DMCA Policy

Black Spines respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), Black Spines has implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed infringements and for processing such claims in accordance with the law.

This policy describes the information that should be present in a DMCA notice, how to submit it to Black Spines, and what to do if you believe your content was wrongly removed.

Filing a DMCA Infringement Notice

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on Black Spines in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify our copyright agent by providing the following information in writing (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3) to confirm these requirements):

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
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 at that site.
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 Black Spines to locate the material (e.g., specific URLs).
Information reasonably sufficient to permit Black Spines 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.
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.
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.

Please note that any misrepresentation of material fact in a written notification may subject the complaining party to liability for damages, including costs and attorney's fees incurred by us or the alleged infringer.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that your content was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send a written counter-notification to Black Spines' copyright agent (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(g)(3) to confirm these requirements). Your counter-notification must include substantially the following:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
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.
Your name, address, and telephone number.
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 Black Spines 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.

Please note that any misrepresentation of material fact in a written counter-notification may subject the counter-notifying party to liability for damages, including costs and attorney's fees incurred by us or the copyright owner.

For any questions regarding this DMCA Policy, or to submit a notice or counter-notice, please visit our Contact Us page.