1. Introduction
BUILDVIDS aspires to accept the principle of honoring other people’s property, including the owners of exclusive rights to specific pieces of information. This Copyright Policy describes how BUILDVIDS handles notices, actions that may be taken in connection with alleged copyright infringement, and how copyright owners can report violations that take place on the site.
1.1 Purpose
The aim of the policy described below is the legal noncommercial sharing of content within the BUILDVIDS platform in accordance with the relevant copyright law, including the US DMCA.
1.2 Scope
This policy covers all the material posted on BUILDVIDS, reproduced, or otherwise available on the platform, and it includes but is not limited to videos, images, audio, and written texts.
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2. Ownership of Content
2.1 User-Uploaded Content
Thus, when users upload content to be stored in BUILDVIDS, they remain the owner of the copyright in the posted content subject to license to BUILDVIDS under this policy. However, by uploading content, users consent never to upload any material that is libelous, unlawful, or infringes the copyright or other rights of other third parties.
2.2 License to BUILDVIDS
By uploading content to BUILDVIDS, a user is also providing BUILDVIDS a non-Exclusive license to use, display, reproduce, distribute, perform and sublicense to third parties use the content to operate the platform.
2.3 Third-Party Content
Users must make sure that the content which is posted, be it video from such sites as YouTube or Vimeo, does not breach any third party rights of personality or property. As for content which the user wants to place on the site, a user is to get all permissions and rights on such content.
3. Copyright Infringement Notification
3.1 Take Down Notice
There may be some protected contents hosted on BUILDVIDS site, if you think that your copyright is being infringed on BUILDVIDS, please inform the site as described below:
• Actions taken by the copyright owner to stop the infringed work, as well as any active efforts by the claimed infringer to stop.
• The details of how exactly this material is located on BUILDVIDS which you claim is infringing (e.g., URL of the video or page).
• The details of how you can be reached, including your full name and residential and postal addresses, email address, and telephone number.
• An affirmation that you have a good faith belief, to third parties who receive your work through the complained link, that the material in question is used without authorization from the copyright holder, his/her authorized representative, or under the law.
• The Mp3 file of the song that you have to provide in your notice, it has to contain a statement under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate, and that Eigen is the copyright owner or is an authorized person to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
• Transaction ID number or credit card number.
Notice of Alleged Infringement
If you believe that content hosted on BUILDVIDS infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice of infringement to us as described below. The notice must include the following information:
• A description of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed.
• The specific location of the material on BUILDVIDS that you claim is infringing (e.g., the URL of the video or page).
• Your contact information, including your name, address, email address, and phone number.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
• Your physical or electronic signature.
3.2 DMCA Compliance
They operate under the United States copyright law, the DMCA, and they follow the legal process provided for taking down copyright infringement content. In compliance with the provisions of the DMCA, we shall terminate any user who submitted Content that infringes the rights of another and provide such user with written notice of the violation.
3.3 Counter-Notice
If you are a user whose account generates content which has been removed due to the DMCA takedown notice, you may wish to challenge the notice and say that either the material was removed in error or that you are able to use it under the law. Your counter-notice must include:
• A description of the material that was removed or to which access was disabled, and the location where the material appeared before it was removed.
• A declaration under penalty of perjury to the effect that the person believes that the material was removed as a result of a mistake or misidentification.
• Your full names, physical address, e-mail address, and phone number.
• A confirmation that you agree to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the district where your address is located, if you reside outside the United States; or the judicial district where BUILDVIDS exists.
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If you believe content has been removed due to a DMCA takedown notice and you believe the content was removed in error or that you have the rights to use the content, you may file a counter-notice. Your counter-notice must include:
• A description of the material that was removed or to which access was disabled, and the location where the material appeared before it was removed.
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed due to mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address, email address, and phone number.
• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the district in which your address is located, or if outside the United States, the judicial district where BUILDVIDS is located.
• Your physical or electronic signature.
In response to a valid counter-notice, BUILDVIDS may reinstate the removed content within ten working days, subject to the copyright owner filing an action to restrain the restoration of the content.
4. Legal Consequences of Copyright Infringement
4.1 Accounts Suspension and Termination
In addition to this, BUILDVIDS also has the power to cancel the accounts of those who have been in violation of other people’s rights to their work numerous times. If a user receives more than one notice of a valid complaint of copyright infringement, we may suspend the user’s account in accordance with our Terms of Service.
4.2 Liability for Infringement
Any person organizing the posting of content which violates the intellectual property rights of others may be exposed to civil or criminal penalties, including damages and legal costs in any proceedings as allowed by the applicable law. Similarly, BUILDVIDS is not responsible for any violation of the rights of other individuals through materials uploaded by users of the website.
5. Fair Use and Permitted Uses
5.1 Fair Use Doctrine
In certain cases, the use of copyrighted material may be permitted under the "fair use" doctrine. Fair use allows for limited use of copyrighted works without permission for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, education, research, and parody. However, the determination of fair use is a complex legal question and should be made with the advice of a legal professional.
5.2 Content with User-Provided Licenses
Users may upload content to BUILDVIDS that is licensed under open licenses such as Creative Commons. In such cases, users are responsible for ensuring that they have the appropriate license and that the content complies with the terms of the license. BUILDVIDS is not liable for any violations of the terms of third-party licenses.
6. User Responsibilities
6.1 Respecting Copyright
In connection with the use of the Platform, the user undertakes not to violate the intellectual property rights of other individuals. The user cannot post, transmit, or otherwise make available any material that he or she does not have the right to or violates the Intellectual Property rights of others.
6.2 Content Review
Although BUILDVIDS may moderate and analyze its users’ feedback, we do not have to do that. As for content uploaded by users, we are not involved in reviewing such content and are not responsible for violation of the rights of authors as for the content uploaded or distributed by users.
7. Proposed Changes to the Copyright Policy
7.1 Right to Modify
BUILDVIDS also reserves the right to make changes to this Copyright Policy from time to time at our discretion, and the changes will be notified on this website and made available to its users. Any change to this policy will be posted on the Platform, and the date the particular change goes into effect shall be specified.
7.2 Notification of Changes
We recommend users to come back to this page often to check for any changes to this policy. Any changes made to the Copyright Policy shall take effect in your continued use of the Platform after such changes have been posted on the Platform.
8. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Copyright Policy, or if you wish to report a copyright infringement, please contact us at:
• Email: COPYRIGHT@BUILDVIDS.com