Reporting Copyright Infringement

To be effective under the DMCA, notification of claims of copyright infringement by third parties must be a written communication to Tulane's Designated Agent that includes the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Tulane to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Tulane to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
5. A statement that the complaining party 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 notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

To report copyright infringement on Tulane University Web sites, please notify:

Tim Deeves

Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
e-mail (preferred): dmca@tulane.edu
(504) 988-8500 voice
(504) 988-8505 fax

Tim Deeves is the agent designated under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, P.L. 105-304.