Copyright and takedowns
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Template for legal review
The short version
- Every show on AYawd is licensed from the artists, promoters and venues who make it.
- Rights holders can report infringing content to support@ayawd.com and we act on valid notices promptly.
- Accounts that infringe repeatedly are closed.
- Paid streams carry a personal watermark, so leaked recordings can be traced to the account.
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Our approach
AYawd exists because artists, promoters, venues and crews put on great shows. We license what we stream from the people who own it, and we take infringement seriously, both on our platform and when our shows leak elsewhere. We respond to notices under the Copyright Act of Jamaica and comparable laws in other countries, including the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act where it applies.
Reporting infringement
If you own the rights to something that appears on AYawd without permission, or you are authorised to act for the owner, email support@ayawd.com with the subject "Copyright notice" and include:
- your name, postal address, phone number and email address;
- a description of the work you believe has been infringed;
- where the material is on AYawd (the page address, and the time in the video if relevant), or where a leaked AYawd recording appears elsewhere;
- a statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent or the law;
- a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorised to act for them; and
- your physical or electronic signature.
Incomplete notices may delay our response. Knowingly misrepresenting that material infringes your rights can make you liable for damages.
What happens next
When we receive a valid notice we review it promptly, remove or disable access to the material where appropriate, tell the person who posted it (if it was a patron) and keep a record of the notice.
Counter notices
If material you posted was removed and you believe that was a mistake, or that you have the right to use it, you can send a counter notice to support@ayawd.com with:
- your name, postal address, phone number and email address;
- what was removed and where it appeared;
- a statement that you believe in good faith the material was removed by mistake or misidentification;
- your consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of Jamaica, or of the courts where you live if you are outside Jamaica; and
- your physical or electronic signature.
We will pass the counter notice to the person who complained. Unless they tell us within [10 to 14] business days that they have started legal action, we may restore the material.
Repeat infringers
We close the accounts of people who repeatedly infringe copyright. As a guide, an account that receives [two] valid notices within [12 months], or that leaks a paid stream, may be closed without a refund.
Watermarks on paid streams
Every paid stream displays a personal salutation and a visible, moving watermark with the viewer's name, email address and a session code. When a recording of a paid stream appears somewhere it should not, the watermark lets us trace it to the account and the playback session it came from. We may then suspend or close that account, share the relevant details with the rights holders and the authorities as the law allows, and take legal action. Removing, cropping or hiding a watermark is itself a breach of our Terms of use.
Seen a leak?
If you spot a show from AYawd posted somewhere else, email the link to support@ayawd.com. You help keep the music coming.