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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Automatic Draft Registration (hereinafter, "we", "us", or "our") is committed to complying with U.S. copyright law and responding to notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This policy outlines the procedures for copyright owners to report alleged infringements and for users to submit counter-notifications if their content has been mistakenly removed.

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. In appropriate circumstances, we may terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Infringement

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on Automatic Draft Registration in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify our Designated Copyright Agent by providing the following information in writing:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that has been allegedly infringed.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 us to locate the material (e.g., URL(s) of the infringing content).
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

Please note that any misrepresentations in your notice regarding whether content or activity is infringing may subject you to liability for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees).

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that material you posted on Automatic Draft Registration was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to our Designated Copyright Agent. Your counter-notification must include 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 (e.g., URL(s) of the content).
  • 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, and 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 U.S., for any judicial district in which Automatic Draft Registration 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.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will send a copy to the original complaining party. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member, or user, the removed material may be replaced or access to it restored in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notification.

Contact Information

Our Designated Copyright Agent for DMCA notices and counter-notifications can be reached via our contact page.

Please note that for efficiency and legal compliance, all DMCA notices and counter-notifications should be submitted through the appropriate channels outlined above. General inquiries or other communications should be directed through other contact methods.