RugScout - Copyright Notice: |
| Copyright © 1999-2008 RugScout.com
/ RugScout. 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. Content, as well as graphics, are developed in-house, through work-for-hire contractors
and sometimes through royalty-free license (istockphoto.com) - 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 (a Division of RhinoFish Media). All other names and
logos, and all other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
Detection: |
We employ a service called CopyScape that
monitors the Internet for duplicate copies of our content - and we're automatically notified via email
on their premium service called CopySentry.
We also pay quarterly fees to register our copyrighted works with the U.S. Copyright Office.
Why? Because it allows us to file suit for monetary damages, in addition to statutory damages,
should a violation arise.
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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:
- A description of the copyrighted work that is the subject of claimed infringement.
- A description of the infringing material and information sufficient to permit
RugScout
to locate the alleged material.
- Contact information for you, including your address, phone number and/or email address.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 (a Division of RhinoFish Media)
Attn: Business & Legal Affairs
735 Warrenton Road
Winter Park, FL 32792
Fax: 509-272-0907
Email: copyright@rugscout.com |
Dispute Policy: |
| RugScout 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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