COPYRIGHT POLICY

The Brokerage House (“TBH”) understands the importance of property, especially intellectual property (“IP”). TBH does not tolerate the abuse of third parties’ IP on TBH’s systems, websites owned by TBH, and/or websites where TBH operates the website infrastructure (each a “TBH Site”). Our agreements with those that use and/or post content or material to TBH Sites specifically prohibit the uploading, posting, emailing, or transmittal of content or material that infringes the IP of others. In order to enforce this policy and protect the IP of others, TBH provides a process for submitting complaints that content or material posted on a TBH Site is in violation of U.S. copyright law.

Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (17 U.S.C. ? 512), the full text of which is available at http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512, TBH has implemented procedures for receiving notices of claimed copyright infringement (“Notices”) and has designated an agent to receive those Notices. TBH has also implemented procedures for submitting counter-notices should you receive a notice of copyright infringement you believe to be erroneous (“Counter-Notices”). Notices and Counter-Notices must be truthful and must be submitted under penalty of perjury. Submitting a false Notice or Counter-Notice could lead to personal liability. You may want to seek the advice of counsel prior to submitting a Notice or Counter-Notice.

TBH reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to block or remove any objectionable content or material. Regardless of whether TBH removes or blocks content or material, TBH will make a good-faith effort to notify you if a copyright infringement complaint is made against you.

Notice of Copyright Infringement
If you have a good-faith belief that content or material on a TBH Site infringes upon a copyright you own or the copyright of a person or entity for which you have been authorized to act on behalf of the owner, you may submit a Notice to TBH. The Notice must be in writing (email or letter) and must contain the following:

Your name and contact information (full name, email address, phone number, and mailing address). NOTE: TBH regularly forwards Notices (including personal information received) to the person that posted the allegedly infringing content. A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed, including the name and contact information of the copyright owner if the owner is someone other than yourself. When available, please provide the registration number and date for the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.

A description of the content or material on a TBH Site you claim infringes your copyright. The best way to provide this information is to describe the content or material and provide the URL where the allegedly infringing content or material may be found. Computer screenshots depicting the allegedly infringing content or material and its location are welcomed, but not required.

A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the content or material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Your electronic or physical signature.

Counter-Notice
If you have a good-faith belief that a Notice of copyright infringement has been improperly submitted against you, you may submit a Counter-Notice pursuant to Sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The Counter-Notice must be in writing (email or letter) and must contain the following:

Your name and contact information (full name, email address, phone number, and mailing address). NOTE: TBH will forward your Counter-Notice (including personal information received) to the person or entity that originally submitted the Notice against you.

A description of the content or material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content or material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled. The best way to provide this information is to describe the content or material and provide the URL where the allegedly infringing content or material was located prior to being removed or to which access was disabled.

A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the content or material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

A statement that the you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address you provide in the Counter-Notice is located, or if the address you provide is outside of the United States, the Federal District Court of the Western District of Texas, and that you will accept service of process from the person or entity who provided Notice to TBH or an agent of such person or entity.

Your electronic or physical signature.

Delivery of Notices and Counter-Notices
Notices and Counter-Notices may be sent to TBH’s Designated Agent via email to dirops@brokerage-house.com or via mail to:

The Brokerage House LLC

2041 Riverside Drive

Columbus Ohio 43221

Only DMCA Notices and Counter-Notices should be sent to TBH’s DMCA Designated Agent.

Nothing herein is intended to constitute legal advice.