DMCA Notice & Takedown Procedure

1. Overview

Bluestem Systems LLC (“Bluestem,” “we,” “us”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of our services to do the same. This page describes our procedures for responding to notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

2. Designated Agent for DMCA Notices

Bluestem has registered the following Designated Agent with the United States Copyright Office. All notices of claimed copyright infringement involving material made available through bluestemsystems.com must be sent to this agent:

The Copyright Office maintains a public directory of designated agents at copyright.gov/dmca-directory.

3. Notice of Alleged Infringement (“Takedown Notice”)

If you believe in good faith that content made available through our Service infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notification to our Designated Agent. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notification must include substantially all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the 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.
3. Identification of the material 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 us to locate the material (such as a URL, file reference, or upload identifier).
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, including name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address.
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.

Notices that do not substantially comply with these requirements may not be effective for purposes of § 512(c).

4. Counter-Notification

If we remove or disable access to material in response to a takedown notice and you believe the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to our Designated Agent. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), a counter-notification must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access was disabled.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material.
4. Your name, postal address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or, if your address is outside the United States, [[JURISDICTION_FEDERAL_DISTRICT]], and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification or an agent of that person.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will promptly provide the complaining party with a copy. We may replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it no less than 10 and no more than 14 business days following receipt of the counter-notification, unless our Designated Agent first receives notice from the complaining party that it has filed a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringer from further infringing activity.

5. Repeat Infringer Policy

Bluestem will, in appropriate circumstances and at its sole discretion, disable or terminate the accounts of users of the Service who are determined to be repeat infringers or who are repeatedly the subject of valid takedown notices.

6. Misrepresentations

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for any damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) incurred as a result of the misrepresentation.

7. Changes to This Policy

Bluestem may update this notice and takedown procedure from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be identified on this page.