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2. Copyright. The Site Content and Site Code are owned by the Proprietor and/or its licensors and content providers and are protected by applicable domestic and international copyright laws. Copyright © 2001 - 2005. All Rights Reserved. Unless expressly permitted elsewhere in each site by the Proprietor, you shall not copy, distribute, publish, perform, modify, download, transmit, transfer, sell, or license, reproduce, create derivative works from or based on, distribute, post, publicly display, frame, link, or in any other way exploit any of the Site Content or Code, in whole or in part. Links to GayGnome.com are only permitted upon express permission from and arrangement with the Proprietor. Any rights not expressly granted to you herein are reserved. Any violation of copyright laws may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.

3. Copyright Complaints. If you believe that your copyrightable work of authorship has been copied and is being displayed on any of our sites in such a way that would give rise to a claim for copyright infringement, please follow the procedure regarding Notice and Claims for Copyright Infringement:

NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

If you believe that your copyrightable work of authorship has been copied and is being displayed on any of our sites in such a way that would give rise to a claim for copyright infringement, please provide NOTICE of such claim by providing the following information to the Proprietor for such claims:

NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

• An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
• A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;
• A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site, including any information, documentation or web address(es) which would assist the Proprietor in locating that material;
• Your address, telephone number and e-mail address;
• A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or permissible by law;
• A statement by you under the penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

AGENT FOR CLAIMS

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