DMCA

Our position

This site hosts no files. Every page describes software and links to storage operated by third parties. Where a rights holder asks us to remove a description and its links, we do so, and we act on properly submitted notices without argument.

Removing a page here does not remove the file from the service hosting it. To have the file itself taken down, the notice has to go to that service. We will tell you which host a link points to if you ask.

Submitting a notice

Send a notice through the contact form with the subject set to a takedown request. For it to be actionable it must contain all of the following:

• Identification of the work you say has been infringed, precisely enough for it to be recognised.
• The exact address of every page on this site you are asking to have removed. A notice naming a whole category, or the site as a whole, cannot be acted on.
• Your name, the organisation you represent, and an address at which you can be contacted.
• A statement that you believe in good faith that the use complained of is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent or the law.
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorised to act on their behalf.
• Your physical or electronic signature.

What happens next

Valid notices are processed in the order they arrive, normally within two working days. When a page is removed, its address stops resolving and it is dropped from the sitemap at the next rebuild. We keep a record of every notice received and every action taken.

If a notice is incomplete we will say which part is missing rather than ignoring it. If a notice is clearly not from the rights holder or their representative, we will say so and take no action.

Counter notice

If material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you can submit a counter notice through the same form. It must identify the material and its address before removal, state under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake, and include your name, address and signature, along with consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate court.

On receiving a valid counter notice we forward it to the party who sent the original notice. If they do not tell us within ten working days that they have filed an action, the material may be restored.

Repeat notices

We keep records of notices by sender and by work. Where the same material is reposted after removal, it is removed again and the account or route used to repost it is blocked. Deliberate abuse of this process, including notices sent by someone with no rights in the material, is itself unlawful in most jurisdictions and we treat it accordingly.