Muziris International Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Muziris”) respect the intellectual property rights of others and require users to do the same.

It is Muziris’s policy, consistent with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) 17 U.S.C. § 512(i) and applicable Canadian intellectual property laws, to terminate user accounts in appropriate circumstances for repeat infringement. Any users who are terminated for repeat infringement are prohibited from creating new accounts or using alternate accounts on the Muziris and/or Muziris subsidiary or affiliated websites (the “Sites”), and Muziris will not knowingly allow such terminated users to continue using the Sites.

Notification of Copyright Infringement

Muziris responds expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement regarding content on the Sites that are reported to Muziris’s Designated Agent, identified below, in accordance with the DMCA and applicable laws.

If you are a copyright owner, are authorized to act on behalf of one, or are authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Sites by completing the following Notification of Claimed Infringement (“Notification”) and delivering it to Muziris’s Designated Agent, preferably by email. Upon receipt of a complete and valid Notification of Claimed Infringement, Muziris will remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material identified in the notification and, where appropriate and in Muziris’s sole discretion, follow the procedures set forth in applicable laws.

Please note that if you submit a Notification of Claimed Infringement, in accordance with the Muziris Privacy Policy and the terms of the DMCA, the Notification will be given to the user who Muziris identifies as having posted or otherwise provided the material that is the subject of the Notification.

A written Notification of Claimed Infringement must contain the following elements:

• Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notification you may provide a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
• Identify the material that you claim is 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 us to locate the material, including, if applicable, the URL or URLs on the Sites where such material may be found.
• Provide your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address through which you may be contacted.
• Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notification:

  “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use).”

  “I hereby state that the information in this Notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”

• Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.

Deliver this Notification, with all items completed, to Muziris’s Designated Agent, by mail or email:

Designated Agent
c/o Muziris International Inc.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Email: copyrights@muziris.ca

Counter Notification of Copyright Non-infringement

In accordance with the DMCA and applicable laws, one who has posted material on the Sites that is the subject of a Notification of Claimed Infringement may send Muziris a Counter Notification. When Muziris receives a Counter Notification, Muziris will reinstate the material in question in not less than 10 and not more than 14 business days after Muziris receives the Counter Notification unless Muziris first receives notification from the copyright claimant that he/she has filed a legal action to restrain the allegedly infringing activity. Muziris may also refrain from reinstating the material in question if liability under another law, regulation, or legal authority warrants such, in Muziris’s sole discretion, or if Muziris otherwise determines the material violates Muziris’s policies.

To provide a Counter Notification to Muziris, please return the following form to Muziris’s Designated Agent. Please note that if you provide a Counter Notification, in accordance with the Muziris Privacy Policy, the Counter Notification will be given to the copyright claimant.

A written Counter Notification must include the following elements:

• Identify the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location (e.g., URL) at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
• Provide your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address where you can be contacted.
• Include both of the following statements in the body of the Counter Notification:

  “I hereby state under penalty of perjury that I 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.”

  “I hereby state that I consent to the jurisdiction of the federal or provincial courts located in Ontario, Canada, or if my address is outside of Canada, for any judicial district in which Muziris may be found, and I will accept service of process from the complaining party who notified Muziris of the alleged infringement or an agent of such person.”

• Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.

Deliver this Notification, with all items completed, to Muziris’s Designated Agent, by mail or email:

Designated Agent
c/o Muziris International Inc.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Email: copyrights@muziris.ca

Notification of Claimed Trademark or other Intellectual Property Infringement

Please note that Muziris is not in a position to mediate trademark or other intellectual property (IP) disputes between asserted trademark or IP owners and users of the Sites. These disputes often involve complex questions of law and fact, where two businesses may have both used the same or similar name or other IP during an overlapping time period, perhaps without knowledge of the other. Because of this, we strongly encourage trademark or other IP owners to resolve their disputes directly with the user (business) who posted the material in question.

If you are a trademark or other IP owner and you believe your trademark or other IP is being used on the Sites by a user in a way that constitutes infringement, and if you have been unable to resolve your dispute directly with the user who posted the material, provide Muziris’s Designated Agent (specified above) with the following information:

• Your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit Muziris to contact you or your authorized agent, including a name, mailing address, telephone number and, if available, an email address.
• Identification of the trademarks or other IP alleged to have been infringed, including: (i) for registered trademarks, a copy of each relevant trademark registration certificate; (ii) for common law or other trademarks, evidence sufficient to establish your claimed rights in the trademark, including the nature of your use of the trademark, and the time period and geographic area in which the trademark has been used by you; or (iii) for other IP provide a complete description or explanation of the nature of the IP, evidence that you own the IP in the relevant jurisdiction (including copies of relevant patents, registrations, certifications or other documentary evidence of your ownership), and any further documentation or description sufficient for Muziris to determine without unreasonable effort that the IP has been infringed.
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit Muziris to identify the use being challenged, including any URL(s) on the Sites where the trademark or other IP is allegedly being used or appears.
• Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notification:

  “I hereby state that I have not authorized the challenged use, and I have a good-faith belief that the challenged use is not authorized by law.”

  “I hereby state under penalty of perjury that all of the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the owner of the intellectual property at issue, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the intellectual property at issue.”

Please note that if you provide a Notification of Claimed Infringement, in accordance with the Muziris Privacy Policy, the Notification will be given to the user who Muziris identifies as having posted or otherwise provided the material that is the subject of the Notification. Upon receipt of the Notification of Claimed Infringement as described above, Muziris will seek to confirm the existence of the trademark or other IP on the Sites, notify the registered user who posted the material including the trademark or other IP, and take whatever action, in Muziris’s sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the allegedly infringing material from the Sites.