Copyright policy

Sending a takedown notice

If you believe something on PennyPeeps infringes a copyright you own or manage, send a written notice to our designated agent (below) that includes:

1. Your physical or electronic signature (a typed full name is fine), as the owner or someone authorized to act for the owner.
2. The copyrighted work you believe is infringed, or a representative list if there are several.
3. The material you believe infringes, with enough detail for us to find it, such as the link to the comment, discussion or picture.
4. Your name, mailing address, phone number and email.
5. A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner.

Before you send one, consider whether the use could be fair use. Knowingly false notices can make you liable for damages.

What happens next

When we receive a complete notice we remove or disable access to the material promptly, tell the person who posted it, and pass on a copy of the notice.

Counter-notice

If your material was removed by mistake or because it was misidentified, send our agent a counter-notice that includes:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. The material that was removed and where it appeared before it was removed.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address and phone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district where your address is, and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the notice or their agent.

We send the counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we restore the material 10 to 14 business days after we receive the counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

We close, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of people who repeatedly infringe. An account with three valid notices against it in 12 months, not resolved by a counter-notice, is closed. We may close an account sooner for clear or deliberate infringement. People whose accounts were closed this way may not open new ones.

Designated agent

This address is for copyright notices only. For an intimate image shared without consent, use the image removal form; for anything else, the report button on a comment or discussion.

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