Copyright and DMCA Policy

Keelhelm respects intellectual-property rights and expects users of our Services to do the same. If you believe material available through a Keelhelm Service infringes your copyright, you can send us a takedown notice under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and we will respond as described below. For non-copyright illegal content, use the Reporting & Notice-and-Action Policy instead.

How to file a copyright notice

Use our copyright notice form, or send a written notice to our copyright agent at legal (at) keelhelm (dot) com. To be effective under § 512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed (or a representative list, if multiple works);
3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, and information reasonably sufficient to let us locate it — such as the exact URL;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to let us contact you, such as your name, address, telephone number, and email;
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please note that under § 512(f) you may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees, if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material is infringing.

What we do with a valid notice

When we receive a notice that substantially complies with the requirements above, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material, and — where the material was posted by an identifiable user — take reasonable steps to notify that user that we have done so.

Counter-notification

If you are a user whose material was removed and you believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may send us a counter-notice under § 512(g). A valid counter-notice must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature;
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal;
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; and
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we may restore the material in 10–14 business days unless the original complainant notifies us that they have filed a court action to keep it down. Send counter-notices to legal (at) keelhelm (dot) com.

Repeat infringers

In accordance with § 512(i), Keelhelm has adopted and will reasonably implement a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. Repeat infringement is also a violation of our Acceptable Use Policy.

Other jurisdictions

Rights holders outside the United States may use the same process. For illegal content other than copyright infringement — including under the EU Digital Services Act — see the Reporting & Notice-and-Action Policy.