Copyright & DMCA

Niche of One respects copyright and expects everyone who publishes here to do the same. Publishing work you don't hold the rights to violates the Acceptable Use Policy. If you believe material on this platform infringes your copyright, tell the designated agent below and it gets handled by a person, not a queue.

Reporting infringement

Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), send the designated agent a written notice that includes:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you say was infringed.
3. The URL or a clear description of the material you want removed, specific enough to find it.
4. Your name, address, phone number, and email.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act for them.

Valid notices are acted on promptly. The material comes down, the member who posted it is told which work and why, and their buyers keep access to anything already purchased while the claim is resolved. Filing a false claim, or misrepresenting that material is infringing, can make you liable for damages under § 512(f). Don't use this to silence work you simply dislike.

Counter-notices

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, you may send the designated agent a counter-notice with your signature, identification of the removed material and where it appeared, your contact information, your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your district, and a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake. If the original claimant doesn't file suit within the statutory window, the material may be restored.

Repeat infringers

Members who repeatedly infringe get their storefronts closed. As with any closure, they keep their own export and their buyers keep what they bought. This policy sits alongside Acts of God and the Acceptable Use Policy.