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SomaFM has elected to operate under the statutory webcasting licenses codified in Sections 112 and 114 of the Copyright Act, has filed a Notice of Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License with the United States Copyright Office, and pays royalties to SoundExchange, Inc., the sole entity designated by the Copyright Royalty Board to receive royalty payments from eligible nonsubscription transmission services.
If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof, and you believe either: (1) that any music on the SomaFM service has not been distributed to the public under the authority of the copyright owner of such music and the copyright owner has not otherwise permitted SomaFM to transmit the sound recording or (2) if any non-music content broadcast or hosted on SomaFM infringes your copyrights, then you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing SomaFM's Designated Copyright Agent with the following information in writing:
Please consult your attorney or see 17 U.S.C. § 512 to confirm these requirements. We may display a copy of your DMCA notice in place of the removed content.
SomaFM does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on the SomaFM website and apps, and SomaFM will remove all Content and User Submissions if properly notified that such Content or User Submission infringes on another's intellectual property rights. It is SomaFM's policy to respond promptly to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the DMCA rules.
SomaFM's Designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications and counter-notifications of claimed infringement can be reached as follows: Copyright Agent, SomaFM.com LLC, 2180 Bryant Street, Suite 208, San Francisco, CA 94110, or by electronic mail at dmcanotice@SomaFM.com. Only DMCA notices should go to the Designated Copyright Agent, all other feedback, comments, technical support or other communications should be directed to SomaFM's customer service email at dj@somafm.com. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this section, your DMCA notice may not be valid. IMPORTANT: under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability.
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