Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Last Updated: 9.11.2024

Pepper respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same.  Pepper has therefore adopted the following policy toward copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DCMA”), 17 U.S.C. § 512. 

A. Notice Requirements

If you believe in good faith that any content or material made available in connection with our website or services infringes your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the content or material be removed, or access to it blocked. 

Your notice must include the following:

  • dentification of the copyrighted work or material being infringed, or, if there are multiple copyrighted works, a representative list of such works;
  • a description of the material that you claim is infringing, with sufficient detail to permit us to locate and verify the material, such as the inclusion of a URL;
  • the full legal name of the copyright owner or its agent
  • contact information for the copyright owner or its agent, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
  • a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of those materials in the manner complained of on the mobile apps or websites is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  • the following statement: “I declare, under penalty of perjury, that: (1) I have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (2) the information provided in this notice is true and accurate; and (3) I am the owner of the copyrighted work, authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyrighted work, or the owner of an exclusive right of the copyright that I allege is infringed.”; and
  • the physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or its agent.

Please note that failure to comply with any of these requirements may render the notice invalid. Upon receipt of the notice, Pepper will:

  1. Expeditiously remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content; and
  2. Notify the content provider, member or user that it has removed or disabled access to the allegedly infringing content.

B. Counter-Notice of Alleged Infringement

If a content provider, member, or user believes that the content was removed, or to which access was disabled, does not infringe, the content provider, member, or user may send a counter-notice to the Designated Agent listed below.

Your counter-notice must include the following: 

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the content provider, member, or user.
  2. An 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 had been disabled.
  3. The following statement: “I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material that was removed or disabled was a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.”
  4. The following statement: “I consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the content provider, member, or user’s address is located, or if my address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Pepper may be found, and that I will accept service of process from the person who alleged infringement or an agent of such person who alleged infringement.
  5. The name, address, telephone number, and email address of the content provider, member, or user.

If a counter-notice is received by Pepper’s Designated Agent, Pepper may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that Pepper may replace the removed content or cease disabling it after ten business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against Pepper or against the person who has posted the allegedly infringing content, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, after ten (10) business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice.

C. Designated Agent

Name: Chowkas Gosh

Mailing Address: Pomegranate Technologies, Inc., 511 West 25th Street, Suite 4-105, New York, NY 10001.

Email Address: chowkas@usepepper.com

Telephone Number: (571) 201-4875

A. Notice Requirements

If you believe in good faith that any content or material made available in connection with our website or services infringes your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the content or material be removed, or access to it blocked. 

Your notice must include the following:

  • dentification of the copyrighted work or material being infringed, or, if there are multiple copyrighted works, a representative list of such works;
  • a description of the material that you claim is infringing, with sufficient detail to permit us to locate and verify the material, such as the inclusion of a URL;
  • the full legal name of the copyright owner or its agent
  • contact information for the copyright owner or its agent, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
  • a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of those materials in the manner complained of on the mobile apps or websites is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  • the following statement: “I declare, under penalty of perjury, that: (1) I have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (2) the information provided in this notice is true and accurate; and (3) I am the owner of the copyrighted work, authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyrighted work, or the owner of an exclusive right of the copyright that I allege is infringed.”; and
  • the physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or its agent.

Please note that failure to comply with any of these requirements may render the notice invalid.  Upon receipt of the notice, Pepper will:

  1. Expeditiously remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content; and
  2. Notify the content provider, member or user that it has removed or disabled access to the allegedly infringing content.
B. Counter-Notice of Alleged Infringement

If a content provider, member, or user believes that the content was removed, or to which access was disabled, does not infringe, the content provider, member, or user may send a counter-notice to the Designated Agent listed below.

Your counter-notice must include the following: 

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the content provider, member, or user.
  2. An 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 had been disabled.
  3. The following statement: “I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material that was removed or disabled was a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.”
  4. The following statement:  “I consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the content provider, member, or user’s address is located, or if my address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Pepper may be found, and that I will accept service of process from the person who alleged infringement or an agent of such person who alleged infringement.
  5. The name, address, telephone number, and email address of the content provider, member, or user.

If a counter-notice is received by Pepper’s Designated Agent, Pepper may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that Pepper may replace the removed content or cease disabling it after ten business days.  Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against Pepper or against the person who has posted the allegedly infringing content, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, after ten (10) business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice.

C. Designated Agent

Name: Chowkas Gosh

Mailing Address: Pomegranate Technologies, Inc., 511 West 25th Street, Suite 4-105, New York, NY 10001.

Email Address: chowkas@usepepper.com

Telephone Number: (571) 201-4875