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They can submit a DMCA takedown notice via our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190208082940/http://automattic.com/dmca-notice/">form</a>, email, or printed letter. After that, here’s what happens:</p> <ul> <li><a href="#step1">We review the notice.</a></li> <li>If the notice is complete and valid, <a href="#step2">we remove the content</a>.</li> <li>We <a href="#step3">notify the site owner and reply to the copyright holder</a> to let them know we’ve taken action.</li> <li><a href="#step4">We add a strike</a> to the site owner’s account if they don’t counter the notice.</li> <li>If the site owner believes they have rights to use the content or that the notice was submitted incorrectly, <a href="#step5">we review and process their counter notice</a>.</li> <li><a href="#step6">We restore the content</a> if the copyright holder doesn’t take further legal action within 10 business days.</li> </ul> <h4 id="step1">Step 1: We Review the Takedown Notice</h4> <p>When we first receive a DMCA takedown notice regarding a site, we review it to confirm that all of the required elements are present. Because the DMCA is law, we cannot accept a notice that’s missing any of the pieces outlined <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190208082940/http://automattic.com/dmca-notice/">here</a>.</p> <p>In addition to reviewing notices for completeness, we also assess their validity. Although we respect copyrights, we also support everyone’s right to use content within the boundaries afforded by the law. Specifically, we reject notices that appear to be fraudulent or where the content identified:</p> <ul> <li>Isn’t copyrightable (for example, a person’s name).</li> <li>Is content that the complaining party may not own the copyright for (for example, the subject of a photo isn’t necessarily the copyright owner of the photo).</li> <li>Is fair use of copyrighted content.</li> </ul> <h4 id="step2">Step 2: We Remove the Content</h4> <p>If we receive a complete and valid DMCA takedown notice, we remove the content from the site and replace it with a DMCA removal message. For example, if we receive a DMCA takedown notice for an image within a post, we’ll replace only that image with a placeholder and insert text at the bottom of the post; the rest of the post and site will be unaffected.</p> <h4 id="step3">Step 3: We Notify the Site Owner and Reply to the Copyright Holder</h4> <p>Whenever we remove content from a site in response to a DMCA takedown notice we email the site owner and provide a copy of the original complaint. We also notify the copyright holder to let them know that the allegedly infringing content has been removed.</p> <p>If the site owner wants to republish the post, they can edit the post to remove the specific content at issue. (This is only an option when only a portion of a post was identified as infringing.) After making the changes, the site owner must reply to our message to request removal of the DMCA takedown message.</p> <p>Site owners cannot, under any circumstances, republish the allegedly infringing content. 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