Copyright & DMCA Policy

Effective: September 23, 2026

Sonic Spectrum, Inc. respects intellectual-property rights and responds to properly submitted notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable law. This policy applies to claims involving material hosted on Sonic systems and, where applicable, alleged infringement associated with a Sonic subscriber connection.

1. Designated copyright contact

Written notices may be directed to:

DMCA Designated Agent
Sonic Spectrum, Inc.
509 Mulvain St
Durand, IL 61024
Telephone: 815-904-8700

For electronic delivery, use the agent email address listed for Sonic Spectrum, Inc. in the U.S. Copyright Office’s official DMCA Designated Agent Directory. The Copyright Office registration should be treated as the authoritative source for the current agent email and designation information.

2. Copyright infringement notices

A notice should include the information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), including:

• a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act for the owner of the allegedly infringed right;
• identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list when multiple works are involved;
• identification of the allegedly infringing material or activity and information reasonably sufficient for Sonic to locate it;
• for alleged subscriber activity, the relevant IP address, date, time, and time zone, plus any other information reasonably necessary to identify the connection;
• contact information for the complaining party;
• a statement of good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and the complaining party is authorized to act for the owner.

3. How Sonic may respond

When Sonic receives a sufficiently complete notice, Sonic may forward the notice to the affected customer, request additional information, remove or disable access to material hosted on Sonic systems where appropriate, preserve relevant records, or take other action consistent with applicable law. Sonic does not disclose customer information to a complaining party unless authorized by the customer, required by lawful process, or otherwise permitted by law.

4. Counter-notices

If material you posted or controlled was removed or disabled because of a DMCA notice and you believe the action resulted from mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notice to Sonic’s designated agent. A counter-notice should include the information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), including your signature, identification of the affected material and its prior location, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification, and the jurisdiction and service-of-process statements required by law.

Sonic may provide a valid counter-notice to the original complaining party and may restore material when permitted by the DMCA.

5. Repeat infringers

Sonic maintains a policy for terminating, in appropriate circumstances, subscribers or account holders who are repeat copyright infringers. Sonic may consider the number, timing, reliability, and circumstances of notices; counter-notices; court determinations; subscriber responses; and other relevant information when applying this policy.

6. Misrepresentations

Knowingly making a material misrepresentation in a DMCA notice or counter-notice may result in liability under federal law. If you are uncertain whether material infringes a copyright or whether a use is legally authorized, consider obtaining legal advice before submitting a notice.

7. Other abuse reports

Security, spam, fraud, or other non-copyright abuse should be reported through Sonic support rather than through the DMCA process. Call 815-904-8700 or use the customer support portal.