Copyright Complaints

The designated agent to respond to reports alleging copyright infringements on Alvernia University Web site locations, in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, is Dr. Marti Smith, Dean of Library and Educational Services.

AGENT CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Marti Smith
Dean of Library and Educational Services.
Alvernia University
400 Saint Bernardine Street
Reading, Pennsylvania 19607

Phone: 610-796-8395
Fax: 610-796-8347
Email: marti.smithl@alvernia.edu

COMPLAINT INFORMATION

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act specifies that all infringement claims must be in writing (either electronic mail or paper letter) and must include the following elements:

1. A physical or electronic signature;
2. Identification of the infringed work;
3. Identification of the infringed material;
4. Contact information for the complainant, e.g., address, telephone number, electronic mail address;
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the matter complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner or the law; and
6. A statement that the information contained in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of purgery, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

For further information on United States Copyright Laws, see: the US Copyright Office.

Updated: September 9, 2006

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