Digital Millennium Copyright Act Contact Information
Designated Agent
Kevin P.Inscoe
2590 Haulover Boulevard
Deltona, FL 32738-1507E-mail: copyright@kevininscoe.com
Phone: (386) 675-0344
A summary of the DMCA is available at: http://www.copyright.gov/
Copyright is the right of an author, artist, composer or other creator of a work of authorship to control the use of his or her work by others. Protection extends to literary works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works, pictorial and graphic works, sculpture, motion pictures and other audiovisual works, sound recordings and architectural works. Generally speaking, a copyrighted work may not be reproduced by others without the copyright owner's permission. The public display or performance of copyrighted works is similarly restricted.
There are exceptions to these rules - notably the "fair use" doctrine, discussed below - but generally the unauthorized reproduction, performance or distribution of a copyrighted work is copyright infringement and may subject the infringer to civil and criminal penalties.
"Fair use" is a copyright law doctrine that permits the reproduction or other use of a copyrighted work, without the copyright owner's permission, for purposes such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching and research. The Copyright Act, however, does not specify which uses are fair, but rather establishes a four-factor balancing test for courts to employ on a case-by-case basis.
Despite the broad reach of the Copyright Act, there are certain circumstances under which it is permissible to reproduce or display copyrighted works without the permission of the copyright owner. These circumstances are known as "fair use" standards. The fair use standards, embodied in section 107 of the Copyright Act, are:
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This site (the site that brought you here and including kevininscoe.com) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States license. Which simply means you are free to use the images, code, software, articles and content for non-commercial or non-commercial means however you must attribute any original works as coming from their original copyright holders (author statements left intact and web links back to the source).
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This site and any site linking to this site as it's copyright notice and statement is hosted in the United States and abides in and is protected by United States laws.Notice of Infringing Material
To file a notice of infringing material on a site owned or controlled by Kevin P.Inscoe, please provide a notification containing the following details:
1. Reasonably sufficient details to enable us to identify the work claimed to be infringed or, if multiple works are claimed to be infringed, a representative list of such works (for example: title, author, any registration or tracking number, URL);
2. Reasonably sufficient detail to enable us to identify and locate the material that is claimed to be infringing (for example a link to the page that contains the material);
3. Your contact information so that we can contact you (for example, your address, telephone number, email address);
4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material identified in (2) is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is alleged to be infringed.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. No Plagiarism: Copyright law prevents you from using other people's works without attribution and permission. Rule number two is that you will not submit any content to this site that is not your own original words without both attribution to the original author, and their permission if your use does not fall under the Fair Use doctrine.
3. Respect Boundaries of Fair Use: The Fair Use doctrine allows you to use or excerpt other people's works in some situations to help make your point or to comment on their work. While there are no strict rules on what is allowed or not allowed, courts look at the purpose and character of your use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and the effect of the use upon the potential market for the work. This means it is generally OK to quote short pieces from other's work to comment on it as long as your use would not replace their publication of their work. Rule number three is that you will limit the amount and nature of your use of other people's content to that which is necessary to tell the piece of the story you are contributing to the project.
4. Respect Privacy: It is not appropriate to inject someone who is not a public figure into a story when the individual would prefer to remain private. This judgment is even more important when the person is a minor. Rule number four is that you will not cite, quote, or include identifying details about any person in your contribution without their consent unless it is necessary to the article, and you will never disclose any information about a minor without written parental permission.
5. No Irrelevant or Gratuitous Content: While it may sometimes require explorations of the evil and grim parts of the human experience, there is never a place on my SITES for gratuitous sexual references, hate speech, or other offensive or hurtful commentary. Rule number five is that you will not include any irrelevant or gratuitous content in any of your contributions or postings to this site.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.