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APWA Legal Notice
Copyright. Unless otherwise noted, all original materials posted on this
website are copyright 1998-2006, American Public Works
Association. All rights reserved.
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corporation. The names, trademarks, service marks and logos of APWA appearing
on this site may not be used in any advertising or publicity, or otherwise to
indicate APWA's sponsorship of or affiliation with any product or service,
without APWA's prior express written permission. Any other trademarks appearing
on the site are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of
these trademark holders are affiliated with APWA, its services or its
website(s).
Use of Content on the Site. You may view, download, and print contents
from the site subject to the following conditions: (a) the content may be used
solely for information purposes; and (b) the content may not be modified or
altered in any way. You may not republish, distribute, prepare derivative
works, or otherwise use the content other than as explicitly permitted herein.
You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo,
or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form)
without our express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other
"hidden text" utilizing APWA's name or trademarks without the express written
consent of APWA. You do not acquire any ownership rights to any content in the
site. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by
APWA.
Miscellaneous. Although the APWA site includes links providing direct
access to other Internet sites, APWA takes no responsibility for the content or
information contained on those other sites, and does not exert any editorial or
other control over those other sites. APWA is providing information and
services on the Internet as a benefit and service in furtherance of APWA's
nonprofit and tax-exempt status. APWA makes no representations about the
suitability of this information and these services for any purpose.
DMCA Notice. APWA.net abides by the federal Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA) by responding to notices of alleged infringement that comply with
the DMCA and other applicable laws. As part of our response, we may remove or
disable access to material residing on this site that is claimed to be
infringing.
Before serving either a Notice of Infringing Material or Counter-Notification,
you may wish to contact a lawyer to better understand your rights and
obligations under the DMCA and other applicable laws. The following notice
requirements are intended to comply with APWA’s’ rights and obligations under
the DMCA and, in particular, section 512(c), and do not constitute legal
advice.
To file a notice of infringing material on a site owned or controlled by
APWA.net, please provide a notification containing the following details:
1. Sufficient details to enable us to identify the work claimed to be infringed
or, if multiple works are claimed to be infringed, a representative list of
such works (for example: title, author, any registration or tracking number,
URL);
2. Reasonably sufficient detail to enable us to identify and locate and
identify the material that is claimed to be infringing (for example a link to
the page that contains the material);
3. Your contact information so that we can contact you (for example, your
address, telephone number, email address);
4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material
identified in (2) is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the
law;
5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the
notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of the exclusive right that is alleged to be infringed.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.
Then send this notice to:
By Mail:
DMCA Agent: Daniel Armstrong
2345 Grand Boulevard
Suite 700
Kansas City, MO 64108-2625
By Fax:
Attn: DMCA Agent
(816) 595-5300
By Email: postmaster@apwa.net
WE CAUTION YOU THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT
ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL PENALTIES.
THESE 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 AS A RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE
SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.
This information should not be construed as legal advice, for further details on
the information required for valid DMCA notifications, see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3).
NOTE: This information is provided exclusively for notifying the service
providers referenced above that your copyrighted material(s) might have been
infringed. All other inquiries, including technical requests, reports of email
abuse and third party reports of piracy, will not receive a response through
this process
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