Copyright & DMCA

Etournal hosts material that its users create and upload. If something on Etournal infringes your copyright, this page is how you tell us, and we will act on a complete notice promptly. If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake, the counter-notice process is below.

Designated copyright agent

Send notices of claimed infringement to our designated agent, registered with the United States Copyright Office:

This agent is listed in the Copyright Office's public directory of designated agents.

Sending a notice of infringement

To be effective, your notice must be in writing and include all of the following. A notice missing any of these may not be actionable, and we may come back to you for it:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
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 direct URL is best.
4. Your name, 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 your notice is accurate and — under penalty of perjury — that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act for them.

Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing can make you liable for damages, including costs and legal fees.

What we do when we receive one

We remove or disable access to the material, and we notify the user who posted it, passing on your notice. We keep a record of the complaint. Accounts that repeatedly infringe are terminated — see the Community Guidelines.

Counter-notice: if your material was removed by mistake

If your material was removed and you believe it was misidentified, you may send a counter-notice to the same agent. It must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
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, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you are outside the United States, for any district in which we may be found), and 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 the original complainant. Unless they tell us they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the activity, we may restore the material in 10 to 14 business days.

Contact

Copyright notices go to the agent above — that address is monitored for this purpose. General questions belong at support@etournal.com. See also the Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.