Copyright Tips
We've been receiving a lot of questions from members about what makes a content copyright infringing and ineligible for posted on HDTimeline.
Here are some guidelines to help you determine whether your post is eligible or whether it infringes someone else's copyright.
As a general matter, we at HDTimeline respect the rights of original writers and poster, and hope you will work with us to keep our community a creative, legal and positive experience for everyone, including writers and posters.
Make sure to follow the other guidelines in the
Terms of Use, too.
What Will Happen If You Posted Infringing Content
Anytime we become aware that a contents on our site infringes the copyrights of a third party, we will take it down from the site. We are required to do so by law. If you believe that a contents on the site infringes your copyright, send us a copyright notice and we will take it down. If you believe that we have removed a contents that you posted in error and that you are the copyright owner or have permission, you can file a counter notice and let us know.
Copyright Infringement Notification
To file a copyright infringement notification with us, you will need to send a written communication that includes substantially the following (please consult your legal counsel or see Section 512(c)(3) of the Copyright Act to confirm these requirements):
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material. Providing URLs in the body of an email is the best way to help us locate content quickly.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Such written notice should be sent to our Helpdesk as follows
Click here to send a notice