USAAbout.com respects the intellectual property rights of others and complies with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This page outlines our procedures for handling copyright infringement claims and provides information on how to submit a DMCA notice.

Reporting Copyright Infringement

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used or displayed on USAAbout.com in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our designated Copyright Agent with the following information:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, if multiple works are involved, a representative list of such works.

2. 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, along with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material. Please provide the specific URL(s) or other identifying information to help us locate the allegedly infringing content.

3. Your contact information, including your name, address, telephone number, and email address.

4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information provided in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Please send your DMCA notice to our designated Copyright Agent at contact@usaabout.com.

Counter-Notification

If you believe that the material that was removed or to which access was disabled is not infringing, or if you have the necessary rights and permissions to use the material, you may send a counter-notification to our designated Copyright Agent. Your counter-notification should include:

1. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the specific location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.

2. 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.

3. Your contact information, including your name, address, telephone number, and email address.

4. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or the federal district courts located in California if your address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of that person.

5. Your physical or electronic signature.

Please send your counter-notification to our designated Copyright Agent at contact@usaabout.com.

Please note that we may forward any valid DMCA notices and counter-notifications to the parties involved in the dispute.