DMCA & Copyright Policy

1. Introduction

This DMCA & Copyright Policy explains how Alpha & Omega Limited, trading through Blueprints Market, receives, assesses, responds to, and records claims of copyright infringement involving blueprintsmarket.com, its Products, customer accounts, user-submitted material, hosted content, links, downloads, and related services.

Blueprints Market is operated from New Zealand and is principally subject to New Zealand law, including the Copyright Act 1994. Where United States law is relevant, including where Blueprints Market qualifies as an online service provider or uses United States-based infrastructure, this Policy also provides a notice-and-counter-notice framework intended to support compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Use of the term “DMCA” in this Policy does not mean that United States law governs every claim or that Alpha & Omega Limited qualifies for every DMCA safe harbour in every circumstance.

2. Purpose

The purposes of this Policy are to:

• Provide a clear process for reporting alleged copyright infringement.
• Enable prompt review of sufficiently detailed notices.
• Protect legitimate copyright owners and authorised licensees.
• Reduce false, abusive, incomplete, or misleading claims.
• Provide an appropriate counter-notice process where applicable.
• Preserve relevant evidence and records.
• Support the removal or restriction of infringing material where legally justified.
• Protect lawful expression, permitted acts, licences, and legitimate disputes.
• Coordinate enforcement across hosting providers, marketplaces, search engines, social platforms, and other services.

3. Scope

This Policy applies to alleged infringement involving:

• Website pages, images, diagrams, text, videos, and downloadable content.
• Blueprint packages, engineering documents, CAD files, specifications, source files, software, and firmware.
• User-submitted, customer-submitted, or third-party material hosted or displayed through Blueprints Market.
• Links, listings, previews, thumbnails, or references that may direct users to allegedly infringing material.
• Unauthorised copies of Blueprints Market Products found on third-party services.
• Counterfeit, altered, extracted, reconstructed, or derivative product packages.
• Copyright-management information, watermarks, metadata, and digital fingerprints.

This Policy does not determine patent, trade mark, design-registration, confidentiality, trade-secret, contract, privacy, or defamation disputes unless copyright issues are also genuinely involved.

4. Copyright Ownership

Copyright ownership depends on applicable law, authorship, employment, commissioning, assignment, licensing, and any agreement governing the work. Alpha & Omega Limited does not assume that every item submitted through the Website is owned by the person submitting it.

As between Blueprints Market and its users, copyright in Blueprints Market Products and Website content remains with Alpha & Omega Limited or the applicable identified rights owner, except where a written agreement states otherwise.

Purchase, download, possession, adaptation, manufacture, construction, payment, or access does not transfer copyright unless a valid written assignment expressly provides for transfer.

5. Protected Works

Protected works may include, without limitation:

• Blueprints, drawings, diagrams, maps, charts, plans, and engineering illustrations.
• Master Blueprint Package documents and AOELS-controlled documents.
• Written specifications, manuals, reports, calculations, narratives, and tables.
• Photographs, renders, videos, animations, visualisations, and presentations.
• CAD, BIM, mesh, parametric, manufacturing, and source files.
• Software, firmware, source code, object code, scripts, and interface content.
• Databases, compilations, catalogues, schedules, and document collections where protected.
• Website layouts, original graphics, product descriptions, and other qualifying content.

Copyright generally protects original expression rather than ideas, systems, methods, principles, facts, or information as such. A claim must therefore identify the protected expression allegedly copied, not merely a similar idea or independently created concept.

6. Who May Submit a Notice

A copyright notice may be submitted by:

• The copyright owner.
• An exclusive licensee with enforcement rights.
• An authorised legal representative or agent.
• Another person legally entitled to act in relation to the relevant right.

A person acting for another must identify the rights owner and explain or provide evidence of authority to submit the notice.

7. Reporting Copyright Infringement

A notice should be submitted through the legal or copyright contact details published on the Blueprints Market Website and should clearly state that it is a copyright infringement notice.

The notice must identify each allegedly infringed work and each allegedly infringing item with enough detail for Blueprints Market to locate and assess it. Broad statements such as “your Website infringes my copyright” are insufficient.

Where the allegedly infringing material is hosted by another service, the claimant should ordinarily notify that service’s designated copyright contact or DMCA agent as well as Blueprints Market where Blueprints Market’s rights are affected.

8. Required Notice Contents

To enable meaningful review, a notice should contain:

• The claimant’s full legal name, organisation, postal address, email address, and telephone number.
• Identification of the copyright owner and the claimant’s authority to act.
• A clear description of the copyrighted work or representative list of works.
• The title, document number, registration number, publication details, source file, or other identifying information where available.
• The exact URL, account, listing, file, screenshot, marketplace page, or location of the allegedly infringing material.
• An explanation of what material was copied and why the use is not authorised.
• Any relevant licence, assignment, employment, commissioning, or ownership information.
• A statement that the claimant has a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that the claimant is authorised to act.
• A physical or electronic signature of the claimant or authorised representative.

9. Good-Faith and Accuracy Requirement

A claimant must investigate the matter reasonably before submitting a notice and must consider whether the use may be licensed, authorised, independently created, subject to a statutory exception, or otherwise lawful.

Notices must not knowingly omit material facts, misstate ownership, exaggerate the scope of rights, or present a contract, patent, trade mark, confidentiality, or competition dispute as copyright infringement where copyright is not genuinely involved.

Submitting a notice does not guarantee removal and does not establish infringement.

10. False, Misleading, or Abusive Notices

Do not submit a notice that is knowingly false, materially misleading, fraudulent, malicious, abusive, or intended to suppress lawful competition, criticism, review, research, reporting, or licensed use.

Blueprints Market may reject incomplete or abusive notices, request verification, preserve evidence, restrict a claimant’s access to reporting channels, or refer serious misconduct to legal advisers, platforms, courts, regulators, or law enforcement.

A person submitting a false claim may be responsible for losses, costs, or other consequences under applicable law.

11. Review Procedure

Upon receiving a copyright infringement notice, Blueprints Market will conduct a preliminary review to determine whether the notice appears sufficiently complete to allow meaningful assessment.

This review may include verification of:

• Identity of the claimant.
• Authority to act.
• Ownership claims.
• Specificity of the allegedly infringed work.
• Location of the allegedly infringing material.
• Supporting evidence.
• Licence status where applicable.
• Previous correspondence between the parties.

Blueprints Market may request additional information before taking action.

12. Temporary Removal or Restriction

Where appropriate, Blueprints Market may temporarily disable access to allegedly infringing material while a notice is investigated.

Temporary restriction does not constitute a finding that infringement has occurred and does not determine ownership or liability.

13. Notification of Alleged Infringer

Where reasonably appropriate and legally permitted, Blueprints Market may notify the person whose material has been identified in a copyright complaint.

The notification may include:

• A copy of the notice.
• A summary of the allegation.
• The material concerned.
• Instructions for submitting a response.
• Information regarding any available counter-notification process.

14. Counter Notification

Where applicable under relevant law or platform procedures, a person whose material has been removed or disabled may submit a counter-notification if they believe the removal resulted from mistake, misidentification, licence, authorisation, or other lawful grounds.

Submission of a counter-notification does not automatically restore content.

15. Counter Notice Requirements

A counter-notification should include:

• Full legal name.
• Contact information.
• Identification of the removed material.
• The original location of the material.
• A detailed explanation supporting restoration.
• Evidence of ownership, licence, permission, or lawful use where available.
• A statement that the information provided is accurate.
• An electronic or physical signature.

16. Restoration Procedure

Where a valid counter-notification is received, Blueprints Market may restore access to the material if appropriate under applicable law, contractual obligations, and platform procedures.

Restoration may be delayed or refused where legal proceedings have commenced or where restoration would expose Blueprints Market or its users to unreasonable legal risk.

17. Repeat Infringer Policy

Blueprints Market reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts belonging to users who repeatedly infringe copyright or repeatedly misuse copyrighted material.

When determining whether a person is a repeat infringer, Blueprints Market may consider:

• Number of verified infringement notices.
• Frequency of complaints.
• Nature of infringements.
• Previous warnings.
• Evidence of deliberate conduct.
• Attempts to avoid enforcement.

18. Account Suspension

Accounts may be temporarily suspended where necessary to:

• Prevent ongoing infringement.
• Protect intellectual property.
• Preserve evidence.
• Allow investigation.
• Protect customers and rights holders.

Suspension may occur without prior notice where immediate action is reasonably necessary.

19. Permanent Termination

Blueprints Market may permanently terminate customer accounts, licences, download access, or other services where serious or repeated copyright infringement is established or where continued access would create unacceptable legal or commercial risk.

Termination does not limit any additional contractual or legal remedies available to Alpha & Omega Limited.

20. Evidence Preservation

Blueprints Market may preserve evidence relating to alleged infringement for legal, investigative, compliance, audit, security, and enforcement purposes.

Evidence may include:

• Account records.
• Order history.
• Download logs.
• Server logs.
• IP address records.
• Licensing information.
• Digital fingerprints.
• Metadata.
• Hashes.
• Communications relating to the alleged infringement.

Evidence may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to investigate claims, satisfy legal obligations, resolve disputes, or protect the rights of Alpha & Omega Limited and affected parties.

21. False or Fraudulent Claims

Submitting knowingly false, misleading, malicious, or fraudulent copyright infringement notices is strictly prohibited.

Blueprints Market reserves the right to reject, ignore, investigate, or report any notice that appears to have been submitted in bad faith.

• False ownership claims.
• Fraudulent copyright assertions.
• Malicious takedown requests.
• Harassment through repeated notices.
• Attempts to suppress lawful competition.
• Knowingly inaccurate statements.

22. International Copyright Protection

Blueprints Market intellectual property is protected by applicable copyright legislation and international treaties where available, including protection available under national copyright laws and international copyright conventions.

Protection applies to original works including:

• Blueprint documents.
• Engineering drawings.
• CAD files.
• Technical illustrations.
• Product specifications.
• Software.
• Documentation.
• Photographs.
• Marketing materials.
• Website content.

23. Registered Intellectual Property

Where applicable, Alpha & Omega Limited may register copyrights, trademarks, designs, domain names, or other intellectual property rights in one or more jurisdictions.

Nothing in this Policy limits the enforcement of either registered or unregistered rights.

24. Copyright Ownership

Unless expressly stated otherwise in writing, all original content published by Blueprints Market is owned by Alpha & Omega Limited or licensed to Alpha & Omega Limited for authorised use.

Ownership includes, without limitation:

• Engineering systems.
• Conceptual designs.
• Architectural concepts.
• Mechanical drawings.
• Electrical schematics.
• Technical documentation.
• Source graphics.
• Training materials.
• Digital downloads.
• Supporting documentation.

25. Licensed Content

Where Products are supplied under licence, customers receive only the rights expressly granted by the applicable Licence Agreement.

No licence transfers ownership of the underlying intellectual property unless expressly agreed in a signed written contract.

26. Copyright Enforcement

Alpha & Omega Limited actively protects its intellectual property and may take appropriate action where infringement is identified.

Enforcement measures may include:

• Cease and desist notices.
• DMCA or equivalent takedown requests.
• Marketplace complaints.
• Hosting provider notifications.
• Search engine removal requests.
• Licence termination.
• Civil proceedings.
• Other lawful remedies.

27. Reporting Copyright Infringement

If you believe your copyrighted work has been used on Blueprints Market without authorisation, please submit a written notice containing sufficient information to allow investigation.

Supporting documentation should be provided wherever reasonably possible.

28. Copyright Contact

Copyright-related enquiries, infringement notices, and licensing enquiries should be directed through the official Blueprints Market contact channels listed on the Website.

Please include sufficient information to enable efficient processing of your enquiry.

29. Changes to this Policy

Blueprints Market may update this Copyright & DMCA Policy from time to time to reflect legal, operational, technological, or business developments.

The latest version published on the Website supersedes previous versions unless otherwise stated.

30. Document Information

Document	DMCA & Copyright Policy
Website	Blueprints Market
Owner	Alpha & Omega Limited
Version	1.0
Status	Current
Applies To	All Blueprints Market websites, Products, services, downloads, engineering documents, and intellectual property.

31. Survival

Any provisions of this Policy that by their nature are intended to survive termination shall remain in effect following the termination of any licence, agreement, account, or business relationship.

These include, without limitation:

• Copyright ownership.
• Intellectual property rights.
• Confidentiality obligations.
• Licence restrictions.
• Audit rights.
• Enforcement rights.
• Indemnities.
• Limitations of liability.

32. Severability

If any provision of this Policy is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed only to the extent necessary while the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

33. No Waiver

Failure by Alpha & Omega Limited or Blueprints Market to enforce any provision of this Policy shall not constitute a waiver of any right or remedy.

Any waiver shall only be effective if made expressly in writing by an authorised representative.

34. Governing Law

This Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of New Zealand, without regard to conflict of law principles.

35. Jurisdiction

Subject to any mandatory legal rights that cannot be excluded, disputes arising under this Policy shall be submitted to the courts of New Zealand unless another forum is agreed in writing.

36. Entire Copyright Policy

This Copyright & DMCA Policy forms part of the Blueprints Market legal framework together with the Website Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Product Licence Agreements, and any additional legal documents expressly incorporated by reference.

37. Related Legal Documents

This Policy should be read together with the following documents where applicable:

• Marketplace Terms & Conditions
• Privacy Policy
• Cookie Policy
• Acceptable Use Policy
• Trademark Policy
• Patent Policy
• Licensing Policy
• Commercial Manufacturing Licence
• Enterprise Licence
• Engineering Disclaimer
• Export Control Policy
• Enforcement Policy
• Individual Product Licence Agreements

38. Policy Version Control

Only the latest published version of this Policy shall govern future use of the Website unless otherwise expressly stated.

Earlier versions remain archived for legal, evidential, and compliance purposes.

39. Legal Notice

Nothing contained within this Policy shall be interpreted as granting any licence, ownership interest, assignment, patent right, trademark right, copyright ownership, or other intellectual property right except where expressly granted in a written Licence Agreement executed by Alpha & Omega Limited.

40. Final Statement

Blueprints Market and Alpha & Omega Limited are committed to protecting original engineering work, technical innovation, and intellectual property through responsible licensing, lawful enforcement, and international copyright protection.

All users, customers, licensees, partners, manufacturers, distributors, and visitors are expected to respect these rights and comply fully with this Policy.

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