Google has been notified, according to the terms of the Digital Millennium
. G P6 u* L/ ACopyright Act (DMCA), that some of your web pages allegedly infringe upon
8 v( F J9 D( n" ^the copyrights of others. The notice that we received is attached to this
! b5 l; U0 f+ L3 h! C) le-mail. Please note that we have disabled ad-serving to the URLs of the
; n$ w" e6 N; A$ n2 W- yallegedly infringing web pages, which may be found at the end of this
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The DMCA is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for
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we do not receive a counter-notification from you within 10 days, we may- ]4 }+ F/ ]; Q+ l
revoke your AdSense approval. If we did not do so, we may be subject to a9 [( A7 h) {$ L( q7 [& o
claim of copyright infringement, regardless of its merits. See
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DMCA, and http://www.google.com/adsense_dmca.html for the information that% t: {/ l, n6 d* \! `
Google AdSense requires in order to process a DMCA complaint.
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Google can restore ad-serving to the affected URLs upon receipt of a: Q; a4 n$ W1 o9 c% @- ^# t& D
proper counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and 3) of the7 q9 X; a" g/ A. V' Z' O) l
DMCA. + \# ^* Z* ~ h4 Y* h
8 U/ r, Y/ u5 ~; ^ TTo file a counter notification with us, you must provide a written
3 L+ g* f& j5 e6 ycommunication (by fax or regular mail -- not by email, except by prior. J7 H8 L4 `# r8 ~% M! `2 u
agreement) that sets forth the items specified below. Please note that you
' ^; p9 P" r1 ?+ c4 Vwill be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you6 S5 [( I v* G% T- H: v/ W2 o
materially misrepresent that a product or activity is not infringing the
* i8 s. f! t8 K) Fcopyrights of others. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether certain
- t9 k3 b. z# R+ b) D4 d2 _material infringes the copyrights of others, we suggest that you first8 i; x" b% k3 E4 d2 ^' I
contact an attorney. A sample counter notification may be found at
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- }* y; W' Y1 p. jTo expedite our ability to process your counter notification, please use
; u! w) L2 K3 C3 }the following format (including section numbers):5 z& Z" t, ~, C; H/ {. t) j
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1. Identify the specific URLs of material that Google has removed or to
; d, \, ^$ m1 l0 m+ X! [' Gwhich Google has disabled access. For Google Groups, identify the sender,
- j2 ~% t3 d+ ~. ^7 k0 V: Xdate, newsgroup, and subject matter of all the material in question.
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1 f) ], r c1 }" T' @2. Provide your name, address, telephone number, email address, and a
+ G1 I% Q! j6 d& p) t. C }statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court
4 H1 p: l- p- L0 v1 J, H' Tfor the judicial district in which your address is located (or Santa Clara
& f% @ L8 y$ O* @9 BCounty, California if your address is outside of the United States), and
/ q* z7 j. ^ j T# m+ ?that you will accept service of process from the person who provided, J0 W/ X1 z" L/ x0 u/ i& Z8 q
notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.
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3. Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury,
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identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or
; W5 U; Q0 T5 n' \. J$ f4 Imisidentification of the material to be removed or disabled, or that the
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URL identified and will no longer be shown."
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4. Sign the paper.
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5. Send the written communication to the following address:
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Google, Inc.& q# }) w! a9 x
Attn: AdSense Support, DMCA Complaints
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Mountain View, CA 94043
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(650) 618-8507
% m' r, {! R% k4 c( @% BAttn: AdSense Support, DMCA complaints5 C& K; [: a- W3 z7 @: k; \! x
% ?5 Y0 ^) e, t6 M* @If you have legal questions about this notification, you should retain, w8 |1 Y' ]. q/ q. T. T8 {
your own legal counsel. If you have any other questions about this
4 l* P) I& J9 v& lnotification, please let us know.6 I6 @; K: q; T. r3 t+ |: p
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Sincerely,4 j- g& _8 ]. R2 y* B
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