DMCA Policy

"Mideast Tensions Rise" is committed to respecting the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This policy outlines our procedures for addressing alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable laws.

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on "Mideast Tensions Rise", please notify our designated copyright agent as set forth below.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Infringement

To file a valid DMCA notice of infringement, you must provide a written communication that includes substantially the following information (please consult your legal counsel or see Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA for more details):

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
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.
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 (e.g., a specific URL).
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.
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.
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.

Please note that any misrepresentations in your notice regarding whether content or activity is infringing may subject you to liability for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees).

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that your content was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send us a counter-notification. For a counter-notification to be effective under the DMCA, it must be a written communication provided to our designated copyright agent and must include substantially the following information (please consult your legal counsel or see Section 512(g)(3) of the DMCA for more details):

Your physical or electronic signature.
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.
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.
Your name, address, and telephone number.
A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which "Mideast Tensions Rise" may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under DMCA subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.

Please note that any misrepresentations in your counter-notification regarding whether content or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may subject you to liability for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees).

Contact Information

Please send all DMCA notices and counter-notifications to our designated agent via our Contact Us page. Be sure to specify that your communication is a DMCA notice or counter-notification.