SAGE respects the rights of all intellectual property holders. In this regard, SAGE has adopted and implemented this policy that provides for a procedure to address potentially-infringing material appearing in connection with the SAGE services or website.
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and the complaining party is requesting to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., a URL, SAGE Product Code, or the like).
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Please note that, with respect to alleged infringement of copyrightable works, the foregoing address designates SAGE's Copyright Agent with regard to the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512.
After receiving an infringement claim, we will (a) notify the company or individual that provided the material to us and (b) remove the material from our website or database within five (5) business days.
A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the responding party.
If a proper counter-notice is received, we will generally provide a copy to the complaining party and wait 10-14 business days. If a lawsuit has not been filed during such period, we may, in our discretion, re-post the material to our website or database. In some cases, if material is reposted, we may request an indemnification agreement from the party providing the material if they choose to continue to have to the material included on our website or in our database.
Please Note: Although this policy is used as a guideline for allegations of intellectual property infringement, we expressly reserve the right to handle a particular claim of infringement in any manner that we deem most appropriate given the particular circumstances at issue. Furthermore, all information displayed on our websites or posted in our databases is subject to removal at any time for any reason or for no reason. We are not obligated to post or include anyone's data, information or material on our websites or in our databases.
If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact the SAGE legal department.
Last updated March 5, 2015.
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