DMCA Takedown Policy

Copyright complaint procedure under 17 U.S.C. § 512

Ekklesia Bible Living (the "Site") respects the intellectual-property rights of others and expects users and contributors to do the same. If you believe that material accessible on this Site infringes a copyright you own or control, you may file a notice in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)) by following the procedure below.

How to file a DMCA notice

A valid takedown notice must include all of the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, if multiple works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works).
  3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with sufficient detail (URL or specific page on this Site) to permit us to locate the material.
  4. The complainant's contact information: full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  5. A statement that the complainant has a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that the complainant is the copyright owner or is authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Notices that do not contain all of the elements above may not be actionable under the DMCA.

Designated agent for notice

Entity Berean Defense L.L.C.
Attn. DMCA Designated Agent — Ekklesia Bible Living
Mailing address 30 N Gould St, Ste N
Sheridan, WY 82801
United States
Subject line DMCA Takedown Notice — Ekklesia Bible Living

Counter-notification

If material you submitted has been removed in response to a DMCA notice and you believe in good faith that the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification containing all of the following:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material that has been removed and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed.
  3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  4. Your full legal name, mailing address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which Berean Defense L.L.C. may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the complainant or its agent.

Repeat-infringer policy

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Berean Defense L.L.C. has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also at our sole discretion limit access to the Site or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual-property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

Important note on counter-notices and false claims

About the Site

Ekklesia Bible Living is the editorial brand of Berean Defense L.L.C., a Wyoming limited liability company. The Site is a Bible-study companion to the Ekklesia YouTube channel. All Scripture quotations on the Site are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), which is in the public domain and freely available for any use. All original written content on the Site is © Berean Defense L.L.C.