Legal

Streaming Policies

Version 0.2 (draft)

Two short agreements cover live streaming on Strongman Live. Organizers accept the first one before enabling streaming for an event. Athletes accept the second one before going live from their own account. Both apply in addition to the Terms of Service and the acceptable use rules in them.

Event Organizer Streaming AgreementAthlete Streaming Code of ConductCopyright and DMCA notices
Draft v0.2, for review. This is a starting template, not legal advice. Your acceptance is recorded with your account, the policy version, and a timestamp.

Event Organizer Streaming Agreement

By enabling live streaming for your event on Strongman Live, you (the Organizer) agree to the terms below.

1. Responsibility for streams at your event

You are responsible for all live streams broadcast under your event, including streams started by athletes registered to your event. You act as the first-line moderator for streaming activity at your event.

2. Moderation duty and controls

3. Prohibited content

Streams at your event must not contain:

4. Compliance

You will comply with the Strongman Live Terms of Service, the acceptable use rules, and all applicable laws and regulations.

5. Recording and replays

Broadcasts sent through an encoder (OBS, Larix Broadcaster, or any RTMPS or SRT source) are recorded by Strongman Live's streaming provider and kept for replay for the retention period that applies to your event. Go live from the phone app is live only until recording support ships for that path. You are responsible for telling athletes, staff, and attendees that the event is streamed and recorded, through venue announcements and signage, and for obtaining any consent your jurisdiction requires. You can end a broadcast at any time from the Stream tab.

6. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Strongman Live LLC from any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to streams broadcast under your event, your use of the streaming feature, or your breach of this agreement, except to the extent caused by Strongman Live's own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

7. Enforcement

Strongman Live may, at its discretion and without prior notice, end any stream, suspend streaming for your event, remove content, suspend or terminate your account, or suspend payout access for any violation of this agreement, the Terms of Service, or applicable law.

8. Acknowledgment

By accepting, you confirm that you have read and agree to this Streaming Agreement, and that you accept responsibility for streams broadcast under your event.

Athlete Streaming Code of Conduct

To turn on live streaming from your athlete account, you must read and accept this Code of Conduct.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to broadcast a live stream on Strongman Live.

2. Public broadcast, consent, and others' privacy

3. What you may not stream

4. Your content is your responsibility

You are solely responsible for everything in your stream. You confirm that you have all rights necessary to broadcast it, and that it complies with this Code and applicable law.

5. We, and your event organizer, can stop your stream

Strongman Live and the organizer of the event you are streaming under may end your stream at any time, with or without notice, for any violation of this Code, the Terms of Service, or applicable law. Viewers can report streams, and reports are reviewed.

6. Consequences

Violations may result in your stream being ended, loss of streaming access, and suspension or termination of your account. Illegal content will be handled as required by law.

7. Acknowledgment

By accepting, you confirm that you are at least 18, that you have read and agree to this Code of Conduct, and that you are responsible for your stream's content.

Strongman Live LLC respects the intellectual property of others and expects the people who stream, upload, and post on the service to do the same. If you believe that content on Strongman Live infringes a copyright you own or control, send a notice to our designated agent under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. 512). The agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office (registration DMCA-1082912).

Designated agent

Austin Johnson, Copyright Agent, Strongman Live LLC
1621 Eugene St.
Menasha, WI 54952
Phone: 920-734-4223
Email: copyright@strongmanlive.com

Email is the fastest way to reach the agent. Use this contact only for copyright notices; other questions go to the contact form.

What a takedown notice must include

Under 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3), a notice must be in writing and include:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature, or that of a person authorized to act for the copyright owner.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work you believe is infringed, or a representative list if one notice covers several works.
  3. Identification of the material you believe is infringing, with enough detail for us to find it (for example the page address of the stream, replay, profile, or image).
  4. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act for the owner.

When we receive a complete notice we remove or disable access to the material promptly and tell the person who posted it. A notice that leaves out required elements may be returned to you for completion. Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing can make you liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. 512(f).

Counter notices

If your content was removed because of a notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send the designated agent a counter notice under 17 U.S.C. 512(g). It must include your physical or electronic signature; identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification; and your name, address, telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your judicial district (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which Strongman Live LLC may be found) and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent. We forward the counter notice to that person. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action to restrain the infringement, we may restore the material 10 to 14 business days after we receive the counter notice.

Repeat infringers

We keep records of notices and counter notices. Accounts of people who repeatedly infringe copyrights are terminated in appropriate circumstances, and organizers or athletes who lose their account also lose streaming access.

Contact

Questions about these policies can be sent to support@strongmanlive.com. Copyright notices go to the designated agent above.