COPYRIGHT POLICY

Intellectual property rights infringement claims

"Moris Media Private Limited" respects the Intellectual Property Rights, including but not limited to patent, copyright, design, trademark, service mark, trade names, data, and media (images, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips, among others) ("IP") of others, and prohibits users from uploading, posting, distributing or otherwise transmitting any materials on the Platform, or engaging in any activities on the Platform, which violate the copyrights of others.

Any and all IP that in any manner forms part of and / or belongs to and / or associated with the Platform, shall vest in and exclusively belong to Moris Media. All other IP on this Platform belongs to their respective owners.

IP on this Platform is solely for your personal and non-commercial use. Any use of the IP for which you receive any remuneration, whether in money or otherwise would be considered to be a commercial use. Further, use of IP in any manner without the prior consent of the respective owner or Moris Media is prohibited and the same would be considered to be a violation of the Intellectual Property Rights of Moris Media or of the respective owner. Such violation can lead to termination of your account on this Platform. Moris Media further reserve its right to take appropriate legal actions against such violation of its IP rights.

Takedown notice

Pursuant to Rule 75(1) of the Copyright Rules, 2013 and other applicable enactments /amendments thereto, inorder to report any material / work on the Platform that violates the copyrights of others, you must send Moris Media a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  • The description of the work with the adequate information to identify the work
  • Details establishing that the complainant is the owner or exclusive licensee of copyright in the work.
  • Details establishing that the copy of the work which is the subject matter of transient or incidental storage is an infringing copy of the work owned by the complainant and that the allegedly infringing act is not covered under section 52 or any other act that is permitted under the Copyright Act 1957.
  • Details of the location where transient or incidental storage of the work is taking place.
  • Details of the person, if known, who is responsible for uploading the work infringing the copyright the copyright of the complaint.
  • Undertaking that the complainant shall file an infringement suit in the competent court against the person responsible for uploading the infringing copy and produce orders of the competent court having jurisdiction, within a period of twenty-one days from the date of receipt of the notice.

Insofar as any of these notices are concerned, the final determination of the same shall vest in Moris Media.

Moris Media's copyright administrator

The foregoing written communications (i.e., the above-described takedown notice) must be sent to the following Department of Moris Media:

The Copyright Administrator E-mail: legal@morismedia.in

Copyright or Intellectual Property Infringement Notification

If you believe in good faith that material or Content available on Moris Media infringes a copyright or other intellectual property right that you own or for which you are a beneficial owner or exclusive licensee, you are encouraged to notify Moris Media in accordance with Moris Media’s Copyright or Intellectual Property Infringement Notification Policy, currently accessible at https://morismedia.in/copyright/. It is our policy to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the access rights of repeat infringers.

Copyright or Intellectual Property Infringement Notification

If you believe in good faith that material or Content available on Moris Media infringes a copyright or other intellectual property right that you own or for which you are a beneficial owner or exclusive licensee, you are encouraged to notify Moris Media in accordance with Moris Media’s Copyright or Intellectual Property Infringement Notification Policy, currently accessible 

“Moris Media Private Limited” respects the intellectual property rights of others. You can notify “Moris Media Private Limited” of possible copyright infringement, and “Moris Media Private Limited”  will review all claims of copyright infringement received and remove content deemed to have been posted or distributed in violation of any such laws. To make a claim, please provide the following:

A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest that is allegedly infringed;

A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;

A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located is reasonably sufficient to permit “Moris Media Private Limited” to locate the material;

Your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and email;

A statement by you that you have 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; and

A statement by you that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you, made under penalty of perjury, are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

Contact the Team designated to receive and act on copyright violations under the Copyright Act, 1957

The contact information for the Designated Team is listed below.

PLEASE NOTE THAT, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE CONTENT IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES. THESE PENALTIES MAY INCLUDE MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS FEES INCURRED BY US, BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER’S LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED BY A RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.

Counter-Notice

If the “Moris Media Private Limited” user believes that the material that was removed or to which access was disabled is either not infringing, or the user believes that it has the right to post and use such material from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, the user must send a counter-notice containing the following information listed below:

A physical or electronic signature of the user;

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 disabled;

A statement that the user has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or a misidentification of the material; and

The user’s name, address, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail address and a statement that such person or entity consents to the jurisdiction of the Kolkata West Bengal for the judicial district in which the user’s address is located, or if the user’s address is located outside India, for any judicial district in which “Moris Media Private Limited” is located, and that such person or entity will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.

If a counter-notice is received by the Designated Team, “Moris Media Private Limited” may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that “Moris Media Private Limited” may replace the removed material or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the user, the removed material may be replaced or access to it restored in 10 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at “Moris Media Private Limited” ’s discretion.

Designated Team

Please contact “Moris Media Private Limited’s Designated Team at the following address:

Email: hello@morismedia.in

Mail:

“Moris Media Private Limited” 

2nd Floor, 1554, Pearl, Madurdaha, Kolkata, West Bengal, India -700107

Disclaimers

Moris Media suggests that you consult with your Advocate before you file any of the foregoing written communications (i.e., the above-described takedown notices, and the above described counter-notice). Any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material found on the Platform is infringing, or that material was removed from the Platform by mistake or misidentification, may expose himself / herself to liability.

Moris Media understands that not everyone is a copyright expert, and that accidents can happen. However, Moris Media has zero tolerance for wilful and repeat copyright infringers. Therefore, pursuant to a complaint, if Moris Media determines in its sole discretion that you have wilfully violated the copyrights of others or that you have repeatedly violated the copyrights of others despite prior warning(s), Moris Media will cancel your account and prohibit you from further accessing and using the Platform. By accessing or using the Platform, you automatically acknowledge and agree that Moris Media has the right to cancel your account and prohibit you from further accessing and using the Platform, and your continuing access or use of the Platform reaffirms your acknowledgment and agreement in each instance.