Copyright Enforcement
• The HCW Site, including but not limited to materials, content, format, trademarks, logos, icons, images, downloads, databases, software, and all accompanying intellectual property rights is the property of HCW, its owners, or the content/software suppliers used by HWC. This material is protected by United States and International copyright laws, and any other applicable intellectual property rights laws. The compilation of the Site in its entirety is the exclusive property of HCW and its Owners, and is also protected by all United States and International copyright/intellectual property laws.
• HCW requires the Users respect the individual rights of other Users with regard to intellectual property, and copyrighted works from all sources. Please make sure that in using materials that belong to another User or source, credit is properly given to the source and no claim is made to the effect that you are the sole owner of the content.
• If you feel your intellectual property rights have been infringed upon, please contact the board administrators with the following:
o The passages or posts that you believe are your intellectual property
o Documented proof that the works have been published elsewhere by you at a previous date to the time the User in question published the materials at HCW
o Present a clear understanding to Site ownership how the materials are specifically your intellectual property and not general information that can be garnered from other sources besides you
o If you are responsible for the content on behalf of another User or source, that you have clear documentation that you are an authorized agent resolving any disputes for the copyrighted works, under penalty of perjury by law.
o Provide sufficient contact information for Site Owners to contact you or your counsel.
• HCW reserves the right to delete or ban any User whom it feels violated United States and/or International copyright laws, or any other enforceable intellectual property rights laws world wide.