DMCA Policy

Overview

Boughly respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA"), 17 U.S.C. § 512, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Boughly platform that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent.

If you are a copyright owner (or authorized to act on behalf of one) and you believe that material on Boughly infringes your copyright, please submit a takedown notice as described below.

Designated Copyright Agent

Notices of claimed infringement should be directed to our Designated Copyright Agent, registered with the U.S. Copyright Office:

To ensure your notice is processed promptly, email is strongly preferred. Notices sent by postal mail will be processed but may take longer to acknowledge.

Filing a Takedown Notice

To be effective under the DMCA, your notice must be a written communication that includes substantially the following (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)):

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, if multiple works, a representative list).
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it — typically the full URL of the story, scene, or asset on Boughly.
4. Your contact information: full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

Misrepresentations: Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages. Please do not submit takedown notices for material you do not actually own or control rights to.

What Happens After You Submit a Notice

1. We acknowledge receipt of your notice, typically within 1–3 business days.
2. If the notice is facially valid, we remove or disable access to the identified material expeditiously.
3. We notify the user who posted the material of the takedown and provide them with a copy of your notice (with your address redacted on request).
4. The user may file a counter-notification if they believe the material was removed in error or misidentification.

Filing a Counter-Notification

If you are a Boughly user whose content has been removed pursuant to a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was the result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification. Per 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), your counter-notification must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the location at which it appeared before removal.
3. 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.
4. Your full legal name, mailing address, and telephone number, along with a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, the federal district court for any judicial district in which Boughly may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original takedown notice or their agent.

Send counter-notifications to the same Designated Copyright Agent listed above. Upon receipt, we will forward the counter-notification to the original complainant. If they do not file an action seeking a court order against you within 10–14 business days, we may restore the removed material.

Misrepresentations: Submitting a knowingly false counter-notification may expose you to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

Repeat-Infringer Policy

Consistent with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), Boughly maintains a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers of copyright.

We consider an account a repeat infringer if it accumulates three substantiated DMCA strikes within any rolling 12-month period. A "strike" is recorded when:

• We receive a facially valid DMCA takedown notice for content posted by the account, and
• The account either does not file a counter-notification, or files one that is itself facially invalid.

Strikes that are successfully counter-noticed (and where the original complainant does not file suit) do not count toward the threshold. We may also terminate accounts immediately, without regard to the strike count, for egregious or willful infringement.

Not Legal Advice

This page describes our DMCA process; it is not legal advice. If you are unsure whether to submit a notice or counter-notification, consult an attorney. The U.S. Copyright Office also provides public information at copyright.gov/dmca.