legaltoplain.com respects intellectual property rights and complies with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This page describes how to send us a takedown notice and how we handle counter-notices.
Designated agent
Per 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2), our designated agent for receiving DMCA notices is:
- Name: [DMCA AGENT NAME — currently "Mike Geary"]
- Address: [PHYSICAL MAILING ADDRESS]
- Email: dmca@legaltoplain.com
The agent is also registered with the U.S. Copyright Office; the public record is at https://dmca.copyright.gov/ under "[LEGAL ENTITY NAME]."
Sending a takedown notice
To submit a DMCA takedown notice to us, send a written notice (by email to dmca@legaltoplain.com) that includes all of the following:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
- Identification of the material that you claim is infringing and where on legaltoplain.com it is located. Include the URL (e.g., the result-page link
/r/<token>) or any other information sufficient for us to locate the material. - Your contact information: address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on its behalf.
What happens after we receive a notice
- Within 24 hours of receiving a complete notice, we will revoke the result-page token, scrub the underlying document and result data, and disable the related links.
- We send the original uploader a notice describing the takedown and providing them with a copy of your DMCA notice (redacted of your personal contact information at our discretion).
- The original uploader has the right to submit a counter-notification (see below).
Counter-notification
If you are the original uploader of a document that has been taken down and you believe the takedown was the result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to dmca@legaltoplain.com. It must include:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that has been removed and the location at which it appeared before removal.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification.
If we receive a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original complainant. Unless the complainant files a lawsuit within 10–14 business days seeking a court order against the uploader, we may restore the material.
Repeat infringers
Per 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), we have a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. Specifically, after a third valid takedown notice against a single user account or payment method, that account or payment method is permanently blocked from the Service.
Counterparty takedowns (non-DMCA)
If a document has been uploaded that you have a right to control (for example, a contract that names you as a party but that another party uploaded without your authorization), you may not have a DMCA claim, but you can use the abuse reporting form at /abuse. We follow a similar 24-hour-takedown process for valid abuse reports per our Terms of Service.
False notices
Submitting a knowingly false DMCA notice or counter-notification is unlawful. 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) imposes liability on anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing or was removed in error. We may seek attorneys' fees against such submissions.
Contact
dmca@legaltoplain.com