LUS Fiber Copyright Infringement/Repeat Infringer Policy
LUS Fiber respects the intellectual property rights of third parties. Accordingly, you may not use
the Service to violate LUS Fiber’s or any third party’s copyright, trademark, proprietary or other
intellectual property rights. In accordance with applicable laws, it is the policy of LUS Fiber to
suspend or terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the Service provided to any subscriber or
account holder whose account activity reasonably indicates an infringement of third party
intellectual property rights. This policy is in addition to and does not affect or modify any other
rights LUS Fiber may have under law or contract.
If you believe your rights under United States copyright law have been infringed, you should
consult an attorney. Nothing in this Agreement, including the following information, is intended
to be legal advice, and the following is provided for informational purposes only. LUS Fiber is
registered under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”) 17 U.S.C. § 512.
Pursuant to the DMCA, you may file a Notification of claimed infringement with the Designated
Agent of LUS Fiber if you believe that an LUS Fiber subscriber has violated your rights under the
copyright laws of the United States (see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)).
The Notice of Claimed Infringement must be sent to our designated agent:
• Designated Agent: Teles Fremin
• Address: 700 St John Suite 300, Lafayette, LA 70506
• Telephone: 337.993.4237
• Facsimile: 337.210.4558
• Email Address: abuse@lusfiber.net
Notices must be in writing and must contain the following minimum elements required by the
DMCA (see 17 USC §512(c)(3)):
• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on your behalf as the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list if
multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification.
• 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, along with the infringing IP
address, and time, date, and the time zone during which such allegedly infringing activity occurred,
to permit us to locate the material.
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, the copyright owner, or your
authorized agent, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address
at which you or your authorized agent may be contacted.
• A statement that you or your authorized agent has a good faith belief that use of the material in
the manner complained of is not authorized by you, your agent, or the law.
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that
you are the owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed.
Upon receipt of a Notification of Copyright Infringement from a copyright owner that contains all
required information, if we have sufficient information to identify the customer, LUS Fiber will
notify the subscriber of the alleged infringement and remove or disable access to the material that
is alleged to be infringing if hosted on our domain. No personal, subscriber information is shared
with the copyright owner unless required by law. If a Notification alleging copyright infringement
has been filed against you, you may file a Counter Notification with the Designated Agent of LUS
Fiber.
Counter Notifications must be in writing and must contain the following minimum elements
required by the DMCA (see 17 USC §512(g)(3)):
• A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber.
• Notice ID, IP Address and Timestamp listed on the Notification of Copyright Infringement.
• The subscribers name, address, and telephone number and Timestamp listed in the Notification
of Copyright Infringement.
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have in good faith belief of mistake or
misidentification of materials.
• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial
district in which your address is located.
Upon receipt of a Counter Notification in the form and format above, LUS Fiber will forward the
Counter Notification to the complaining party.
Under the DMCA, any misrepresentation concerning copyright infringement may result in liability
for damages incurred as a result of the removal or blocking of material, court costs, and attorney’s
fees.
