DMCA

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”)

RVAR respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects you to do the same. Per the DMCA, RVAR will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement on the Site if submitted to RVAR’s Copyright Agent as described below. Upon receipt of a notice alleging copyright infringement, RVAR will take whatever action it deems appropriate within its sole discretion, including removal of the allegedly infringing Materials. 

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated by RVAR or by a third party who has uploaded materials to the Site, please provide the following information to NAR’s designated Copyright Agent listed below: 

1. A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; 
2. A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site; 
3. An address, telephone number and e-mail address where RVAR can contact you and, if different, an e-mail address where the alleged infringing party, if not RVAR, can contact you; 
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner or other intellectual property rights owner, by its agent or by law; 
5. A statement by you under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf; and 
6. Your electronic or physical signature. 

RVAR may request additional information before removing any allegedly infringing material. In the event RVAR removes the allegedly infringing materials, RVAR will immediately notify the person responsible for posting such materials that NAR removed or disabled access to the materials. RVAR may also provide the responsible person with your e-mail address so that the person may respond to your allegations. 

RVAR reserves the right to terminate, limit or suspend any user’s access to the Site in the event of repeated infringing activity. If you believe that a user of this Site is a repeat infringer, please follow the above instructions to contact RVAR’s Copyright Agent. Please include sufficient information to assist RVAR in determining that the user repeatedly engaged in infringing activity. 

RVAR has registered a designated agent with the Copyright Office pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 512(c). RVAR’s designated Copyright Agent is: 

Jim Sweetwood
Roanoke Valley Association of REALTORS®  
4358 Starkey Rd. 
Roanoke, VA 24018  
United States 
540-772-0526 
jim@rvar.com