This site respects the intellectual property rights of others and we require our commenters to do the same. Commenters on this site remain the original copyright owner in all content provided by the commenter. Leaving comments in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth herein is strictly prohibited.

Patterico.com has adopted the following policy concerning copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), as codified in 17 U.S.C §512. The contact information for our designated Agent to receive notification of claimed copyright or intellectual property infringement (“Copyright Agent”) is listed at the end of this policy. Further information is available at copyright.gov.

If you believe in good faith your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide the following DMCA requirements to patterico.com’s Copyright Agent:

* Information reasonably sufficient for patterico.com to contact you: name, address, phone and e-mail address (if available);
* A description of the copyrighted work or intellectual property that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple works, a listing of such works;
* Information reasonably sufficient to permit patterico.com to locate your work on the site;
* A statement, made by you, that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law;
* A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner, or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf;
* A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Upon receiving a proper notification of alleged copyright infringement as described above, unless the claim falls within fair use or any other safe harbor provided for by law, we will remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content and promptly notify the alleged infringer of your claim.

Please submit your statement by e-mail as set forth below:

Patrick Frey
patterico.com
Email: patterico@gmail.com

Please make sure to write DMCA Copyright Notice in the subject line.

If you do not wish to submit your statement by e-mail, please submit your statement to the designated agent listed for this web site at copyright.gov.