If a notice is missing required information, we will contact you for it.

What happens next

When we receive a complete notice, we:

• remove or disable access to the identified material promptly;
• notify our client in writing and provide a copy of the notice; and
• inform our client of the right to submit a counter-notification.

Counter-notifications

If you are our client and believe material was removed because of a mistake or misidentification, you may send our designated agent a counter-notification that includes:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district where your address is located (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which Potomac Technologies, LLC may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice.

We will forward a valid counter-notification to the person who submitted the original notice. Unless that person tells us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action to restrain the claimed infringement, we will restore the material no less than 10 and no more than 14 business days after receiving the counter-notification.

Repeat infringers

We terminate hosting services, in appropriate circumstances, for clients who are repeat infringers. A client whose hosted websites are the subject of three valid notices during the term of their hosting agreement may have that agreement terminated. Notices that are withdrawn, or where the material is restored after a counter-notification, do not count toward this limit. These terms are also part of our hosting agreements.

Misrepresentations

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. If you are unsure whether material infringes your copyright, consider consulting an attorney before sending a notice.