Privacy policy.

Copyright Infringement Notification


If you wish to report a copyright violation in connection with content on the
vashonislandfilmfestival.com or related sites (collectively, the “Site”), please
send a written communication with the elements enumerated below to our
designated agent here:


Designated Agent
Mark Mathias Sayre
Copyright Notifications
Vashon Film Institute
PO Box 1641
Vashon, WA 98070
vashonfilmfest@gmail.com


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


(2) 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.


(3) 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. Providing URLs in the body of an email is
the best way to help us locate content quickly.


(4) 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.


(5) 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.


(6) 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.
When we receive a notification of alleged copyright infringement, we
remove the posting that is the subject of the notification. Please note that

under Section 512(f) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, any person
who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is
infringing may be subject to liability for damages.


Copyright Counter Notification


If you believe your content was misidentified as infringing, you may file a
counter-notification. If you did not have all of the rights to post the material
at issue, do not submit a counter-notification. A counter-notification must
include the following specific elements:


(1) Identification of the specific URLs of material that was removed or to
which access has been disabled.


(2) Your full name, address, telephone number, and email address.


(3) The statement: “I consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District
Court for the district in which my address is located, or if my address is
outside of the United States, the judicial district in which Vashon Film
Institute, LLC dba Vashon Island Film Festival is located, and will accept
service of process from the claimant.”


(4) The statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good
faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a
mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.”


(5) Signature. A scanned physical signature or a valid electronic signature
will be accepted.