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Intellectual Property Policy
This Intellectual Property Policy was last updated on June 30, 2019.
Online Tech Study is a technology platform that enables anyone anywhere to create and share
educational courses. We host courses on our online learning marketplace. Our marketplace model
means we do not review or edit the courses for legal issues, and we are not in a position to
determine the legality of course content. However, it is important to us that instructors
posting courses on Online Tech Study respect the intellectual property of others. When
instructors post courses on our marketplace, they make the promise that they have the necessary
authorization or rights to use all the content contained in their courses.
Infringing activity is not tolerated on or through our platform.
This policy addresses what we do in the event of copyright infringement reports from content
owners and trademark infringement claims from trademark owners with respect to the courses on
the Online Tech Study platform. The policy also addresses what we do when Online Tech Study
instructors’ courses are copied on third-party platforms without their consent.
Third-Party Copyright Infringement Reports
Reports from Instructors of Infringing Content on Other Platforms
Third-Party Trademark Infringement Reports
Designated Agent Contact Information
Third-Party Copyright Infringement Reports
Online Tech Study’s policy is to remove courses from our service when they are reported as
infringing in a copyright infringement notice received from the owner of the original content.
It is also our policy to remove all courses from any instructor who is determined to be a repeat
infringer (for whom Online Tech Study has received more than two valid takedown notices). We
reserve the right to terminate an instructor’s account at any time, including when they post
content in violation of the copyrights of others.
How to File a Report
If you would like to report a course on the Online Tech Study marketplace and if you are the
owner or the designated agent of the owner of the rights to the content that you believe the
course is infringing, the most efficient way is to use this form (form in English only).
Before you submit a copyright infringement report, please remember these important things:
We cannot process a copyright claim that is not submitted by the owner of the copyright
or its designated agent. This is because we have no way of knowing whether the
instructor who published the course you are reporting has received proper permission from
the owner to use the content. We will ask you to provide an electronic signature to confirm
that you are the copyright owner or have authority to represent the copyright owner
(including if the copyright owner is an organization).
Your copyright claim has to be sufficiently substantiated for us be able to address
it. This means:
You provide sufficient information for us to contact you, including your full legal
name, an email address, physical address, and (optional) telephone number.
If you are filing a report on behalf of an organization, you include the name of the
organization and your relationship to the organization.
You precisely identify the original copyrighted material or, if multiple copyrighted
works are covered in your notification, you provide a sufficiently representative list
of such original material (such as a URL where the material is located);
You provide sufficient information for us to locate the reportedly infringing course(s)
on the Online Tech Study site (the URL on our website and the exact name of the course
and instructor;
You add a statement saying: “I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the information
in this complaint is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act
on the copyright owner's behalf and I have 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”.
Knowingly submitting a false or misleading claim of infringement is illegal and you
could be held liable and have to pay damages as a result. Online Tech Study
reserves the right to seek damages from anyone who submits a notification of claimed
infringement in violation of the law.
There are types of content that are not protected by copyright. Copyright
law doesn’t cover short phrases (like business names, book titles, and slogans), intangible
concepts (like processes, ideas, and recipes), or facts. Before you submit a copyright
claim, make sure that the content copied in the course is indeed protected by copyright. If
you need to report a trademark violation, please follow the steps here.
Consider whether the use of your material in the course is “fair use”.
Copyright law includes a “fair use” exception for certain uses of copyrighted content that
are considered to be in the public interest. Fair use covers things like criticism,
commentary, news reporting, and research. In considering whether a course’s use of your
material qualifies as fair use, you should look at:
The purpose of the use (whether the course is paid or unpaid, whether the course
critiques/parodies/transforms your material)
The type of copyrighted work being used (whether your work is factual or creative)
The portion being used (whether the course uses small, necessary excerpts of your
material or substantial portions of it)
The effect on the market for your material (whether potential buyers would purchase the
course instead of your material)
Before you submit a copyright claim, make sure that use of the content copied in the course
does not qualify as fair use.
Counter-Notification
If we receive a valid copyright violation report, we will send a copy of that report to the
instructor who posted the reported course along with a notification that 1) the course was
reported for copyright infringement and 2) we are removing the course from the Online Tech Study
service. We will also attach a form that the instructor can fill in and send back to us to
submit a counter-notification. If your course has been reported for copyright infringement and
removed from the Online Tech Study service, and if you believe we made a mistake or that you
have permission from the owner of the reported content to use such content in your course, then
you may send us a counter-notification.
The best way to provide us with a counter-notification is to fill in the form we provided you
and send it back to the Online Tech Study designated agent or the copyright team member who
notified you. To be effective, a counter notification must be in writing and include the
following information:
Your physical or electronic signature;
Your name, address, and email address or telephone number,
Identification of the course that was removed and the location (URL) at which it appeared
before it was removed (you can access this information from the copyright infringement
report filed against your course, we always attach a copy when we notify you);
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; and
A statement that you consent to (i) Online Tech Study sharing your name and contact
information with the claimant; (ii) receiving service of process for any legal action by the
claimant or an agent of the claimant and (ii) accepting the jurisdiction of the Federal
Court of India.
Knowingly submitting a false or misleading counter-notification to a claim of
infringement is illegal and you could be held liable and have to pay damages as a
result. Online Tech Study reserves the right to seek damages from any party that
submits a counter-notification of claimed infringement or counter notification in violation of
the law.
Reports from Instructors of Infringing Content on Other Platforms
We understand that when you post and make available your courses on the Online Tech Study
marketplace, you want to make sure that you will not find your courses offered on another
platform without your permission. To help combat copyright infringement and piracy affecting
courses of our instructors, we partnered with Link-Busters, an anti-piracy vendor, to seek out
and find instances of infringement and to have any infringing content removed from third-party
platforms.
In the event you find your course available on another platform without your permission, please
fill out the form here. owner will file copyright infringement reports
and exercise legal actions to have the infringing content removed as soon as possible. Please
keep in mind that since Online Tech Study and owner don’t control the content on other sites, we
may not always be successful, especially if your content is on a site outside of the India.
Certain countries take different approaches to copyright law; as such, we cannot guarantee the
infringing party or hosting site will comply with our notices and remove the infringing content
from their platform.
Third-Party Trademark Infringement Reports
Online Tech Study’s policy is to remove courses from our service when they are reported as
infringing a third-party trademark. We also reserve the right to terminate an instructor’s
account at any time, including when they post content in violation of the trademark rights of
others.
How to Submit a Trademark Infringement Report
The fastest and easiest way to submit a report of trademark infringement to us is to send a
notice to the Designated Agent containing the information identified below. Please note that a
copy of your notice will be sent to the party who posted the content you are reporting. Before
you submit a trademark infringement report, please remember these important things:
Your trademark claim has to be sufficiently substantiated for us be able to address
it. This means your communication must include substantially the following:
Your complete contact information (full name, mailing address, and email or phone
number).
The specific word, symbol, etc. for which you claim trademark rights.
The basis for your claim of trademark rights (such as a national or community
registration), including registration number, if applicable.
The country or jurisdiction in which you claim trademark rights.
The category of goods and/or services for which you assert rights.
Sufficient information for us to locate the material on Online Tech Study that you
believe violates your trademark rights (web addresses/URLs of the allegedly infringing
content).
A description of how you believe this content infringes your trademark.
If you are not the rights holder, an explanation of your relationship to the rights
holder.
The following statement: “I have a good faith belief that use of the trademark as
described above in the manner complained of is not authorized by the trademark owner,
its agent, or the law.”
The following statement: "The information in this notice is accurate, and I declare,
under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner or authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of a trademark that is allegedly infringed."
Your electronic signature ("/s/" followed by your full name, e.g., "/s/ Mohit Kumar") or
physical signature.
Submitting a false or misleading claim of infringement could result in liability for
you. Online Tech Study reserves the right to seek damages from any party that
submits a false or misleading notification of claimed trademark infringement.
Consider whether the use of your trademark in the course is “nominative fair
use”. Trademark law protects the use of a name or brand for selling products
and services, with the goal of preventing consumer confusion. Most countries’ laws include
an exception for “fair use”, which allows others to use a trademark for factually
referencing the trademarked product or service, or commenting on or criticizing the mark.
Consider the likelihood that others would be confused into thinking that your company or
brand had created or is sponsoring the course. Before you submit a trademark claim, make
sure that use of your trademark in the course does not qualify as fair use.
Designated Agent Contact Information
Online Tech Study’s Designated Agent for notices of reported infringement can be contacted in
the following manner:
By filling the copyright report form (for
copyright infringement reports only)
Via Email: copyright@onlinetechstudy.com
Via Mail: Online Tech Study, Attn: Copyright Team