RugScout - Copyright Notice:

Copyright © 1999-2010 RugScout.com / RugScout / RugScout, Inc. All rights reserved.

Legislative Information & DMCA Compliance:

RugScout complies with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) applicable to Internet service providers (17 USC Section 512).  For information on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) please visit the United States Copyright Office.

Ownership:

All content contained in this website is the registered intellectual property of RugScout, Inc.  Content, as well as graphics, are developed in-house, through work-for-hire contractors and sometimes through royalty-free license - all are not-for-distribution to other parties basis.  Violations of our Copyright are aggressively pursued to the maximum extent allowed by law.

The RugScout name and logo are trademarks of RugScout, Inc., a Florida Corporation.  All other names and logos, and all other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Actions:

We take pride in our work - so we protect it.  In addition, duplicate content is punished by search engines in their rankings as well, so you'll harm your own ranking by infringing and copying others.  Be original - it benefits you.

Penalties for copyright infringement.
Punitive damages for violations.

When discovered, we review the situation and file a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice of infringement with your hosting company.  They will shutdown your site and not refund your hosting fees.  If they don't take an infringing site offline expeditiously, they themselves also become responsible for monetary and statutory damages that an infringer caused - so if you copy content from us, expect your site to be taken offline quickly and without notice.

Notification:

To notify RugScout of alleged copyright infringement, per the DMCA, you must include the following information:
  1. A description of the copyrighted work that is the subject of claimed infringement.
  2. A description of the infringing material and information sufficient to permit RugScout to locate the alleged material.
  3. Contact information for you, including your address, phone number and/or email address.
  4. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the material, in the manner complained of, is not authorized by the copyright owner, or its agent, or by law.
  5. A statement by you, signed under penalty of perjury, that the information in your submitted notification of alleged copyright infringement is accurate and that you have the authority to enforce the copyrights that are claimed to be infringed.
  6. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or an agent authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
Failure to include all of the above-listed information may result in the delay of the processing of your complaint.  Complaints must be filed with our Designated Agent Content Director, at the address below.

Copyright Inquiries Should Be Directed To:

RugScout, Inc.
Attn: Business and Legal Affairs
2431 Aloma Avenue, Suite 223
Winter Park, FL 32792
Phone: 800-301-RUGS (7847)
Fax: 800-851-RUGS (7847)
Email: copyright@rugscout.com

Dispute Policy:

RugScout, Inc. does not arbitrate or otherwise resolve copyright, servicemark or trademark disputes between advertisers, merchants, visitors or any other third parties.  RugScout will promptly comply with a court order of competent jurisdiction concerning any copyright, servicemark or trademark issue.

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