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Copyright Information
(Updated April 22, 2013)

On this page, you will find information about copyright infringement procedures and policies that apply to the VaughnSoft service provided by VaughnSoft (each, a "VaughnSoft Web Service," "Vaughn," "VaughnSoft," "[vn]," "[vn] Vaughn," "Vaughn Software," "Vaughn Network," "Vaughn Chat Robot," "Vaughn Gaming," "Vaughn Bot," "Vaughn Live," the Vaughn Live logo and collectively, the "VaughnSoft Web Services"):

  • How to send VaughnSoft a copyright infringement notice
  • How to send a counter notification if material has been removed from your account
  • VaughnSoft's copyright abuse policy
  • The contact information for VaughnSoft's designated copyright agent

Copyright Infringement Notice

If you believe that material on this site violates your copyright, you may send VaughnSoft a copyright infringement notice. Section 512(c) of the Copyright Act requires that your notice must be in writing and must include substantially all of 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 VaughnSoft to locate the material. VaughnSoft requests that complete URLs for each instance of the allegedly infringing material be provided.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit VaughnSoft to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted.
  5. 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.
  6. A statement that the information in the copyright infringement notice 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.

Please be aware that Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act provides that any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability.

Your written copyright infringement notice must be sent to VaughnSoft's designated copyright agent via mail or email. Please note that, for security reasons, email attachments may be blocked, so please do not include any attachments if you send your notice via email. By submitting a copyright infringement notice, you understand that your copyright infringement notice may be publicly posted with all information included intact.

Counter Notification

If material from your account has been removed or disabled by VaughnSoft after it receives a valid copyright infringement notice meeting the requirements of Section 512(c) of the Copyright Act, you may ask that the material be restored by sending VaughnSoft a counter notification. Section 512(g) of the Copyright Act requires that your counter notification must be in writing and must include substantially all of the following:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled. VaughnSoft requests that complete URLs for each instance of the affected material be provided.
  3. 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.
  4. Your name, address and telephone number and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which VaughnSoft may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the copyright infringement notification or an agent of such person.

Please be aware that Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act provides that any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability.

Your written counter notification must be sent to VaughnSoft's designated copyright agent via mail or email. Please note that, for security reasons, email attachments may be blocked, so please do not include any attachments if you send your counter notification via email.

Copyright Abuse Policy

VaughnSoft will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, account holders of VaughnSoft's system or network who are repeat copyright infringers.

Designated Copyright Agent

By mail:
Copyright Agent
c/o VaughnSoft
411 Malibu Canyon Dr
Columbia, TN 38401

By email:
copyright [at] vaughnsoft [dot] com

The Copyright Agent should only be contacted if you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and such infringement is occurring on or through this site. The Copyright Agent will not respond to any other inquiries. All other communications should be sent to us at: contact [at] vaughnsoft [dot] com

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