Copyright & DMCA

1. Reporting Copyright Infringement

Gritworks Collective respects copyright. If you own a work and believe it has been copied onto the Service in a way that infringes your rights, send a written notice to our copyright agent. We act on valid notices promptly.

Our agent for copyright notices:

Copyright Agent, Gritworks Collective LLC
legal@gritworkscollective.com
Gritworks Collective, 12304 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025

2. What Your Notice Must Contain

The law sets out what a takedown notice has to include. A notice missing any of these is not a valid notice, and we may not be able to act on it:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or someone authorised to act for them.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed.
3. Identification of the material you say is infringing, with enough detail for us to find it — a URL is best.
4. Your contact details: name, postal address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised 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 authorised to act for them.

Send the notice to a person, not a form, if you would rather. Email reaches our agent directly and is the fastest route.

3. What We Do When a Notice Arrives

We review the notice. If it is valid, we remove or disable access to the material and tell the person who posted it, passing on your notice — including the contact details it contains, which the law requires us to share so they can respond.

We do not decide who owns a copyright. We are not a court. Removing material is not a finding that anyone did anything wrong, and declining to remove it is not a finding that they did not.

4. If Your Material Was Removed — Counter-Notice

If you believe your material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter-notice to the same agent. It must contain:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed, and where it appeared before it was removed.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, postal address and telephone number, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your district — or, if you are outside the United States, any district where we may be found — and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we forward it to whoever sent the original notice. Unless they tell us they have filed a court action, we may restore the material in 10 to 14 business days.

5. Repeat Infringers

We terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyright. What counts as "repeatedly" depends on the circumstances, and we apply this policy using our own judgement rather than a fixed count — but we do apply it, and an account can be terminated for it.

6. Misrepresentation

Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), a person who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing — or that it was removed by mistake — can be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees. Please be sure before you send either kind of notice.

7. Other Complaints

This page is for copyright. For anything else — a privacy concern, a trademark question, or content you believe breaks our rules — see our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, or write to legal@gritworkscollective.com.