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Thanks James. This is very helpful.
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<div>Would other service providers be willing to provide links/snippets to their policies? I’ve started to poke around other sites but it would be helpful (and appreciated) to make sure we are looking at the right policies. </div>
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<div>Regards,</div>
<div>Alex</div>
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<div>On Sep 11, 2014, at 10:17 AM, James M. Bladel <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>As discussed on Tuesday’s call, please find below the TM/copyright policy for our affiliated P/P service, Domains By Proxy. Some on this WG are likely familiar with our claims processing procedures, and can weigh on their experiences.</div>
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<div>Let me know if you have any questions, and I’ll address next Tuesday.</div>
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<div>Thanks—</div>
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<div>J.</div>
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DOMAINS BY PROXY<br>
TRADEMARK AND/OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT POLICY</th>
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<p style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>I. Overview of Trademark and/or Copyright Infringement Policy</strong></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;">Domains By Proxy, LLC (“DBP”) supports the protection of intellectual property rights. Whether you are the holder of a trademark, service mark or copyright, DBP is committed to helping you protect your legal rights. Therefore,
we have established the following policies for considering trademark and/or copyright infringement claims.</p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>II. Trademark and Copyright Claim Initiation</strong></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>A. Domain name infringes a trademark</strong></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;">If you believe that a domain name utilizing DBP’s service infringes your (or your client’s) trademark or service mark rights, please complete our <a href="http://domainsbyproxy.com/popup/LegalClaimForm.aspx?type=Trademark" target="_blank" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Claim
Form</a><strong>,</strong> which<strong> </strong>requires you to provide:</p>
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First and last name, email address, and telephone number of the trademark owner</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
The name of the trademark and the federal trademark registration number</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
The country where the trademark is registered</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
A good faith statement, under penalty of perjury, from either the trademark holder or an authorized representative of the trademark holder stating that the use of the trademark by the alleged infringer (i) infringes the trademark holder’s rights and (ii) is
not defensible.</li></ul>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>B. Website content infringes a trademark</strong></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;">If you believe that a website associated with a domain name utilizing DBP’s service contains content that infringes your (or your client’s) trademark or service mark rights, please complete our <a href="http://domainsbyproxy.com/popup/LegalClaimForm.aspx?type=Trademark" target="_blank" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Claim
Form</a>, which<strong> </strong>requires you to provide: </p>
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First and last name, email address, and telephone number of the trademark owner</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
The name of the trademark and the federal trademark registration number</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
The country where the trademark is registered</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
The exact URL where the allegedly infringing content is located</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
A good faith statement, under penalty of perjury, from either the trademark holder or an authorized representative of the trademark holder, stating that the use of the trademark by the alleged infringer (i) infringes the trademark holder’s rights and (ii) is
not defensible.</li></ul>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>C. Website content infringes a copyright</strong></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;">If you believe that a website associated with a domain name utilizing DBP’s services contains material that infringes your (or your client’s) bona fide copyright, please complete our <a href="http://domainsbyproxy.com/popup/LegalClaimForm.aspx?type=Trademark" target="_blank" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Claim
Form</a><strong>.</strong> That form requires you to provide:</p>
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First and last name, email address, and telephone number of the copyright owner</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
The federal copyright registration number, if applicable</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
The country where the copyright is registered</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
The exact URL where the copyrighted content is located (if applicable)</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
The exact URL where the infringing copyrighted content is located</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 5pt 25pt 5pt 40px; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
A good faith statement, under penalty of perjury, from either the copyright holder or an authorized representative of the copyright holder, stating that the use of the copyright content by the alleged infringer (i) infringes the copyright holder’s rights and
(ii) is not defensible.</li></ul>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>III. Claim Processing</strong></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt;">Upon receipt of a complete Claim Form as set forth in Section II A – C above, as well as any additional supporting information which DBP may, in its discretion, request from the complaining party, DBP will initiate a claim investigation</p>
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