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Copyright Policy (DMCA)

Effective September 23, 2026

MORnet respects copyright and expects customers to do the same. This policy explains how MORnet handles claims of copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (the "DMCA"). It is part of our Service Agreement.

1. Designated agent

MORnet's agent for notices of claimed infringement, registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, is:

Copyright Agent, MORnet Communications, LLC
728 N Scenic Highway, Lake Wales, FL 33853
Email: [email protected] (subject line "DMCA")
Phone: (863) 678-9910

2. Notices about customers sharing files

MORnet is a network provider; we do not host customer content. Most notices we receive say that a MORnet IP address shared a copyrighted file on a peer-to-peer network. When we receive a notice that includes the IP address, the date and time with time zone, and the work involved, we match it to the customer using that address at that time and forward the notice to them. We do not give the customer's name or contact information to the copyright owner unless a court orders us to or a valid subpoena requires it, and we tell the customer first where the law allows.

Because some connections share a public IP address, a notice without an exact time or port number may not identify one customer. We will not forward it to the wrong person.

3. What a notice must include

A notice must be in writing, sent to the agent above, and include:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized to act for them.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed.
  3. Identification of the infringing material or activity, with enough information for us to find it, including the IP address, port, date, and time with time zone.
  4. Your name, address, phone number, and email address.
  5. A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the copyright owner.

Anyone who knowingly makes a false claim of infringement may be liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

4. Counter-notices

If material you posted through a MORnet service was removed or disabled and you believe that was a mistake, you may send the agent a counter-notice containing: your signature; identification of the material and where it appeared; a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or misidentification; and your name, address, and phone number, with a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, outside the United States, any district where MORnet may be found) and will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice. We will send it to that person and restore the material in 10 to 14 business days unless they tell us they have filed a lawsuit.

5. Repeat infringer policy

MORnet will, in appropriate circumstances, end the service of customers who are repeat infringers. We use a graduated response:

  1. First and second notices: we forward the notice to the account holder with information about avoiding infringement and securing their Wi-Fi.
  2. Third notice within 12 months: we contact the account holder directly and require them to acknowledge the notices before the matter is closed.
  3. Further notices within 12 months: we may suspend service until the account holder contacts us, and we may terminate the account of a customer we determine to be a repeat infringer.

We consider the facts of each case, including whether the notices are valid and whether the account holder has taken steps to stop the activity. A customer who believes a notice was wrong may tell us so, and we will take that into account.