DMCA

Respect for copyright matters to us, and we respond to proper notices about material on essay-checker.com. This page explains how to report material on essay-checker.com that you believe infringes your copyright, in line with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512).

How to report infringement

To be effective, your written notice needs to contain all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or of someone authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed, or a representative list if one notice covers several works.
3. Identification of the material on essay-checker.com that you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to find it, ideally the full address of each page.
4. Contact information so we can reach you, including your 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.

Contact for notices

Please email your notice to [email protected] and put “DMCA notice” in the subject. We handle notices promptly, and if a notice is valid, the material is removed or access to it is disabled. 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 physical or electronic signature;
• a description of the removed material and the location where it appeared;
• 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 phone number, your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, outside the United States, of any judicial district where the service provider may be found), and your agreement to accept service of process from the person who filed the 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.

Repeat infringers

Although the site does not host user uploads or accounts, in appropriate circumstances we will block access for repeat infringers.

Misrepresentation

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.

Other enquiries are welcome via our Contact page.