Copyright and DMCA policy
Our policy.
Trenches respects the rights of copyright owners and expects the people who use it to do the same. We respond to notices of claimed copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 512. You can use this process for any material on Trenches, including posts, profile names and bios, token artwork, logos, lessons and reading companions.
Where to send a notice.
Send copyright notices and counter-notices by email to mikaelprada18@gmail.com with the subject "DMCA notice". Email a DMCA notice.
What a notice must include.
Under 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3), a notice must be in writing and include all of the following:
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
- Identification of the copyrighted work you believe was infringed or, if one notice covers several works, a representative list of those works.
- Identification of the material you believe is infringing and should be removed or disabled, with information reasonably sufficient for us to find it, such as a link to the post, profile or token page where it appears.
- Information we can use to contact you, such as your mailing address, telephone number and email address.
- 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.
- 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 of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Finding token artwork.
For token artwork, include the token page or the image address. Images we show from our own server have an address that starts with https://trenches.academy/api/token-media/assets/.
Incomplete notices.
If a notice identifies the work and the material and tells us how to reach you but leaves out another item, we will promptly try to contact you to ask for what is missing. A notice that does not substantially meet these requirements may not lead to removal.
What happens next.
When we receive a valid notice, we promptly remove or disable access to the material and take reasonable steps to tell the person who posted it. We may give them a copy of the notice, including your name and contact details, so they can respond.
Counter-notice.
If your material was removed and you believe that happened because of a mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter-notice to the same address. Under 17 U.S.C. 512(g)(3), a counter-notice must be in writing and include all of the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it 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 misidentification of the material.
- 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 Trenches may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or an agent of that person.
Restoring material.
When we receive a valid counter-notice, we promptly send a copy to the person who sent the original notice and tell them that we will restore the material, or stop disabling access to it, in 10 business days. We restore it no less than 10 and no more than 14 business days after we receive the counter-notice, unless the person who sent the original notice first tells us that they have filed a court action seeking an order to stop the poster from infringing with that material on Trenches.
False claims.
Under 17 U.S.C. 512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, can be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. If you are not sure whether material infringes your copyright, or whether a use is allowed, for example as fair use, consider talking to a lawyer before you send a notice or counter-notice.
Repeat infringers.
In appropriate circumstances, we close the accounts of people who repeatedly infringe. An account that receives 3 valid notices within 12 months is closed. We may close an account sooner for flagrant or deliberate infringement. A notice that is withdrawn, or that is answered by a valid counter-notice after which we restore the material, does not count toward this limit.
Other reports.
For anything other than copyright, such as inappropriate artwork or a post that breaks our community rules, use the report option in the app or contact support at mikaelprada18@gmail.com