Wacktrap FAQs - The Legal Stuff

We know, it’s not the most exciting stuff you’ll be reading about on Wacktrap. We’ve done our best to make them easy on the eyes but if you’re not totally familiar, or possibly scanned them quicker than you maybe should have, please take another look-see.
 
Wacktrap Terms include three parts entitled Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice, documents which you agreed when becoming a registered user (aka 'member') of the Wacktrap website. Links to each are easily accessed from the base of the Wacktrap homepage, just in case you should ever need to ‘revisit’ them.

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Our Copyright/IP Policy, Privacy Policy, and Terms page serve to constitute the Wacktrap Terms of Use which Users agree to at time of registration.
 
Click the following link to learn about the Wacktrap Copyright and Intellectual Property (IP) Policy now.
 
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In the U.S., the Federal government act known as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DCMA”) has been designed to help protect you, another individual, company, or entity from theft of original work. The “DMCA” holds the following U.S. Code 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) relating to copyrighted or intellectual property rights, ownership and use.
 

We’re going to make it brief here, because Copyright Infringement and/or Intellectual Property Rights violations is a complicated legal arena. If you have any question or need which requires an in-depth answer, you may wish to consult legal Counsel. We’re not providing legal advice or definitions here, only covering the basics. Basic examples of original work protected by copyright or intellectual property rights include: original work that is visual such as a photograph, written work such as a copyrighted story or song lyrics, audio or compilations, or design such as web layout. This description, in no way, covers the entirety of areas and work protected by the “DMCA.”
 

At Wacktrap, if it’s not yours, don’t use it. We have no tolerance for copyright infringement or intellectual property rights violations. Your Wacktrap account may not only be disabled, but permanently removed without notice. That’s not to mention serious legal ramifications. If written work, an image, video clip, audio, or any other original work doesn’t belong to you, don’t post it here. We’ll be serious: while you may not think it’s a ‘big deal,’ it can cost you big time, including but not limited to financial Damages, legal costs, stress and time.
 

If your original work is being used without your authorization and essentially ‘stolen,’ you must submit Notice to that effect. Complete and submit, under penalty of perjury, the required information of the DMCA Notice found here to the Wacktrap Agent.
 

If your Wacktrap Account has been Disabled due to Wacktrap receipt of DMCA Notice, you may submit legal Counter-Notice claiming the work instead belongs to you. To do so, you must complete the Counter-Notice found here, with statement under penalty of perjury, that the original work is legally yours.
 
 
Wacktrap may choose, at its sole discretion, to re-enable a Disabled Account at minimum duration of 10-14 business days following any receipt of Counter-Notice.
 

Click the following link to view the Wacktrap Copyright/IP Policy in full. You may additionally Contact Wacktrap now.

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To simplify, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DCMA”) has been designed to help protect you, another individual, company or entity from theft of original work. The “DCMA” relates to copyrighted or intellectual property rights, ownership and use. Examples of original work can be visual such as a photograph or video clip, written work such as a story or posted experience, audio, or design work such as web layout and logos. This description is extremely basic and, in no way, covers the entirety of areas and work protected by the “DMCA,” but meant instead to provide basic examples of work you might find frequently on our site.
 
Click the following link to learn more about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") or refer to U.S. Code 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for any research. The Wacktrap FAQs page is not meant to provide legal definitions or advice, pertaining to any in-depth questions or requirements concerning Copyright or Intellectual Property rights. If you have specific questions concerning the "DMCA" and how it or affects you specifically, you may wish to consult legal Counsel.
 
In the most basic terms, if an individual or company is willing to legally state that a work you are using instead belongs to that entity and not to you, a legal “DMCA” Notice to that effect must be received by Wacktrap. What happens next? You have the right to complete and send a “DMCA” Counter-Notice to Wacktrap if, and only if, the work instead legally belongs to you. Both a Notice and Counter-Notice are legal documents signed under penalty of perjury, by the submitting party. If it's not yours, don't falsely claim that it is, because the legal ramifications are serious.
 
Find out more about “DMCA” Notice or  Counter-Notice submissions and requirements, including timeframes for any Disabled Wacktrap Account which Wacktrap may choose to re-enable at its sole discretion.

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If you’ve gotten this far, chances are you’re probably familiar with infringement of Copyright or Intellectual Property Rights. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (aka ‘DMCA’) is the Act which relates to copyright or intellectual property rights, ownership and use, and holds the U.S. Code 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3).
 
If you hold legal copyright or intellectual property rights to a work and believe an individual, company or another entity is using your work without your authorization, a legal DMCA Notice (aka 'Notice') must be completed by you, then signed under penalty of perjury before subsequent receipt by Wacktrap.
 
Visit the Wacktrap Copyright/IP page now to find out more. You'll find specific instructions of what information is required to submit a Notice, and where you need to send it. Still have questions or need additional assistance? Contact Wacktrap now, choosing 'Copyright/IP' from the dropdown menu.
 
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The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (aka ‘DMCA’) relates to copyrighted or intellectual property rights, ownership and use, and holds the U.S. Code 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3). If an individual or company has legally stated, through submission of DMCA Notice, that a work you are using belongs to that entity, your account may have been temporarily disabled.  Basically that entity is legally stating that you do not hold the right to be using what it claims is Infringement of Copyright or Intellectual Property Rights. So what happens next?
 
You have the right to complete and send a Counter-Notice to Wacktrap if, and only if, the work instead legally belongs to you. Both a Notice and Counter-Notice are legal documents, signed under penalty of perjury by the filing party.
 
Visit the Copyright/IP Policy page to find out more, including specific instructions of what information must be completed for submission of legal Counter-Notice and where you need to send it. Still have questions or need additional assistance? Contact Wacktrap now, choosing 'Copyright/IP' from the dropdown menu.
 
 
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Wacktrap accounts may be disabled upon our receipt of any legal DMCA Notice submission. If you have filed a Counter-Notice, in response to the Notice filed against you, your Wacktrap account may be re-enabled at our sole discretion.
 
 Wacktrap accounts will not be re-enabled sooner than 10-14 business days following Counter-Notice receipt. We appreciate your Feedback. This is one area however where we cannot effect change. It's the law. The absolute soonest you'll be back and wacking is within 10 business days of receipt.
 
View the full Wacktrap Copyright/IP Notice here, including DMCA Notice and Counter-Notice specifics.
 
We take Copyright and IP rights seriously. There is no maximum timeframe required for us to re-enable your Wacktrap account. In fact we are not required to re-enable your account at all. If we feel that re-enabling any account may compromise the Wacktrap community or any of its members, in any regard, your account will remain disabled or subject to permanent closure.
 
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When we were 13, we really wanted to do what 14-year-olds were doing; at 14, what 15-year-olds were doing. And at about 17-20, really wanting to do what 21-year-olds were doing. That is, of course, if we hadn’t already been doing it for at least a year or more. But, alas, our Wacktrap Terms of Use require minimum age of 14 for site participation and usage.
 
We understand there may be some 13-year-olds among us, well beyond their years in maturity. Some may even suggest there are 13-year-olds possessing more sense and wisdom than those double their age. And, at times, we just might agree. So don’t get us wrong. We’re not under the misconception that a wack is only identifiable by those beyond the age of 13. We’re aware that youth can sometimes offer clarity, one routinely fogged by all those extra years the rest of us are accumulating.
 
And we know kids are growing up faster than ever. We’re not going to debate that fact. Wacktrap Terms however require minimum age of 14 to be mulling around on our site. You may or may not agree with it, and and your child may be mature beyond their years. But this is an area we simply will not debate.
 
Any underage account discovered by us will be removed. If you’re the parent or legal guardian, and find out about an account that violates our Terms, we need to know. Please Contact Wacktrap now, choosing ‘Closure Request’ from the dropdown menu. We’ll need some verification info from you, and we’ll take care of the rest.

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We believe in our teachers, professors and educational process. Wacktrap materials may be used for educational purposes, when in compliance with Copyright and Fair Use laws as they pertain to classroom or face-to-face teaching. Any and all Wacktrap material, used for educational purposes under Fair Use, must both be attributed to Wacktrap and clearly include Copyright Notice.
 
Wacktrap maintains a clear Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy. Please read this Wacktrap Copyright/IP Policy now, and ensure you are familiar with this policy, and Copyright law as it pertains to Fair Use. In addition to all other aspects, requirements and restrictions under Fair Use guidelines, written web materials used spontaneously should not exceed: single copy for the teacher in addition to one copy per student, per class; material should be adequately brief, spontaneously copied, and in compliance with the cumulative effect test.
 
Due to the continuous flow of fresh content daily, you as an educator may often find the materials you are utilizing to fall into the category of spontaneity. There will be instances however which do require Wacktrap Permission of Use. We support our nation’s educational system, its teachers, professors and institutions.
 
Contact Wacktrap now concerning your Educational Permission of Use Request.
 
 
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