Copyright

Parbook Golf respects the work of others and expects golfers using Parbook to do the same. We respond to notices of claimed copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. 512.

In the app you can also report something as a copyright problem: press and hold a message or comment, or use the ⋯ menu on a golfer's profile, and pick Copyright. A report in the app is a quick way to flag it; a formal takedown notice needs the details below.

Our designated copyright agent

Copyright Manager
Parbook Golf, 52 Mallory Way, Ballston Lake, NY 12019
Phone: 5182908977
Email: copyright@parbookgolf.com

Sending a takedown notice

If you believe something on Parbook infringes your copyright, send our agent a written notice that includes:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or of a person authorized to act for them.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work you say is infringed (or, for several works, a representative list).
  3. Identification of the material you say is infringing and that should be removed or disabled, with enough information for us to find it (for example, the golfer's @handle, the course, the page address or a screenshot).
  4. Your contact information: name, address, phone number and email address.
  5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

These are the elements required by 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3). Notices missing them may not be acted on. Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing can make you liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. 512(f).

What happens next

When we get a complete notice we remove or disable the material promptly, and tell the golfer who posted it, with a copy of the notice (your contact details may be included).

Counter-notice

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you can send our agent a counter-notice that includes:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled, and where it appeared before it was removed.
  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  4. Your name, address and phone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district where your address is (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which Parbook Golf may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.

These are the elements required by 17 U.S.C. 512(g)(3). We send a copy of a complete counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us they have filed a court action to stop the infringement, we may put the material back 10 to 14 business days after we receive the counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

We keep track of notices. In appropriate circumstances we suspend or close the accounts of golfers who repeatedly infringe others' copyrights.

Questions that aren't copyright notices go to support@parbookgolf.com.