Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

To file a notice of infringement with us, please provide the following information to the Red Hat-designated copyright agent listed below:

  1. A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed.

  2. A description of the material that you claim is infringing the copyrighted work listed in item #1.

  3. An address, telephone number, and an email address where the alleged infringing party can contact you.

  4. The following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."

  5. The following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."

  6. Your electronic or physical signature.

To file a counter notification with us, please provide the following information to the Red Hat-designated copyright agent listed below:

  1. A description of the material that Red Hat has removed or to which Red Hat has disabled access.

  2. Your name, address, telephone number, email address, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or Wake County, North Carolina if your address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of infringement or an agent of such person.

  3. The following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled."

  4. Your electronic or physical signature.

Red Hat has registered a designated agent with the Copyright Office pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 512(c). Please send notifications of infringement and counter notifications to the designated agent at:

Assistant General Counsel, IP
Red Hat, Inc.
100 East Davie Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

fax: +1 919-754-3704