Brewology

Dear Insight Broadband Customer,

Insight monitors network usage to ensure that all Insightbb.com customers consistently receive the highest quality service available, as detailed in our Acceptable Use Policy.
You may not be aware that your modem has been transferring data that is in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA"). Now that you know, we request your cooperation. Insight has a legal obligation to follow-up on any formal copyright infringement request. A request must follow the set guidelines set forth by the DMCA. Insight has set forth the following provisions which can be found on the Insightbb.com Acceptable Use Policy (see sections v and vi.) which explains that you may not:
v. Upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, create derivative works of, or distribute in any way information, software or other material obtained through the Service or otherwise which is protected by copyright, patent, trademark or other proprietary right, without obtaining permission of the owner; User is also solely responsible for file port security on the User's system, including the closing file ports that may allow unauthorized access to works or material stored on the User's system;
vi. copy, distribute or sublicense any software provided in connection with the Service by Insight or any third party, except that Residential Customer may make one machine copy of each software program for back-up purposes only and one printed copy of Service features for personal, internal and non-commercial purposes and not for distribution to other third parties; Small Business Customers may make one machine copy of each software program for each authorized Users' system for back-up purposes only and may make one printed copy for each authorized User of Service features for internal Service use purposes and not for distribution to outside third parties;

COPYRIGHT CLAIMS

INSIGHT POLICIES FOR CONSIDERING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS MADE TO INSIGHT BROADBAND SM SERVICES.

1. Copyright Claims. Insight Midwest, L.P. ("Insight") requires the Complaining Party to substantiate a copyright claim regarding our Insight Broadband service and/or website by providing Insight with the following information in writing to:
Name of Designated Agent: Sherman Hand, Manager of Security.
The written notice must meet the then current statutory requirements imposed by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA")

2. Procedure. Upon receipt of a notice meeting the DMCA requirements, we will take such action as is appropriate under the DMCA. This may include forwarding the Complaining Party's written notification to the alleged infringer (hereinafter "Subscriber") and removing or disabling access to material claimed to be infringing. In addition, we have adopted a policy where we may, in circumstances that we in our discretion deem appropriate, terminate the accounts of subscribers who are repeat infringers.

3. Counter Notification. A Subscriber who disagrees with the removal or disabling of access to materials may provide a Counter Notification by providing a written communication to Insight's Designated Agent identified in Section I above. See 17 USC Section 512 for counter-notice requirements.

4. Notification to subscribers and account holders. It is Insight's policy to provide for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of Insight's subscribers and account holders who are repeat infringers of copyrighted works, trademarks or any other intellectual property.

We have found that most copyright infringement takes place from using Newsgroups or using online file sharing programs such as KaZaa, BitTorrent and others. *Note: using these programs is not wrong but there are dangers that are associated with them*

Stay Informed!
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