lemmy.name respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. It is our policy to respond to any infringement notices and take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable intellectual property laws.

Procedure for Reporting Copyright Infringements

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide the following information:

• An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.
• A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the Site.
• Your address, telephone number, and email address.
• A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Please send this information to [email protected]

(Upon receipt of a valid copyright notice, you will be notified.)

Procedure for Counter-Notification

Upon receipt of a valid copyright notice, the user who posted the targeted content will be notified.

If you believe that your material has been removed by mistake or misidentification, you have 14 days to provide the following information:

• Your name, address, and telephone number.
• A description of the material that was removed and the location on the Site where it would have been found prior to its removal.
• 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.
• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in your district and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the initial notification of infringement.

Please send this information to [email protected]

Repeat Infringers Policy

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, lemmy.name has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. lemmy.name may also, at its discretion, limit access to the Site and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.