DMCA

We take copyright seriously at name-compatibility.com, both our own and that of others. This page explains how to report material on name-compatibility.com that you believe infringes your copyright, in line with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512).

Filing a copyright notice

Please make sure your notice includes each of these elements, as required by 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3):

1. Your physical or electronic signature, or that of a person authorised to act for the copyright owner.
2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim is infringed (for several works, a representative list is enough).
3. Information that lets us locate the material you object to, such as the exact URL of each page on name-compatibility.com.
4. Your contact details: name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you own the right or are authorised to act for the owner.

Sending your notice

Send notices by email to [email protected], with “DMCA notice” in the subject line. Valid notices are acted on promptly: the material is taken down or made inaccessible, and we confirm this to you. A notice missing any of the elements above may not be actionable, so please check it carefully.

Counter-notices

If you believe material was removed in error, you can respond with a counter-notice to [email protected] that includes:

• your signature, physical or electronic;
• identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal;
• a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith that the removal was due to a mistake or misidentification;
• your name, address and telephone number, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which the service provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice.

After a valid counter-notice, the material may be restored in not less than 10 and not more than 14 business days, unless the original complainant tells us they have filed a court action.

False claims

Be aware that 17 U.S.C. §512(f) makes a person who knowingly and materially misrepresents infringement, or a mistaken removal, liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. When in doubt, for instance where fair use may apply, consider talking to a lawyer before filing.

Repeat infringement

name-compatibility.com has no user accounts or uploads, but where it applies, we will, in appropriate circumstances, cut off access for anyone who repeatedly infringes copyright.

Other enquiries are welcome via our Contact page.