Reporting Instances of Copyright Infringement:

If you believe that Content residing or accessible on or through the Services infringes your copyright, please send a notice of copyright infringement containing the following information to the Designated Agent at the address below:

• Identification of the work or material being infringed.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, including its location, with sufficient detail so that the E621 Administration is capable of finding it and verifying its existence.
• Contact information for the notifying party (the "Notifying Party"), including name, address, telephone number, and email address.
• A statement that the Notifying Party has a good faith belief that the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or law.
• A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided in the notice is accurate and that the Notifying Party is authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the copyright owner.
• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that has been allegedly infringed.

Please also note that the information provided in a notice of copyright infringement may be forwarded to the Subscriber who posted the allegedly infringing content. After removing material pursuant to a valid DMCA notice, E621 will immediately notify the Subscriber responsible for the allegedly infringing material that it has removed or disabled access to the material. E621 will terminate, under appropriate circumstances, the Accounts of Subscribers who are repeat copyright infringers, and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate any Subscriber for actual or apparent copyright infringement.

Submitting a DMCA Counter-Notification:

If you believe you are the wrongful subject of a DMCA notification, you may file a counter-notification with E621 by providing the following information to the Designated Agent at the address below:

• The specific URLs of material that E621 has removed or to which E621 has disabled access.

Your real name, physical address, telephone number, and email address.

• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or the federal district courts located in Phoenix, Arizona if your address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.
• The following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled."
• Your signature.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, e621 will forward it to Notifying Party who submitted the original DMCA notification. The original Notifying Party (or the copyright holder he or she represents) will then have fifteen (15) days to notify us that he or she has filed legal action relating to the allegedly infringing material. If E621 does not receive any such notification within fifteen (15) days, we may restore the material to the Services.

Designated Agent

M. Sullivan
Re: Copyright Claim, E621
16845 N 29th Ave #1
Phoenix, AZ 85027

Email: [email protected]

Upon receiving a DMCA takedown notice, the Site Administrator(s) will notify the individual that had the DMCA served against them via their listed email contact address associated with their account, as that is the only solid and steady contact method we have available.

Notification Process:

1. E621 receives a complaint via email/ground service
2. E621 processes the request and ensures its validity. Primarily, checking for the following:
　　a. Accurate DMCA with all necessary information.
‎　　　　‎i. If a request does not meet this criteria, inform the complainant that they must file an appropriate
　　　　　request in accordance with the DMCA. Direct to policy page
‎　　b. Request properly identifies the work or material being infringed in clear and understandable terms
　　　　i. If a request does not meet this criteria, inform the user that their correspondence does not
　　　　　contain the specific location of the materials claimed to be infringing or information reasonably sufficient
　　　　　to permit us to locate the material.
3. E621 notifies the complainant that their correspondence has been received.
4. E621 removes the infringing content after noting down the location/logging necessary metadata
　 (though, not the infringing content itself)
5. E621 notifies the infringing party of actions taken,
‎　　a. See “notice” subsection
6. In most cases, matter is closed. In some cases, infringing party files counter notice
‎　　a. If matter is closed, ensure infringing party is not a repeat offender. Recidivism should be promoted
　　　 to a ban from the service to ensure proper Safe Harbor protections.
‎　　b. If infringing party files counter notice, follow this process but switch sides. This will, realistically,
　　　 rarely ever happen.

Notice (What we send to users in violation):

E621 is in receipt of a complaint under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act from <Name/Company of complainant> regarding materials that are allegedly infringing upon the complainant's intellectual property rights.
E621 has only passed on the complainant's notice and has not sought to determine whether the materials in the complaint do indeed infringe upon the complainant's intellectual property rights.
<Notice of removal>
You are legally permitted to file a counter-notice under the DMCA. This notice must comply with 17 USC 512(g)(3), and we will communicate it to the reporter on your behalf. If you choose to file a counter notice, you may restore the content after 14 business days unless a lawsuit is filed. Please note that we can not give legal advice regarding your rights, and recommend that you contact an attorney.