{"id":430,"date":"2015-09-08T16:03:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T09:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/?p=430"},"modified":"2020-09-20T16:53:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T08:53:16","slug":"our-dmca-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/our-dmca-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Our DMCA Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The process begins when a copyright holder (or someone acting on their behalf) submits a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (\u201cDMCA\u201d) takedown notice to us, claiming that their content is published on OPTe.io without their permission. They can submit a DMCA takedown notice via our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/dmca-notice\/\">form<\/a>, email, or printed letter. After that, here\u2019s what happens:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\".\/our-dmca-process\/#step1\">We review the notice.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If the notice is complete and valid, <a href=\".\/our-dmca-process\/#step2\">we remove the content<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We <a href=\".\/our-dmca-process\/#step3\">notify the site owner and reply to the copyright holder<\/a> to let them know we\u2019ve taken action.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\".\/our-dmca-process\/#step4\">We add a strike<\/a> to the site owner\u2019s account if they don\u2019t counter the notice.<\/li>\n<li>If the site owner believes they have rights to use the content or that the notice was submitted incorrectly, <a href=\".\/our-dmca-process\/#step5\">we review and process their counter notice<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\".\/our-dmca-process\/#step6\">We restore the content<\/a> if the copyright holder doesn\u2019t take further legal action within 10 business days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"step1\">Step 1: We Review the Takedown Notice<\/h3>\n<p>When we first receive a DMCA takedown notice regarding a site, we review it to confirm that all of the required elements are present. Because the DMCA is law, we cannot accept a notice that\u2019s missing any of the pieces\u00a0outlined <a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/dmca-notice\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to reviewing notices for completeness, we also assess their validity. Although we respect copyrights, we also support everyone\u2019s right to use content within the boundaries afforded by the law. Specifically, we reject notices that appear to be fraudulent or where the content\u00a0identified:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Isn\u2019t copyrightable (for example, a person\u2019s name).<\/li>\n<li>Is content that the complaining party may not own the copyright for (for example, the subject of a photo isn\u2019t necessarily the copyright owner of the photo).<\/li>\n<li>Is fair use of copyrighted content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"step2\">Step 2: We Remove the Content<\/h3>\n<p>If we receive a complete and valid DMCA takedown notice, we remove the content from the site and replace it with a DMCA removal message. For example, if we receive a DMCA takedown notice for an image within a post, we\u2019ll replace only that image with a placeholder and insert text at the bottom of the post; the rest of the post and site will be unaffected.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step3\">Step 3: We Notify the Site Owner and Reply to the Copyright Holder<\/h3>\n<p>Whenever we remove content from a site in response to a DMCA takedown notice we email the site owner and provide a copy of the original complaint. We also notify the copyright holder to let them know that the allegedly infringing content has been removed.<\/p>\n<p>If the site owner wants to republish the post, they can edit the post to remove the specific content at issue. (This is only an option when\u00a0only a portion of a post was identified as infringing.) After making the changes, the site owner must\u00a0reply to our message to\u00a0request removal of the DMCA takedown message.<\/p>\n<p>Site owners cannot, under any circumstances, republish the allegedly infringing content. Republishing content that was removed after receipt of a valid DMCA takedown notice could result in the site being permanently suspended from OPTe.io. If the counter notice procedure is followed, we\u2019ll restore the content at the appropriate time.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step4\">Step 4: We Add a Strike<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re required by the DMCA to have a repeat infringer policy, so if a\u00a0site owner doesn\u2019t counter a complete and valid DMCA takedown notice, we add a strike to their account.<\/p>\n<p>We assess strikes after 10 business days, so that no one\u2019s site is suspended before they have a chance to review the issue and submit a valid counter notice.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step5\">Step 5: We Review and Process the Counter Notice<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes a site owner will disagree with the DMCA takedown notice, believing that they are lawfully using the content. We encourage site owners to submit a counter notice if this is the case. After reviewing the counter notice for completeness, we reply to the site owner and notify the copyright holder, providing them with a copy.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step6\">Step 6: We Restore the Content<\/h3>\n<p>In spite of the counter notice, the site owner cannot republish the content because the copyright holder then has 10 business days to initiate legal proceedings against the site owner to prevent them from using their content on OPTe.io. If at the end of the 10 business days, the copyright holder hasn\u2019t initiated legal proceedings, the DMCA requires us to restore the content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process begins when a copyright holder (or someone acting on their behalf) submits a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (\u201cDMCA\u201d) takedown notice to us, claiming that their content is published on OPTe.io without their permission. They can submit a DMCA takedown notice via our\u00a0form, email, or printed letter. 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