Infringement and Copyright Notification

MAARS News will accept a copyright infringement notification only if you file with a written communication that substantially encompasses the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
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 the service provider to locate the material. Providing URLs in the body of an email is the best way to help us locate content quickly.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
5. A statement that the complaining party 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 within the jurisdiction of the User alleged to be infringing the copyright.
6. In cases where the author and copyright owner are properly and fully credited, and the copyrighted material concerns a current event, a piece of research or forms part of an editorial, or its reproductions is in the public interest, part of a valuable science or research, then a statement should be provided by the copyright owner as to why fair use exemptions do not apply.
7. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

You may expedite our ability to address your concerns and process your complaint by sending your written notice to our designated agent via the online copyright complaint form provided below. You will need to be a registered MAARS News User to use this tool.

If there are significant materials to be removed, or you expect to have an ongoing need to remove potentially infringing content from MAARS News we suggest that you sign up for a MAARS News account which allows removing any room for error once you are verified.

Please note that under Section 512(f) any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability for damages. Don’t make false claims!

Please also note that the information provided in this legal notice may be forwarded to the person who provided the allegedly infringing content.

Claimant information will be published on MAARS News in place of any disabled content.

Counter-Notification

Please note that under Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability. Please also be advised that we enforce a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of subscribers who are repeat infringers.