diff --git a/app/views/dmcas/show.html.erb b/app/views/dmcas/show.html.erb index 26f13549b..068131327 100644 --- a/app/views/dmcas/show.html.erb +++ b/app/views/dmcas/show.html.erb @@ -1,16 +1,18 @@ -<% page_title "DMCA Complaint" %> +<% page_title "DMCA Notice" %> <% @danbooru = Danbooru.config.canonical_app_name %>
Fill out the form below to submit a DMCA takedown request.
-Please allow up to 48 hours for your complaint to be processed. You may not receive a response unless further information is needed from you.
+Please allow up to 48 hours for your request to be processed. You may not receive a response unless further information is needed from you.
-This information is required by the DMCA process. If any required information is falsified or omitted, your notice may be not be processed. Please submit your information in English.
+This information is required by the DMCA process. If any required information is falsified or omitted, your request may be not be processed. Please submit your information in English.
+ +Please be aware that information that is not protected by copyright may not be removed from the site. This includes artist tags, artist profiles, wiki pages, links to social media profiles or other websites, links to works on other websites, and other factual information not protected by copyright law.
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If you'd prefer not to use our automated form, you can <%= link_to "email us here", "mailto:#{Danbooru.config.dmca_email}" %>. Your email must include the following:
<%= link_to "Here is a template you can follow", template_dmca_path %>. <%= external_link_to "https://www.copyright.gov/512/sample-notice.pdf", "Here's another template from the US Copyright Office" %>. - The above information is legally required by the DMCA process. Your notice may not be processed if any required information is omitted or falsified.
+<%= external_link_to "https://www.copyright.gov/512/sample-notice.pdf", "Here's a template from the US Copyright Office you can follow" %>. + All of the above information is legally required by the DMCA process. Your notice may not be processed if any required information is omitted or falsified.
Last updated: July 5, 2020
+Last updated: October 23, 2022
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our Site and Services. By accessing or using our Site, you agree to be bound by @@ -130,43 +130,33 @@ Your Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed.
-If you believe any Content on the Site infringes upon your copyright, - you may send an email to the <%= link_to "webmaster", "mailto:#{@contact_email}" %> - with the following pieces of information:
+The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States law that + protects websites from copyright infringement claims for content posted by + the site's users, provided the website complies with the notice and takedown + procedures as laid out by the DMCA.
-If you believe any Content on the Site infringes upon your copyright, you may report it using our + <%= link_to "DMCA reporting form", dmca_path %>, or by sending a valid DMCA notice to + <%= link_to Danbooru.config.dmca_email, "mailto:#{Danbooru.config.dmca_email}" %>.
+ +DMCA notices must be submitted by one of the methods above. A valid DMCA notice must include all of the following:
+ +Acceptable proof of identity includes any of the following:
+All of the above information is required by the DMCA process. If any required information is omitted or falsified, your DMCA notice may not be processed.
-Certain uses of copyrighted material may not require the copyright owner's permission. In the United States, this concept is known as fair use. If you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Site is infringing, you may be liable for costs and damages.
-Please be aware that information about you that does not infringe on - your copyright will not be removed from the Site. This includes artist - tags, artist profiles, wiki pages, comments, forum posts, links to your - social media profiles, and links to your works on other sites.
- -If you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Site - is infringing, you may be liable for costs and damages.
+Please be aware that factual information is not generally copyrightable and may not be removed from the Site. This includes tags, artist profiles, wiki pages, links to an artist's social media profiles or other websites, links to works on other websites, and any other factual information that is not protected by copyright.