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MYFA takes copyright and other intellectual property rights very seriously. It is MYFA’s policy to (1) expeditiously block access to or remove content that it believes in good faith may contain material that infringes the copyrights of third parties and (2) remove and discontinue service to repeat offenders.
MYFA has adopted the following policy concerning copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. 512. The DMCA provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law.
Procedure for Reporting Copyright Infringements: If you believe in good faith that any content residing on or accessible through MYFA’s website or the MYFA service infringes your copyrights, you may send us a notice requesting that the material be removed, or that access to it be blocked. The notice must include the following information (consult legal counsel or refer to 17 U.S.C. 512(c) to confirm these requirements):
1- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that has been allegedly infringed.
2- Identification of the copyrighted works claimed to have been infringed on MYFA’s website or the MYFA service, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
3- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit MYFA to locate the material.
4- Contact information for the notifier, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an e-mail address.
5- A statement that the notifier has 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; and
6- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the notifying party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that is allegedly infringed.
All notifications of claimed infringement with respect to MYFA’s website or the MYFA service should be sent to:
By email: legal@MYFA.ca
When MYFA receives a notification of alleged copyright infringement, MYFA removes or blocks access to the content that is the subject of the notification. If MYFA removes or blocks access to any content that you have posted to MYFA’s website or the MYFA service, MYFA will send you an email informing you that this action was taken. If you believe in good faith that your content was not infringing, or that you have authorization from the copyright owner, or pursuant to law, to post and use the content, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent (consult legal counsel or refer to 17 U.S.C. 512(g) to confirm these requirements):
1- Your physical or electronic signature.
2- Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled.
3- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
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 in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which MYFA may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the notification of claimed copyright infringement or an agent of such person.
After MYFA receives your counter-notification, it will be forwarded to the party who submitted the original claim of copyright infringement. Please note that forwarded counter-notifications include the personal information of the person who submitted them. By submitting a counter-notification, you consent to having your information revealed in this way. MYFA will not forward the counter-notification to any party other than the original claimant.
After MYFA sends out the counter-notification, the claimant must then notify us within 10 business days that he or she has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity relating to the complained-of content. If MYFA receives such notification, MYFA will be unable to restore the content. If MYFA does not receive such notification, MYFA may reinstate the content, within 10 to 14 business days after receipt of the counter-notice, at MYFA’s sole discretion.
We suggest that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice or counter-notice. Also, be aware that there can be penalties for false claims under the DMCA (17 U.S.C. 512(f)).
MYFA enforces a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers. A repeat infringer includes any user who has added channels or other content to the MYFA service for which we receive three notices of infringement, as described above. Each user agrees that if his or her account is terminated pursuant to MYFA’s Copyright Policy, the user will not attempt to establish a new account under any name, real or assumed, and further agrees that if the user violates this restriction by opening a new account after being terminated, the user shall indemnify and hold us harmless for any and all liability that we may incur therefor.