Fair Use and DMCA Notification

How KAJ News handles copyright notices, fair use, and designated-agent contact.

Effective date: August 17, 2026

KAJ News is a VUGA Enterprises LLC publication and an online service provider in the VUGA Network. The network Fair Use and DMCA policy is published at vugaenterprises.com/fair-use/. The designated-agent information below is posted on this Site as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2).

Designated copyright agent

Notifications of claimed infringement and counter-notifications must be sent to:

Directory listing: U.S. Copyright Office Designated Agent Directory (filing DMCA-1044776). Use the subject line “DMCA Takedown Notice”.

Fair use

This Site and the content made available through it are for educational and informational use. The Site may contain copyrighted material owned by a third party, the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Notwithstanding a copyright owner’s rights under the Copyright Act, Section 107 of the Copyright Act allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, for purposes such as education, criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing.

If you wish to use copyrighted material published on this Site for purposes that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

How to send a valid DMCA notice

If you reasonably believe that your copyrighted content has been published in violation of copyright, submit a DMCA takedown notice by email to [email protected] with the words “DMCA Takedown Notice” in the subject line, or use the form below. A valid notice must include:

1. the signature of the copyright owner or an authorized agent;
2. identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works are on a single site, a representative list of such works;
3. identification of the infringing material or activity (or the reference or link to such material) and information reasonably sufficient to permit the OSP to locate the material (or the reference or link);
4. contact information for the copyright owner or authorized agent;
5. a statement that the person sending the notice has 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; and
6. a statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the person sending the notice is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

This list is referenced from copyright.gov/512 and is reprinted for legal clarity.

You may also email the same information to [email protected].

What happens next

We acknowledge complete notices and review them expeditiously. If a notice is valid, we disable access to the identified material, notify the poster when they are identifiable, and keep a record of the action. Incomplete notices may be rejected until the statutory elements are supplied.

Counter-notification

If your material was removed and you believe the removal was a mistake or that you have the right to post it, you may send a counter-notification to the designated agent. A counter-notification must be a written communication that includes substantially:

• your physical or electronic signature;
• identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal;
• a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification;
• your name, address, and telephone number; and
• a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, for any judicial district in which VUGA Enterprises LLC may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification or that person’s agent.

After a valid counter-notification, we forward it to the original claimant. If the claimant does not notify us within 10 business days that they have filed an action seeking a court order, we may restore the material.

Repeat-infringer policy

We have adopted and reasonably implement a policy that provides for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of authors, contributors, clients, and other account holders who are repeat infringers. Repeated valid takedowns may result in a warning and, if they continue, loss of publishing access.

Misrepresentation

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages. Abuse of this process may be referred to law enforcement.

Governing law

This policy is governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.