Copyright and DMCA policy

We respect copyright and expect everyone who publishes on Incantory to do the same. This policy follows the notice-and-takedown process of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512) and applies worldwide.

Designated agent

OWNER TODO: designated agent not yet registered. Before launch, register a DMCA designated agent with the US Copyright Office at dmca.copyright.gov (online form, fee per registration, renew every 3 years), then fill in the name, postal address, phone number and registration number here and on the DMCA page.

• Name: [TODO: designated agent name]
• Organisation: [TODO: operator legal entity]
• Postal address: [TODO: postal address]
• Phone: [TODO: phone number]
• Email: [email protected]
• Copyright Office registration: [TODO: DMCA-xxxxxxx]

Until the registration is complete, send notices to [email protected] or use the removal request form.

Not every problem needs a legal notice

If you wrote an imported prompt and simply want it gone, you do not need to send a DMCA notice: use the removal request form and we will remove it, even if it was published under CC0. If a prompt is yours and you want it credited to you, claim it.

Sending a copyright notice

The fastest route is the removal request form, choosing "Copyright infringement (DMCA notice)" as the reason. A notice by email or post must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. The copyrighted work you believe is infringed (or a representative list, if there are several).
3. The URL of each page on Incantory with the material you want removed.
4. Your name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner.

Knowingly false notices can make you liable for damages. Consider whether the use might be fair use, or covered by the open licence the content was published under, before you send one.

What we do with a notice

1. We acknowledge it by email with a reference number.
2. A person reviews it, usually within a few working days.
3. If it is complete and valid, we remove or disable the material and notify the person who published it, with a copy of the notice (your contact details may be shared with them so they can respond).
4. We email you the outcome. We may forward notices to the Lumen project with personal contact details removed.

Counter-notices

If your content was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, send the designated agent a counter-notice with:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. The material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which Incantory may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice.

We forward the counter-notice to the person who sent the notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we restore the material 10 to 14 business days after we received the counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

Accounts that repeatedly publish infringing material are suspended and, in appropriate circumstances, closed. We count valid notices that were not successfully countered.

Other intellectual property

For trademark or other rights complaints, write to [email protected] with the same kind of detail. See also the DMCA page and the terms of service.