Copyright & DMCA Policy

Readflexes respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects the people who use the Service to do the same. This page explains how to report material on Readflexes that you believe infringes your copyright, how to respond if your material was removed by mistake, and how we handle accounts that repeatedly infringe.

Designated agent for copyright notices

Notices of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to our designated agent under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512:

Please use this contact only for copyright notices. For anything else — including reports of offensive or inaccurate content — use the report button on the set itself or the contact form linked from our FAQ. Notices sent elsewhere may be delayed.

How to file a notice of claimed infringement

To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your written notice must include substantially all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed — or, if multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list of those works.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and that you want removed, with information reasonably sufficient to let us locate it. A direct link to the set or page is the most useful thing you can give us.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to let us contact you: name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

What we do when we receive a notice

• We remove or disable access to the material identified in a valid notice expeditiously.
• We take reasonable steps to notify the user who posted it, and we provide them a copy of the notice.
• We tell that user how to submit a counter-notification if they believe the removal was a mistake.

Counter-notification

If your material was removed and you believe that was the result of mistake or misidentification, you may send our designated agent a counter-notification. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3) it must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the location at which it appeared before it was removed.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, mailing 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 the United States, any judicial district in which Readflexes may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or an agent of that person.

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we may restore the removed material in 10 to 14 business days, unless our designated agent first receives notice that the complaining party has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

Repeat infringer policy

It is our policy, in appropriate circumstances, to disable and terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the copyrights of others. In deciding whether circumstances are appropriate we consider the number and substance of valid notices received about a user, whether any were withdrawn or successfully countered, and whether the user's conduct suggests deliberate or repeated infringement.

Material removed under this policy stays removed. Attempting to re-upload material that was taken down under a valid notice counts toward this policy.

Misrepresentations

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages — including costs and attorneys' fees. Please consider whether the use might be authorized or permitted, including as fair use, before sending a notice.

Third-party images and attribution

Some sets use photographs supplied through third-party services such as Unsplash, or freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons, and we credit photographers and licensors where those images appear. If you believe an image is being used outside the terms of its licence, tell our designated agent and we will look into it.