Cricket Wireless Copyright / Trademark Claims
CRICKET WIRELESS POLICIES FOR CONSIDERING TRADEMARK AND/OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS
I. Copyright Claims. Cricket will request the Complaining Party to substantiate a copyright claim by providing Cricket with the following information in writing to:
Service Provider: Cricket Wireless LLC, 12735 Morris Rd Ext., Suite 300, Alpharetta, GA 30004-8904
Name of Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement:
Manager of Security & Copyright Infringement
Full Address of Designated Agent to which Notification should be sent:
1800 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 100, Morrisville, NC 27560
Telephone Number of Designated Agent: (919) 319-5737
Facsimile Number of Designated Agent: (919) 319-8154
E-mail Address of Designated Agent: copyright@cricketwireless.com
To be effective, a notification of a claimed copyright infringement must be provided in writing to Cricket's above-listed Designated Agent and must include the following information:
A. A physical or electronic signature of the owner of or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright right that is allegedly infringed.
B. 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.
C. 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 Cricket to locate the material.
D. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Cricket 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.
E. 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.
F. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the Complaining Party is the owner of or is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
III. If the Complaining Party provides Cricket with appropriate written notification, pursuant to Section I above, including information reasonably sufficient to permit Cricket to locate and remove or disable the material in question or includes information concerning repeat infringement, then Cricket will forward the Complaining Party's written notification to such alleged infringer (hereinafter "Subscriber") and shall take reasonable steps promptly to notify the Subscriber that it has removed or disabled access to the material.
IV. Counter Notification. A Subscriber may provide Counter Notification by providing a written communication to Cricket's Designated Agent identified in Section I above that includes substantially the following:
A. A physical or electronic signature of the Subscriber.
B. 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 to it was disabled.
C. A statement under penalty of perjury that the Subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
D. The Subscriber's name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the Subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the Subscriber's address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Cricket may be found, and that the Subscriber will accept service of process from the Complaining Party or an agent of such Party.
V. Upon receipt of a Counter Notification described in Section IV, Cricket shall promptly provide the Complaining Party with a copy of the Counter Notification, and inform such Party that it will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in 10 business days. Cricket will replace the removed material and cease disabling access to it not less than 10, nor more than 14, business days following receipt of the Counter Notification, unless Cricket's Designated Agent first receives notice from the Complaining Party that such Complaining Party has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the Subscriber from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on Cricket's system or network.
VI. Trademark Claims. Cricket will request the Complaining Party to substantiate a Trademark Claim by providing Cricket with the following in writing to Cricket Wireless, 12735 Morris Rd Ext., Suite 300, Alpharetta, GA 30004-8904.
A. Provide sufficient evidence that the party posting the trademark that is claimed to be infringing is a Cricket Wireless account holder.
B. The trademark, service mark, trade dress, name, or other indicia of origin ("mark") that is claimed to be infringed.
C. The name, post office address and telephone number of the owner of the mark identified above.
D. The goods and/or services covered by or offered under the mark identified in B above.
E. The date of first use of the mark identified above.
F. The date of first use in interstate commerce of the mark identified above.
G. The mark the Complaining Party believes is an infringement of its mark.
H. The goods and/or services covered by or offered under the mark claimed to be infringing.
I. The precise location of the mark that is claimed to be infringing, including electronic mail address, etc.
J. A good faith certification, signed under penalty of perjury, stating:
(i) that the mark [identify mark] infringes the rights of another party,
(ii) the name of such said party,
(iii) the mark [identify mark] being infringed, and
(iv) that use of the mark [identify mark] claimed to be infringing at issue is not defensible.
VII. Upon receipt of the appropriate information identified in Section VI above, for Trademark Claims, Cricket will initiate an investigation. While Cricket is investigating the claim, Cricket, at its sole discretion and without any legal obligation to do so, may notify the posting party it will suspend the posting party's Cricket Wireless account and/or if it is solely stored on an Cricket Wireless server, temporarily remove or deny access to the challenged material.
VIII. If Cricket concludes that the Complaining Party has raised a legitimate Trademark Claim, it may, at its sole discretion and without any legal obligation to do so, continue to suspend the posting party's Cricket Wireless account and/or if it is solely stored on an Cricket Wireless server, deny access to the challenged material. If Cricket concludes that Complaining Party has not raised a legitimate claim, Cricket will restore access to the challenged material.
IX. Notification to subscribers and account holders. It is Cricket's policy to provide for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of Cricket's subscribers and account holders who are repeat infringers of copyrighted works, trademarks or any other intellectual property.