DMCA Policy for 50 Refranes
At 50 Refranes, we respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. This DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) policy outlines the procedures for reporting alleged copyright infringement and for responding to such reports.
We are committed to complying with U.S. copyright law and responding to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the DMCA. This policy applies to all content hosted on 50 Refranes.
Filing a DMCA Takedown Notice
If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on 50 Refranes, you may submit a written DMCA Takedown Notice to our designated Copyright Agent. For your notice to be valid under the DMCA, it must include substantially the following:
- 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 at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- 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 access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit 50 Refranes to locate the material.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit 50 Refranes to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic 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.
Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification
If you believe that your content was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you have the right to submit a Counter-Notification to our designated Copyright Agent. For a valid counter-notification, it must include substantially the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
- Your name, address, and telephone number.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which 50 Refranes may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.
Please send all DMCA Takedown Notices and Counter-Notifications to our designated agent via our contact page.