EVENTS AT GLBC

It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement submitted to us in compliance with the DMCA and other applicable laws.  Pursuant to Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)), such a notification must be a written communication provided to GLBC that includes substantially the following:

(1) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

(2) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works on a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works on that site.

(3) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit GLBC to locate the material.

(4) Information reasonably sufficient to permit GLBC to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.

(5) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.

(6) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please consult your legal counsel or see Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)) to confirm these requirements are current.

The written notification should be sent to one of the following with attention to the “Copyright Compliance Department”:

Mail: Copyright Compliance Department (Marketing)
Great Lakes Brewing Company
2516 Market Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Email: glbcinfo@greatlakesbrewing.com

After receiving a notification of alleged infringement, GLBC will remove or disable access to the material claimed to be infringing or claimed to be the subject of infringing activity in an expeditious manner.  At the same time, GLBC will provide the user that provided the affected content with a copy of the notification.  The provider of affected material may make a counter notification pursuant to Sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the DMCA.  Upon receipt of a proper counter notification, GLBC may reinstate the material in question.

A proper counter notification must be a written communication provided to GLBC that includes substantially the following:

(1) A physical or electronic signature of the provider.

(2) 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 to it was disabled.

(3) A statement under penalty of perjury that the provider has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

(4) The provider’s name, address and telephone number, and a statement that the provider consents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the provider’s address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which GLBC may be found, and that the provider will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.

Please consult your legal counsel or see Section 512(g)(3) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3)) to confirm these requirements are current.

The written notification should be sent to one of the following with attention to the “Copyright Compliance Department”:

Mail: Copyright Compliance Department (Marketing)
Great Lakes Brewing Company
2516 Market Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Email: glbcinfo@greatlakesbrewing.com

Upon receipt of a counter notification in substantial compliance with the DMCA, GLBC will provide the person who provided the initial notification of claimed infringement with a copy of the counter notification promptly.  GLBC will replace the removed material and cease disabling access to it not less than ten (10), no more than fourteen (14), business days following receipt of the counter notice, unless GLBC first receives notice from the person who submitted the notification that such person has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the provider from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on GLBC’s system or network.