DMCA Policy

Velvet Lobby respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Platform to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA"), 17 U.S.C. § 512, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Platform if such claims are reported to our designated Copyright Agent.

Filing a DMCA Takedown Notice

If you believe that content on the Platform infringes your copyright, you may submit a written DMCA takedown notice to our designated Copyright Agent. To be effective, your notice must include all of the following elements as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., the URL of the specific page where the content appears).
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as your name, address, telephone number, and email 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, its 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.

Designated Copyright Agent

Please send DMCA takedown notices to our designated Copyright Agent:

Velvet Lobby — DMCA Copyright Agent
Email: [email protected]
Subject line: DMCA Takedown Notice

We strongly recommend sending notices by email for fastest processing. Notices sent by postal mail may experience significant delays.

Our Response to Valid Notices

Upon receipt of a valid and complete DMCA takedown notice, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content. We will also notify the user who posted the content that it has been removed or disabled in response to a copyright claim.

Counter-Notification

If you believe that content you posted was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notification to our Copyright Agent. To be effective, your counter-notification must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• 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 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 of the material to be removed or disabled.
• Your name, address, and telephone number, and 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 the United States, for any judicial district in which Velvet Lobby may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original takedown notice or an agent of such person.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original complainant and may restore the removed content within 10 to 14 business days unless the complainant files an action seeking a court order to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

Repeat Infringers

It is our policy to terminate the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers of copyright. A user may be considered a repeat infringer if they have had content removed in response to two or more valid DMCA takedown notices within any 12-month period. We reserve the right to terminate accounts of repeat infringers at our sole discretion.

Non-Copyright Complaints

The DMCA process is intended solely for copyright infringement claims. If you have a complaint about content that is not related to copyright (for example, content that violates our Terms of Service, depicts a minor, or constitutes harassment), please contact us at [email protected]rather than submitting a DMCA notice.

Misrepresentation Warning

Please be aware that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be subject to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.

Contact

For all DMCA-related inquiries, please contact our Copyright Agent at [email protected]. For all other legal inquiries, please contact [email protected].