DMCA
If you are sure that you have found any legally protected material on our site, please send us a formal removal request specifying the links to the protected material, along with the necessary documents.
To submit a notice of copyright infringement, please send the following information (Copyright Claim) to [email protected].
To file a notice of copyright infringement, you must send a written communication that includes substantially the following (consult your attorney or Section 512(c)(3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to confirm these requirements):
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or to which access is to be denied.
- Reasonably sufficient information to enable us to locate the material. Providing URLs in the body of an email is the best way to help find the content quickly.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an e-mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement that the complaining party has 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.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Removal requests are generally executed within 48 hours of receipt.
Pursuant to Section 512(f) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), any person who knowingly alleges that certain material or activity is infringing may be subject to criminal liability for damages consequential to such allegation. In addition, in order for a copyright holder to file a DMCA notice, the copyright holder must state that it has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright holder, its agent or the law. The owner must evaluate whether the material is a fair use of the copyright. Lenz v. Universal, 572 F. Supp. 2d 1150, 1155 (2008).