Mencraftco (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”), we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed on the Mencraftco website that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent.
1. Reporting Copyright Infringement (Takedown Notice)
If you are a copyright owner, authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Mencraftco website by completing a DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement.
Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will take whatever action, in our sole discretion, we deem appropriate, including the removal of the challenged content from our website.
To file a DMCA Takedown Notice, you must provide our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information in writing:
- Physical or Electronic Signature: 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 Copyrighted Work: Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works on our site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
- Identification of Infringing Material: 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, along with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., the specific URL(s) where the content is located).
- Contact Information: Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address.
- Good Faith Statement: A statement that you have 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.
- Perjury Statement: A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Counter-Notification Procedure
If you believe that your content was removed (or access to it was disabled) by mistake or misidentification, you may file a Counter-Notice with our Designated Copyright Agent.
To file a Counter-Notice, you must provide the following information in writing:
- Physical or Electronic Signature: Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of Removed Material: Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location (URL) at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.
- Good Faith Statement: 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.
- Contact Information & Jurisdiction Consent: Your name, address, and telephone number, and 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 the United States, for any judicial district in which Mencraftco 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.
3. Repeat Infringer Policy
In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable laws, Mencraftco has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, users, subscribers, or contributors who are deemed to be repeat infringers of intellectual property rights.
DMCA Quick Reference Guide
| Requirement | DMCA Takedown Notice (Reporting Infringement) | DMCA Counter-Notice (Appealing a Removal) |
| Who Files This? | The original copyright owner (or their authorized agent). | The user whose content was removed. |
| Purpose | To request the removal of stolen or unauthorized content. | To restore content removed by mistake or misidentification. |
| Material Identification | The exact URL(s) where the infringing content is currently located. | The exact URL(s) where the content appeared before it was removed. |
| Required Statements | Good faith belief that the use is unauthorized; statement of accuracy under penalty of perjury. | Good faith belief that removal was a mistake; consent to federal court jurisdiction. |
