Copyright Policy

Indie Labs, LLC (“Indie Labs” or "we"or "us") – makers of Big Cartel, has adopted the following general policy toward copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

The address of Indie Labs' Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement ("Designated Agent") is listed at the end of this policy.

Upon proper notification of a claimed infringement, Indie Labs will respond expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity;

A. The requirements for a proper notification are:

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 Indie Labs to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Indie Labs to contact the notifier, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the notifier may be contacted;
5. A statement that the notifier 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 law;
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the notifier is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

B. Once the Designated Agent receives a notification that substantially complies with the above requirements, it is Indie Labs' policy:

1. To remove or disable access to the infringing material;
2. To promptly notify the store or user that Indie Labs has removed or disabled access to the material;
3. That repeat copyright infringers will have their infringing material removed from the system, their account terminated, and will no longer be able to use Big Cartel's services.

C. The requirements for a proper counter-notification are:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the user;
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 disabled;
3. A statement that the user has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the material; and
4. 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 Federal Court for the judicial district in which the user's address is located, or if the user's address is located outside the United States, for any judicial district in which Indie Labs is located, and that such person or entity will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.

D. Once the Designated Agent receives a counter-notification that substantially complies with the above requirements, it is Indie Labs' policy:

1. To provide a copy of the counter notification to the copyright owner who notified Indie Labs of the alleged infringement; and, inform the copyright owner that Indie Labs will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in 10 business days; and
2. To replace the removed material and cease disabling access to the material not less than 10, but no more than 14, business days following receipt of the counter notification, unless, the designated agent receives notice within that time frame that the copyright owner has filed an action in court to restrain the Big Cartel user from engaging in allegedly infringing activity.

Designated Agent to receive notification of claimed infringement:

• Acceptable Use Policy
• Copyright Policy
• Merchant User Agreement
• Prohibited and Restricted Items Policy
• Privacy Policy