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DMCA counter-notification form

The DMCA is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for online service provider safe harbor in case of copyright infringement. The administrator of an affected site or the provider of affected content may make a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or other applicable law. When we receive a counter notification, we may reinstate the material in question.

To file a counter notification with us, you must provide the information specified in the web form below. Please note that you can be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you misrepresent the material or if the activity is not infringing the copyrights of others. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether certain material infringes the copyrights of others, we suggest that you first contact an attorney. A sample counter notification may be found at www.chillingeffects.org/dmca/counter512.pdf.

Please also be advised that, pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, by submitting a counter notification through our web form, your contact information will be forwarded to the original complainant.

Complainant's Information: Please provide us with information about yourself.

Name *

Enter your first and last names

Your Title

Company name

Address *

Country of residence

Contact email address *

(where confirmation email will be sent)

Phone number *

Material In Question: Identify the specific content that Google has removed or to which Google has disabled access.

URL of the content in question *

Add an additional field

Clarifications: Please provide additional details clarifying the reason for your reinstatement request.

Clarifications *

Sworn Statements

I consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which I reside (or the Northern District of California if my address is outside of the United States), and that I will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.

Please check to confirm

I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the content identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

Please check to confirm

Signature

Signed on this date of *

Signature *

By typing your full name below, you are providing us with your digital signature, which is as legally binding as your physical signature. Please note that your signature must exactly match the first and last names that you entered at the top of this web form in order for your submission to be successful.

Please submit the completed form by clicking the submit button.

Click here for the mail and fax submission process. Submitting via mail or fax will result in longer processing times. The above web form is the best way to contact us.

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