What this covers
This site publishes my own content. Clients can upload files to the private portal, which only they and I can see. I’m not a US company and haven’t designated a DMCA agent with the US Copyright Office; this is a voluntary process that also covers equivalent rights under other laws.
Sending a notice
Email [email protected] with the subject “Copyright notice”, including:
- The copyrighted work you believe is infringed, or a representative list if there are several.
- The material you believe infringes it, with its exact web address or enough detail to find it.
- Your name, address, phone number and email.
- A statement that you believe in good faith that the use isn’t authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act for them.
- Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is enough).
What happens next
I acknowledge a complete notice within 3 US business days. If it’s valid, I remove or disable the material promptly, and tell the person who provided it, if that wasn’t me, with a copy of the notice (your contact details may be included). Knowingly false claims can make the sender liable for damages (17 U.S.C. § 512(f)).
Counter-notices
If material you provided was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter-notice to the same address. It needs to include:
- what was removed and where it was;
- a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or misidentification;
- your name, address and phone number;
- your consent to the jurisdiction of a court where you live (or, outside the US, any court where the complainant may sue) and to accept service from the complainant;
- your signature.
I forward it to the complainant. Unless they tell me within 10 US business days that they’ve started court action, I may restore the material.
Repeat infringement
Client portal accounts that repeatedly upload infringing material may be closed.