Notice and takedown

DevPlace removes content that infringes copyright or trademark. This page is how you tell us, and how
the person whose content was removed responds.

Filing a notice#

The fastest route is the Report control on the infringing item, with reason
intellectual_property. It lands directly in the moderation queue with the item attached and is
answered within 24 hours.

If you would rather write, use the email address on the Contact page. Either
way the notice must contain:

  1. identification of the work you own, or a representative sample of it;
  2. the exact location of the infringing material on DevPlace - a URL, or the surface and item;
  3. your name, postal address, telephone number and email address;
  4. a statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the rights holder,
    its agent, or the law;
  5. a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are the
    rights holder or authorised to act for them;
  6. your physical or electronic signature.

A notice missing any of these cannot be acted on, and you will be told which part is missing.

What happens next#

The material is removed or disabled, the person who published it is told what was removed and why,
and both the notice and the decision are recorded. Removal is not permanent destruction: it is
reversible by an administrator if the notice is withdrawn or a counter-notice succeeds.

Counter-notice#

If your content was removed and you believe that was a mistake or that the use was authorised, send a
counter-notice to the email address on the Contact page containing:

  1. identification of the material and where it appeared before removal;
  2. a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith it was removed as a result
    of mistake or misidentification;
  3. your name, postal address and telephone number;
  4. your consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of your address, and your agreement to accept
    service of process from the person who filed the original notice;
  5. your physical or electronic signature.

The counter-notice is forwarded to the original complainant. If they do not begin legal proceedings
within the statutory period, the material may be restored.

Repeat infringers#

An account that repeatedly publishes infringing material is suspended and then closed. That is a
condition of using DevPlace, not a discretionary sanction.

Bad-faith notices#

Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing carries liability under the law. Notices filed
in bad faith are treated as abuse of the reporting system and are actioned against the reporting
account.