Don’t Forget To File: DMCA and Safe Harbor

Lisa B. Dubrow, Esq, our Subscription Insider Guide to Subscription Regulation and Compliance and partner at Dubrow & Bhonslay, reminds members of the upcoming

As many of you already know, in order to maintain immunity for copyright infringement for third party content posted on your website under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, you must comply with that statute’s requirements including designating an agent with the U.S. Copyright Office. Most of you have already done so.

However, as I reported when the new registration system became live, the law now requires that previously registered agents filed under the old paper system must re-file under the new electronic system no later than December 31. 2017.

You also have to re-file every three years. However, you can now designate your agent by a corporate title and if you wish to avoid naming a particular individual which might help make the process somewhat easier.

Don’t forget to file!

Filed in Best Practice and How To, Business Operations, Regulation and Compliance, Subscriber Only, Subscription Business Marketing

Lisa B. Dubrow, Esq.

Lisa B. Dubrow is a lawyer specializing in advertising and consumer protection with an emphasis on subscriptions and recurring billing business models. She counsels clients on legal issues surrounding the advertising and marketing of goods and services. Her practice also encompasses the negotiation and drafting of contracts pertaining to product development, marketing, and sales, including those with vendors, agencies, fulfillment, distribution, talent, production and media. Ms. Dubrow is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of SUNY Binghamton. She received her law degree from New York University School of Law. For more information, please visit: www.lisadubrow.com