DMCA & Radio Legal Boilerplates

98.7 KDJO (KDJO.ORG) respects intellectual property rights and adheres strictly to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), webcasting guidelines, and fair-use standards. Below are our official copyright policies, broadcast disclaimers, and direct submission form for formal copyright claims.

1. DMCA Notice & Takedown Procedure

If you are a copyright owner or an agent authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe that content broadcast on 98.7 KDJO or published on kdjo.org infringes upon your copyright, you may submit a formal notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)).

To be effective, your formal written notice must include all of the following statutory elements:

1. Physical or Electronic Signature: A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of Work: Clear identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
3. Identification of Infringing Material: Clear identification of the material claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity (including exact track title, artist, broadcast date/time PT, show name, or specific page URL on kdjo.org).
4. Contact Information: Information reasonably sufficient to permit KDJO to contact you, such as full legal name, physical address, telephone number, and email address.
5. Good Faith Statement: 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. Perjury Statement: A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

2. Designated DMCA Copyright Agent

Formal notices may be submitted through the Formspree submission form below or directed to 98.7 KDJO’s designated copyright agent at:

Note: Misrepresentations under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) that material or activity is infringing may subject the alleging party to liability for damages, including statutory court costs and attorney's fees.

3. Music Policy & Licensing

98.7 KDJO is an independent internet radio station. Our music rotation is made up of independent artists, and recordings are played only with the permission of the artist or rights holder, or under an applicable license. We do not stream music from artists or labels that have not authorized it.

If you are an artist and would like your music added to the rotation, or removed from it, contact us at [email protected] and we will respond promptly. Copyright owners may also use the DMCA process above.

The station is supported in part by advertising shown on this website (Google AdSense). The audio stream itself contains no ad breaks.

Audio featured during sports commentary and analytical talk segments (including Left On Base) may incorporate short sound bites or clips used for criticism, analysis, news reporting, and educational commentary, as permitted by the Fair Use Doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107).

4. Repeat Infringer Policy

In compliance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), 98.7 KDJO maintains a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, access and participation of any guest DJ, producer, contributor, or content uploader who is determined to be a repeat infringer of copyright.

Submit a DMCA Notice or Legal Request

Use the form below to transmit your legal notice directly to our station compliance desk via Formspree. All required statutory fields must be completed.