Meusx, LLC ("Meusx," "we," "us") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our Artists and Users to do the same.
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA"), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Meusx service (specifically the Meuspace platform) that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent, identified below.
This policy is incorporated into and subject to our main Terms of Service.
1. Repeat Infringer & Copyright Strike Policy
Meusx takes copyright infringement seriously. As stated in our Terms of Service, Artists may only upload or stream content that they own or for which they have all necessary rights and permissions. We will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of Artists who are determined to be "repeat infringers."
We operate a "three-strike" policy, though we reserve the right to terminate an account at any time for egregious violations:
- Strike 1: The Artist will be notified of the takedown, and the content will be removed. The Artist will receive a warning and educational materials on copyright.
- Strike 2: The Artist will receive a second, more severe warning. Features on the account may be temporarily limited.
- Strike 3: The Artist's account will be suspended or permanently terminated, and all content may be removed.
Strikes may be removed if a valid DMCA Counter-Notice is filed and upheld (see Section 5).
2. How to Submit a Notification for Takedown (DMCA Notice)
If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe that copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you must submit a Takedown Notice.
To be effective, your DMCA Takedown Notice must be in writing and include substantially 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 (e.g., a link to your original work).
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing... and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., the full artist.meuspace.com URL).
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an 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.
Failure to include all of this information may result in a delay in processing or a determination that your notice is invalid.
3. Designated Copyright Agent
Your DMCA Takedown Notice must be delivered to our Designated Copyright Agent, who is responsible for receiving notifications of claimed infringement.
Meusx Designated Copyright Agent
- Full Legal Name: Meusx, LLC
- Designated Agent: Evanilson Abril
- Email: [email protected]
- Mailing Address: [Your Company's Legal Address]
- Telephone: [Your Company's Phone Number]
We strongly recommend sending all notices via email for the fastest response.
4. What Happens When We Receive a Valid DMCA Notice
Upon receipt of a valid DMCA Takedown Notice:
- We will remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material.
- We will promptly notify the Artist whose content was removed.
- We will provide the Artist with a copy of the DMCA Takedown Notice.
- We will log one (1) Copyright Strike against the Artist's account.
5. How to File a Counter-Notice (If Your Content Was Removed)
If you are an Artist and you believe that material you posted was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send us a DMCA Counter-Notice.
To be effective, your Counter-Notice must be in writing and include substantially the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that has been removed... and the location (the full URL) at which 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 or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court... and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA TDone.
6. What Happens After We Receive a Valid Counter-Notice
Upon receipt of a valid Counter-Notice:
- We will promptly forward a copy of the Counter-Notice to the original complaining party.
- We will inform them that we will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days.
- We will restore the content unless our Designated Copyright Agent first receives notice from the complaining party that they have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in the infringing activity.
7. Exception: Artist-Managed Self-Hosting
This DMCA policy applies to Services, content, and infrastructure hosted and managed by Meusx. As defined in our Terms of Service, any Artist who uses our "Self-Hosting" option... is operating as their own, independent Service Provider.
In this arrangement:
- Meusx is a software provider only and is not the Service Provider for the content.
- The Artist is solely responsible for their own DMCA and copyright compliance.
- The Artist must provide their own public-facing DMCA Policy and register their own Designated Copyright Agent with the U.S. Copyright Office.
- All DMCA Takedown Notices for self-hosted content must be sent to the Artist's designated agent, not to Meusx. We will not process them.