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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

The Dolly Parton Charity is committed to respecting the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of its services to do the same. This Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Policy outlines the procedures for reporting alleged copyright infringement and for responding to such reports concerning content hosted or made available through our website and services.

We comply with the provisions of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512) and will respond expeditiously to valid notices of alleged copyright infringement that are properly provided to our designated Copyright Agent.

Filing a Notice of Copyright Infringement

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the Dolly Parton Charity's website or services, please notify our Copyright Agent as set forth below. To be effective, the notification must be a written communication that includes 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 at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at 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 the Dolly Parton Charity to locate the material.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the Dolly Parton Charity 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.

Filing a Counter-Notification

If you believe that material you posted on the Dolly Parton Charity's website or services was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with our Copyright Agent. To be effective, a counter-notification must be a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • 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.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury that you have 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.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the Dolly Parton Charity may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.

For all DMCA inquiries, including submitting notices or counter-notifications, please refer to our Contact Us page for details on how to reach our designated Copyright Agent.