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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

At Dead Hand Collection, we respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. This DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) Policy outlines the procedures for reporting alleged copyright infringement and for filing a counter-notification if you believe your content was wrongly removed.

We will respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the DMCA and other applicable intellectual property laws. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via Dead Hand Collection, please notify us according to the instructions below.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content hosted on Dead Hand Collection infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the DMCA by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3) to confirm these requirements):

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 Dead Hand Collection to locate the material (e.g., specific URLs).
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Dead Hand Collection 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 send your DMCA notice to our designated Copyright Agent via our Contact Page. Ensure all required information is included to expedite the process.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that your content, which was removed or disabled, is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the material, you may send a counter-notification to our Copyright Agent containing the following information (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(g)(3) to confirm these requirements):

  • 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 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 a misidentification of the material.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in the judicial district where your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Dead Hand Collection may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the initial DMCA notification or an agent of such person.

Please send your DMCA counter-notification to our designated Copyright Agent via our Contact Page. Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, Dead Hand Collection may, in its sole discretion, restore the removed content after 10 business days unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity.

For any questions regarding this DMCA policy or to submit a notice, please visit our Contact Page.