Filing a Copyright Infringement Notification
Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), electronic notifications about the unauthorized online use of copyrighted materials should be sent by email to dmca-agent@mit.edu.
If you do not include an electronic signature with your claim, you may be asked to send or fax a follow-up copy with a signature. To file the notification, you must be either the copyright owner of the work or an individual authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Notification must include:
- Identification of the copyrighted work, or, in the case of multiple works at the same location, a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity. You must include sufficient information for us to locate the material (e.g., url, ip address, machine name).
- Information for us to be able to contact the complaining party (e.g., email address, phone number).
- A statement that the complaining party believes that the use of the material has not been authorized by the copyright owner or an authorized agent.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Resources
- MIT Policies and Procedures
Policy 13.5 Reproduction of Copyrighted Material from the Information Policies. - MITnet's Copyrighted Materials Rule (#4)
From Athena Rules of Use (including MITnet) - MIT Statement on Unauthorized Sharing of Copyrighted Materials
In 2007, MIT clarified and communicated its position on unauthorized sharing of content via MIT's network in a letter sent to the community by IS&T Vice President Jerrold M. Grochow and Dean for Student Life Larry G. Benedict.
