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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Potato Soup respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), we have adopted the policy outlined below regarding the reporting of alleged copyright infringement. This policy describes the information that should be present in a DMCA Notice and Counter-Notification.

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on the Potato Soup website, please notify our designated Copyright Agent as set forth below.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement

To file a DMCA notice of copyright infringement, you must provide a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  1. An identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
  2. An identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Potato Soup to locate the material. This should include the specific URL(s) where the material is located.
  3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Potato Soup to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
  4. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  5. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  6. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that your material has been removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with our designated Copyright Agent. To file a DMCA counter-notification, you must provide a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  • An identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location (e.g., URL) at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
  • Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
  • 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 of the material to be removed or disabled.
  • 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 of the United States, for any judicial district in which Potato Soup may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.
  • Your physical or electronic signature.

All DMCA notices and counter-notifications should be sent to our designated Copyright Agent via the contact methods provided on our Contact Us page.