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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Piste Cyclable Montreal ("we," "us," or "our") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable laws, we have adopted a policy of responding to notices of alleged infringement that are properly provided to us.

This policy describes the information that should be present in a DMCA notification and counter-notification. It is designed to make the process of reporting and responding to alleged copyright infringement clear and efficient.

Filing a Copyright Infringement Notice

If you believe that content hosted on Piste Cyclable Montreal infringes your copyright, please send a written notification of the alleged infringement to our designated Copyright Agent. Your notice must include substantially the following:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed: A detailed description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
  2. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing: A description of the material that you claim is infringing and its location on Piste Cyclable Montreal (e.g., the URL or specific path where the material can be found). This must be sufficiently precise to allow us to locate the material.
  3. Your contact information: Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  4. A statement that you have a good faith belief: 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.
  5. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate: 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.
  6. Your physical or electronic signature: A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

Filing a Counter-Notification

If you believe that your content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled, you may file a counter-notification with our Copyright Agent. Your counter-notification must include substantially the following:

  • Identification of the material that has been removed: A description of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location (e.g., URL) at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury: 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 of the material to be removed or disabled.
  • Your contact information: Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  • A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of a Federal District Court: 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 Piste Cyclable Montreal may be found. You also agree to accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.
  • Your physical or electronic signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

All notices and counter-notices concerning alleged copyright infringement should be submitted via our contact page, clearly indicating "DMCA Notice" or "DMCA Counter-Notification" in the subject line.