Copyright

Townbrief respects the work of photographers, writers and everyone who makes things. If something on a Townbrief site uses your work without permission, tell us and we will act on it quickly.

Our copyright agent

Our agent is listed in the U.S. Copyright Office’s DMCA Designated Agent Directory (dmca.copyright.gov), designation DMCA-1085665.

To report material

Send our agent a written notice that includes:

1. Your physical or electronic signature, or the signature of someone authorized to act for you.
2. The work you say is being infringed, such as the photo or text, or a list if there are several.
3. Where the material is on our site: the link to the listing or page.
4. Your name, address, phone number and email.
5. A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorized by you, your agent or the law.
6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or are authorized to act for the owner.

We remove or disable the material promptly once we receive a notice that meets these requirements, and we tell the person who posted it.

If your material was removed

If you believe that was a mistake, you can send our agent a counter-notice that includes:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. What was removed and where it appeared before it was removed.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or because it was misidentified.
4. Your name, address and phone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, outside the United States, any district where Townbrief may be found), and that you will accept service from the person who sent the original notice.

We pass the counter-notice to the person who complained. If they do not tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we restore the material within 10 to 14 business days of receiving the counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

An account with three copyright removals loses the ability to post. A false notice or counter-notice can carry legal liability, so please be sure before you send one.