Copyright

All pages found within A.V. Club; the material and information on A.V. Club; all graphics, text, images, audio, videos, webinars, designs, compilation, advertising copy, articles, user interfaces, artwork, any computer applications, any and all copyrightable material (including source and object code) and all other materials, including without limitation the design, structure, “look and feel” and arrangement of such content contained on A.V. Club (hereinafter, the “Content”); trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand elements, whether registered or not, are owned, controlled or licensed by or to A.V. Club or its affiliates, and are protected by intellectual property laws (the “Intellectual Property laws”), including but not limited to copyright, trademark, trade dress, domain name, patent, trade secret, international treaties and other proprietary rights and unfair competition laws. In using A.V. Club or the Content, you acknowledge and agree to abide by all applicable Intellectual Property laws, as well as any specific notices contained on A.V. Club. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

A.V. Club and the Content may contain user or third party submitted content, such as feedback and suggestions, posts or submissions, recordings and other materials (hereinafter, the “Submissions”) intended for review and use by the general public, or by members of any public or private community. A.V. Club does not claim ownership of the Submissions and to the full extent permitted by law, shall have no obligation or liability of any kind, including without limitation errors, omissions, or damages, with respect to Submissions. Submissions are not reviewed, approved or endorsed by A.V. Club and are provided solely for convenience to A.V. Club customers and users. A.V. Club reserves the right to monitor, restrict access to, edit or remove any Content or Submissions.

NOTICE AND TAKE DOWN OF MATERIAL

If you believe your copyright-protected work was posted on A.V. Club without authorization, you can request its removal by following these instructions to submit a Copyright Infringement notice. These requests should only be submitted by the copyright owner or an agent authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Following A.V. Club’s receipt of your report of your Copyright Infringement notice, A.V. Club may contact you . A.V. Club may request you provide additional information as necessary to investigate your specific report of material that you believe warrants your Copyright Infringement complaint.

SUBMITTING A COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT NOTICE

If you believe your copyright is being infringed by Content hosted on the A.V. Club site, please send a written notice to:

Legal Department
Paste Media Group
7525 Colbert Drive, Suite 106
Reno, NV 89511
[email protected]

A.V. Club is committed to managing copyright complaints responsibly and in compliance with applicable laws, including international treaties and the laws of the various countries where Paste provides its services.

In those circumstances where the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) is applicable, it is our policy to expeditiously remove content that is the subject of a correctly prepared notice under Section 512©. We have included the elements of a DMCA notice below, and have also prepared some sample language to assist you in preparing a correct DMCA notice. We will forward your notice to the person who submitted the Content that is the subject of the DMCA notice. It is our policy to replace removed content if the contributor submits a properly prepared counter notice under the DMCA.

We encourage you to consult a lawyer before submitting a notice of copyright infringement. Copyright laws may allow a person to use a work in certain ways without the copyright owner’s permission. Please note that Section 512(f) of the DMCA states that any person who knowingly materially misrepresents in a DMCA notice that content is infringing shall be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by the alleged infringer.

DMCA NOTICE:

To be an effective notice under Section 512© of the DMCA your written notice must include all of the following:
• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Paste to locate the material;
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit Paste to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and 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, its agent, or the law;
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.