{"id":426,"date":"2015-09-08T15:41:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T08:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/?p=426"},"modified":"2020-09-20T16:53:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T08:53:18","slug":"copyright-and-the-dmca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/copyright-and-the-dmca\/","title":{"rendered":"Copyright and the DMCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The creator of original material (text, images, songs, etc) has copyright over that material; this is the right to decide who can use that material, as well as where and when that use is authorized. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (or DMCA for short) is a US federal law that allows copyright holders to remove unauthorized uses of their copyrighted materials, and protects online service providers (like OPTe.io) who comply with the DMCA process from legal liability. The law is meant to provide a balanced process: copyright holders are responsible for enforcing the rights they have in their work, and online services have a legal incentive to honor all valid takedown requests.<\/p>\n<p>We at OPTe\u00a0strongly believe in legitimate copyright protection \u2013 and original pieces of copyrighted material are posted to OPTe.io\u00a0every day. At the same time, we recognize that there\u2019s a lot of potential for abuse, especially as a way to censor legitimate criticism or ignore fair use of copyrighted materials. We work hard to make our DMCA process as fair, transparent, and balanced as possible, so we stringently review all notices we receive to quickly process valid infringement claims and push back on those that we see as abusive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Our Users<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will receive an email from <a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/\">OPTe.io<\/a> if any content is blocked on your site as a result of a DMCA takedown notice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\".\/our-dmca-process\">Our DMCA Process<\/a> \u2013 Read all about how we handle takedown notices and what it means for your site.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\".\/counter-notice\/\">Countering DMCA notices<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/dmca-counter-notice\/\">Counter notice form<\/a>) \u2013 If you disagree with the notice and believe you have rights to publish the material, you should consider filing a counter notice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Before filing a complaint<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you believe a <a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/network\">OPTe.io<\/a> site has violated your copyrights, here is <a href=\".\/content-theft-what-to-do\/\">our advice for effective action<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/dmca-notice\/\">DMCA form<\/a> \u2013 Use this form to file a DMCA notice for a OPTe.io site.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\".\/fair-use\/\">Fair use<\/a> \u2013 Not every copy of something you created is infringement. This doc explains what a legal fair use of your material is.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/trademark-policy\/\">Trademark Policy &amp; Form<\/a> \u2013 The DMCA doesn\u2019t apply to trademarks (such as your brand, slogan, or symbol), so if you have a complaint regarding someone\u2019s unauthorized use of yours, please refer to our trademark policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The creator of original material (text, images, songs, etc) has copyright over that material; this is the right to decide who can use that material, as well as where and when that use is authorized. 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