AACE respects the intellectual property rights of others. AACE may, under appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate access to or use of the Service for those users who may be infringing the intellectual property rights of others.
You agreement to abide by the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and refrain from the following:
- Circumventing AACE's access control measures to copyrighted works;
- Posting or otherwise offering circumvention technology through AACE's website or other services;
- Posting links or references to an online location that contains circumvention technology; or
- Engaging in other activities in violation with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
AACE has the right to terminate the membership of any User found in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or other provisions of the copyright laws.
In compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's notice-and-take-down provision, AACE's policy for removing infringing content and terminating Users who are repeat offenders is as follows:
A copyright owner who believes his/her work has been used on the Website in any manner that constitutes copyright infringement must notify AACE by written notice. The notice must include the following information: the owner's full contact information; a description and a copy of the work that is allegedly being infringed or a website where the work may be found; identification of the location of the infringing material on the Website; a statement that the owner has a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material was not authorized by the owner and/or an authorized agent; and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and made by the copyright owner of the material allegedly infringed or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Upon receiving the proper notification, AACE will remove, or disable access to, the allegedly infringed material from the Website.