Copyright notices

Respect for copyright matters to us, and we respond to proper notices about material on website-checker.org. This page explains how to report material on website-checker.org that you believe infringes your copyright, in line with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512).

Filing a copyright notice

Please make sure your notice includes each of these elements, as required by 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3):

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or of someone authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
2. The copyrighted work concerned, identified clearly, or a representative list where the notice covers multiple works.
3. The infringing material and where it is on website-checker.org, described precisely enough to locate it; page URLs are best.
4. Your contact details: name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
5. Your good-faith statement that the use complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, an agent or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.

Sending your notice

Send notices by email to [email protected], with “DMCA notice” in the subject line. We handle notices promptly, and if a notice is valid, the material is removed or access to it is disabled. If something is missing, we may ask you for it before we can act.

Counter-notification

If you believe material was removed in error, you can respond with a counter-notice to [email protected] that includes:

• your signature, physical or electronic;
• the material that was taken down and its location before removal;
• a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification;
• your name, address and telephone number, together with your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or any judicial district where the service provider may be found, if you are outside the United States) and your agreement to accept service of process from the complainant.

Once we receive a valid counter-notice, we may restore the material within 10 to 14 business days unless the complainant informs us that they have gone to court.

False claims

Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act provides that knowingly and materially misrepresenting infringement, or a mistaken removal, can lead to liability for damages, costs and attorneys' fees. When in doubt, for instance where fair use may apply, consider talking to a lawyer before filing.

Repeat infringers

Although the site does not host user uploads or accounts, in appropriate circumstances we will block access for repeat infringers.

For anything other than copyright, please use our Contact page.