DMCA Policy

Last Updated: 01-01-2026

This Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy (“Policy”) applies to the gsat.us website and any other websites, applications, online properties, products, or services operated by Global Satellite Engineering, LLC that link to this Policy, including any related blog, user-submitted content areas, and related services (collectively, the “Website” or “Services”).

Global Satellite Engineering, LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Website and Services to do the same. It is our policy to respond expeditiously to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (“DMCA”).

This Policy explains how copyright owners and their authorized agents may submit notices of alleged copyright infringement and how users may submit counter-notifications if they believe material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

This Policy applies to copyright claims only. It is not the correct procedure for trademark disputes, privacy complaints, defamation claims, confidentiality claims, publicity-rights claims, business disputes, or other legal matters.

1. What to Consider Before Submitting a Copyright Complaint

Before submitting a copyright complaint to us, please consider whether the use of the material may be authorized by law, including under the doctrine of fair use.

Fair use may apply in certain circumstances, including criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. Fair use is a fact-specific legal analysis, and the fact that content includes copyrighted material does not always mean that the use is infringing.

If you are unsure whether the material you are reporting is infringing, you may wish to consult an attorney before submitting a DMCA notice.

Please also note that a DMCA notice requires you to provide personal information, including your name, address, telephone number, and other contact information. We may provide a copy of your notice, including your contact information, to the person who posted or supplied the allegedly infringing material. If you are concerned about the privacy of your personal information, you may wish to use an authorized agent to submit the notice on your behalf.

2. Designated DMCA Agent

To submit a DMCA takedown notice, please send a written notice to our designated copyright agent:

DMCA Agent: GSE Legal Team
Company: Global Satellite Engineering, LLC
Telephone: 1-954-459-4000
Email: dmca@gsat.us

For takedown notices, please use the subject line: DMCA Takedown Notice.
For counter-notifications, please use the subject line: DMCA Counter-Notification.

Only copyright notices and counter-notifications sent to the designated DMCA agent and containing the required information described in this Policy will be treated as formal DMCA submissions.

3. Notifications of Claimed Copyright Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of a copyright owner, and you believe that material available on or through our Website or Services infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notification of claimed infringement to our designated DMCA agent listed in Section 2.

To be effective, your DMCA notice must include all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature, or the physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If your notice covers multiple copyrighted works available at a single online site, you may provide a representative list of those works.
3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material. Please provide the specific URL or URLs where the material appears. General descriptions without specific locations may delay our review.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Filing a DMCA notice begins a legal process. Your notice will be reviewed for accuracy, validity, and completeness. If your notice satisfies the DMCA requirements, our response may include removing or disabling access to the allegedly infringing material, notifying the user who posted or supplied the material, and taking other appropriate action.

4. Example DMCA Takedown Notice

You may use the following format:

Subject: DMCA Takedown Notice

To: dmca@gsat.us

I am the copyright owner, or am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner, of the copyrighted work described below.

Copyrighted work claimed to be infringed:
[Describe the copyrighted work. If available, include title, author, registration number, publication date, or original URL.]

Material claimed to be infringing:
[Identify the specific material and provide the exact URL or location on the Website where the material appears.]

Contact information:
Name: [Name]
Company, if applicable: [Company]
Mailing Address: [Address]
Telephone: [Phone]
Email: [Email]

I have a good-faith belief that the use of the material described above is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

The information in this notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Signature: [Physical or electronic signature]
Date: [Date]

5. Our Response to DMCA Notices

It is expected that all users of the Website and Services will comply with applicable copyright laws.

If we receive a valid DMCA notice, or otherwise become aware of facts or circumstances from which infringing activity is apparent, we may respond by removing or disabling access to the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity.

Our response may include:

• removing the allegedly infringing material;
• disabling access to the allegedly infringing material;
• notifying the user who posted or supplied the material;
• forwarding the DMCA notice to the user who posted or supplied the material;
• requesting additional information from the complaining party if the notice is incomplete or unclear;
• suspending, restricting, or terminating accounts or access privileges in appropriate circumstances; and
• taking any other action we believe is appropriate.

If we remove or restrict access to material, or terminate an account in response to a notice of alleged infringement, we will make a good-faith effort to contact the affected user with information concerning the removal or restriction of access.

We do not make final legal determinations regarding copyright ownership, fair use, or infringement when processing DMCA notices. We may remove or disable access to material in good faith and in accordance with the DMCA.

6. Incomplete or Defective Notices

A DMCA notice that does not substantially comply with the requirements of the DMCA may not be effective.

We reserve the right to take no action in response to a DMCA notice that fails to comply with the requirements of the DMCA or this Policy. We may also decline to act on notices that are incomplete, inaccurate, fraudulent, abusive, unrelated to copyright, or not submitted by a copyright owner or authorized agent.

If a notice identifies the copyrighted work, identifies the allegedly infringing material, and provides contact information, but is otherwise incomplete, we may attempt to contact the complaining party or take other reasonable steps to help receive a substantially compliant notice.

The process described in this Policy does not limit our ability to pursue any other remedies we may have to address suspected infringement or misuse of the Website or Services.

7. Counter-Notification Procedure

If material you posted or supplied was removed or disabled in response to a DMCA notice, and you believe the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notification to our designated DMCA agent.

To be effective, your counter-notification must include all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled, and the location where the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number.
5. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal 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 Global Satellite Engineering, LLC may be found.
6. A statement that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original DMCA notice or that person’s agent.

Please send counter-notifications to the designated DMCA agent listed in Section 2 and use the subject line: DMCA Counter-Notification.

8. Example Counter-Notification

You may use the following format:

Subject: DMCA Counter-Notification

To: dmca@gsat.us

I believe that material I posted or supplied was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

Material removed or disabled:
[Describe the material.]

Former location of the material:
[Provide the URL or other location where the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.]

I have a good-faith belief, under penalty of perjury, that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

I consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which my address is located, or, if my address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which Global Satellite Engineering, LLC may be found. I will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original DMCA notice or that person’s agent.

Name: [Name]
Mailing Address: [Address]
Telephone: [Phone]
Email: [Email]

Signature: [Physical or electronic signature]
Date: [Date]

9. What Happens After We Receive a Counter-Notification

If we receive a counter-notification that appears to satisfy the DMCA’s requirements, we may forward it to the party who submitted the original DMCA notice.

Unless the original complaining party notifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material, we may restore the removed material or stop disabling access to it in accordance with the DMCA.

We may restore or re-enable access to the material not less than 10 business days and not more than 14 business days after receiving a valid counter-notification, unless our designated DMCA agent first receives notice that the original complaining party has filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

10. Repeat Infringers

Under appropriate circumstances, we may, in our discretion, terminate or restrict the accounts, access, posting privileges, or other use of the Website or Services by users who are repeat infringers.

We may also remove or disable access to content, suspend users, block users, restrict comments, remove posting privileges, or take other action we deem appropriate when we receive multiple copyright complaints or otherwise determine that a user has engaged in repeated infringement or abuse of the Website or Services.

11. Misrepresentations

Please be aware that any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees.

You should not submit false, misleading, incomplete, or bad-faith DMCA notices or counter-notifications. If you are unsure whether material is infringing, whether your use is authorized, or whether material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may wish to consult an attorney before submitting a notice or counter-notification.

We reserve the right to seek damages, costs, attorneys’ fees, and any other remedies available to us for abusive, fraudulent, or bad-faith submissions.

12. No Legal Advice

This Policy is provided for informational and procedural purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.

Nothing in this Policy creates any contractual right or private right of action against Global Satellite Engineering, LLC. We reserve all rights and remedies available to us under applicable law.

13. Changes and Amendments

We reserve the right to modify this Policy, or any terms related to the Website and Services, at any time in our discretion.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Policy and post the revised version on this page. We may also provide notice in other ways at our discretion.

An updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon posting unless otherwise specified.