.Jobs Universe Copyright Policy

Instated June 22, 2011

COMPLAINT PROCEDURE REGARDING CONTENT POSTINGS ON THE .Jobs UNIVERSE

DirectEmployers Association, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Association”) desires to offer a website forum that allows users to share truthful and accurate information. The Association respects the intellectual property rights of others and desires to offer a website which contains no content that violates those rights. The .Job Universe Terms & Conditions set forth by the Association requires that information posted by a user be truthful, accurate, non-misleading, lawful and not in violation of the intellectual property rights of any third party. To promote the aforementioned objectives, the Association provides a procedure for submission of complaints concerning content posted by users of the website. The Association’s policy and procedures are described in the sections that follow.

In accordance with the Association’s Terms & Conditions and the complaint procedures contained herein the Association may remove or disable access to specified content appearing on the .Jobs Universe website upon receipt of a verified notice asserting an allegation that the content in question infringes intellectual property rights, is inaccurate, or is otherwise unlawful. This removal action can be taken by the Association regardless of whether the Association may be liable for any alleged violation of intellectual property rights, or inaccurate or misleading or unlawful content regarding said content in question. Whether or not the Association disables access to or remove said content in question the Association may make a good faith attempt to forward the written verified notification, including the complainant’s contact information, to the user who posted the content and/or take other reasonable steps to notify the user that the Association has received notice of an alleged violation of intellectual property rights or other aforementioned content violation. The user may refute a claim by submitting a verified counter-notice as permitted in these procedures. Any counter-notice submitted by a user may be provided to the complainant along with the user’s contact information. The Association’s policies and procedures for removing or disabling access to content alleged to be infringing, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise unlawful are and remain the sole discretion of the Association. It is also the policy of the Association to disable and/or terminate the accounts of a user, or groups as the case may be, who may infringe or repeatedly infringes the intellectual property rights of others, or who otherwise post inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise unlawful content.  Said action shall be taken at the sole discretion of the Association.

Any notice or counter-notice submitted in accordance with the aforementioned procedures must be verified as truthful and must be submitted under penalty of perjury. A false notice or counter-notice may give rise to personal civil liability or punishment under applicable criminal codes. It is advisable that the advice of legal counsel is sought before submitting a verified notice or a counter-notice. 

Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), the Association has implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed infringements. LinkedIn has also designated an agent to receive notices of claimed copyright infringement. If it is believed in good faith that your copyright has been infringed, you may submit in writing a verified notice of said allegation of infringement. Said verified notice shall provide a written communication which contains:

1. A detailed description of the copyrighted work that is alleged to be infringed.
2. A description specifying the location on .jobs Universe website of the material that you claim is infringing.
3. A statement made in good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
4. Said statement shall be made under penalty of perjury that the information in the verified notice is accurate and that said statement is made by the copyright owner or the agent authorized to act on the behalf of copyright owner.
5. The telephone number and e-mail address of the person submitting said verified notice.
6. A notarized physical signature of the owner or agent authorized to act on behalf of the owner with regard to the copyright interest.

Please submit your verified notice to DirectEmployers Association, Inc.’s Chief Counsel as follows:

By E-mail at:

dan@directemployers.com

By Mail at:

Attention: Dan L. Jordan

DirectEmployers Association, Inc.

9002 N. Purdue Road – Suite 100

Indianapolis, IN  46268

As per the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, specifically Sections 512(g)(2) and (3) the Association provides a method of response (verified counter-notice) regarding submission of a verified notice of copyright infringement (submitted properly as set forth above) which is believed to have been improperly submitted.  If it is believed in good faith that a improper verified notice of copyright infringement has been submitted regarding content that has been posted by your or your organization, you may submit in writing a verified counter-notice in response to the notice filed against your or your organization.  Said verified counter-notice shall provide a written communication which contains:

1. Identification of the material removed or to which access has been disabled or identified in the verified notice submitted against you or your organization.
2. A statement under penalty of perjury that there is a good faith belief that removal or disablement or identified material set forth in the verified notice submitted against your or your organization was a mistake or that the material was misidentified.
3. The name and telephone number of the person submitting the verified counter-notice along with a statement of consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District court (i) in the judicial district where address of the person submitting the counter-notice so long as said address is located in the United States, or (ii) located in the Northern District of California (Santa Clara County). If said address is located outside the United States consent must be given that service of process will be accepted from the complainant, or his/her authorized agent, submitting the notice.
4. A notarized physical signature of the owner or agent authorized to act on behalf of the owner with regard to the copyright interest.

Please submit your verified counter-notice to DirectEmployers Association, Inc.’s Chief Counsel as follows:

By E-mail at:

dan@directemployers.com

By Mail at:

Attention: Dan L. Jordan

DirectEmployers Association, Inc.

9002 N. Purdue Road – Suite 100

Indianapolis, IN  46268

To notify the Association that there is a good faith belief that some identified content posted by a user on the .jobs universe website infringes a third parties intellectual property rights (other than copyright -- in which third party’s intellectual property right or that said identified content posted is alleged to be inaccurate or unlawful, you may submit in writing a verified notice of said allegation of infringement or abuse.  Said verified notice shall provide a written communication which contains:

1. A statement identifying the material which is alleged to infringe a third parties intellectual property right or identified as allegedly inaccurate or unlawful.
2. Said statement shall be made under penalty of perjury and that the information in the verified notice is accurate and that said statement is made by the intellectual property right owner or the agent authorized to act on the behalf of copyright owner or the person alleging that the identified material is inaccurate or unlawful.
3. A notarized physical signature of the person making said statement set forth in paragraph 2. above.

Please submit your verified notice of infringement or abuse to DirectEmployers Association, Inc.’s Chief Counsel as follows:

By E-mail at:

dan@directemployers.com

By Mail at:

Attention: Dan L. Jordan

DirectEmployers Association, Inc.

9002 N. Purdue Road – Suite 100

Indianapolis, IN  46268

To notify the Association that a notice of infringement or abuse was submitted in error, or if you or your organization contests the removal of the allegedly infringing, or inaccurate or unlawful content, you may submit in writing a verified counter-notice of said allegation of infringement or abuse.  Said verified counter-notice shall provide a written communication which contains:

1. A statement contesting that the material which is identified in the verified notice of infringement or abuse is infringing a third parties intellectual property right or is inaccurate or unlawful.
2. Said statement shall be made under penalty of perjury and that the information in the verified counter-notice is accurate.
3. A notarized physical signature of the person making said statement set forth in paragraph 2. above.

The Association will process any verified counter-notice of infringement or abuse with its policies and procedures which remain the sole discretion of the Association.