DMCA Copyright Notice

About this procedure

This procedure addresses copyright notices under Section 512 of the United States Copyright Act.

It does not replace rights or remedies available under Canadian or other applicable laws.

Send claimed-infringement notices and counter-notifications to the copyright contact listed below.

Copyright contact

Submit written notices using the following contact information:

If an emailed notice receives no response, send a duplicate paper copy to the listed address.

This additional step can reduce delivery problems caused by spam filters or email failures.

Required infringement notice

A notification under 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3)(A) must be written.

It must include substantially all the following information:

• A physical or electronic signature from an authorized person.
• Identification of each copyrighted work claimed to be infringed.
• A representative list may identify multiple works appearing on one website.
• Identification of the material that should be removed or disabled.
• Enough location information for us to find the material, usually a specific URL.
• Your address, telephone number, and email address.
• A statement describing your good-faith belief that the complained use is unauthorized.
• A statement confirming the notice is accurate.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, confirming your authority to act for the copyright owner.

Incomplete notices may delay our review or response.

How we respond

We will review a substantially compliant notice after receiving it.

When appropriate, we may remove or disable access to the identified material promptly.

We may also notify the affected person that we removed or disabled the material.

Removal does not determine whether the material ultimately infringes copyright.

Counter-notification

An affected person may submit a written counter-notification to the same copyright contact.

An effective counter-notification must include substantially all the following information:

• The affected person’s physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the removed or disabled material.
• The material’s location before its removal or disabling.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, describing a good-faith belief that removal resulted from mistake or misidentification.
• The affected person’s name, address, and telephone number.
• Consent to the appropriate United States Federal District Court’s jurisdiction.
• Acceptance of process from the original claimant or that claimant’s agent.

For a United States address, consent applies within the judicial district containing that address.

For an address outside the United States, consent applies where the service provider may be found.

Material restoration

After receiving a compliant counter-notification, we may send a copy to the original claimant.

We may state that the material will be restored within ten business days.

Restoration may occur between ten and fourteen business days after receiving the counter-notification.

We will not restore access after receiving notice of a qualifying court action.

The court action must seek an order restraining the affected party’s allegedly infringing activity.

Misrepresentation warning

Do not knowingly make material misrepresentations within an infringement notice or counter-notification.

Under 17 U.S.C. Section 512(f), a responsible person may face liability for resulting damages.

Recoverable amounts may include costs and attorneys’ fees incurred because of the misrepresentation.

Other requests

Do not send unrelated requests to the copyright contact.

Use the website’s regular contact page for customer service, support, or other business inquiries.