copyright & dmca

effective august 23, 2026

The plain-English version: if something on SOMO infringes your copyright, tell us and it comes down fast. If something of yours was taken down by mistake, you can contest it and get it back. This page is the formal machinery for both.

our policy

SOMO respects copyright and expects the people who live here to do the same. We respond to proper infringement notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512): we remove or disable access to the identified material expeditiously, we notify the person who posted it, and we terminate the accounts of repeat infringers as described in our terms of service.

designated copyright agent

Send copyright notices to our designated agent. Email is the fastest path.

filing a takedown notice

For your notice to be effective under §512(c)(3), it must include:

identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed (or a representative list, if there are many);
identification of the material you claim is infringing and information reasonably sufficient for us to locate it — a direct URL is best;
your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email;
a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf;
your physical or electronic signature.

When we receive a proper notice we will remove or disable access to the material expeditiously, notify the person who posted it, and record the strike against their account.

counter-notice

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send our agent a counter-notice under §512(g)(3). It must include:

identification of the removed material and where it appeared before removal;
a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification;
your name, mailing address, and telephone number;
a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district where your address is located (or, if outside the United States, any district in which Space of My Own, Inc. may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent;
your physical or electronic signature.

We will forward your counter-notice to the original complainant. Unless they notify us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the infringement, the removed material may be restored in ten to fourteen business days.

repeat infringers

Accounts that repeatedly infringe copyright are terminated in appropriate circumstances. Strikes are recorded; this policy is enforced.

false claims

Under §512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or that it was removed by mistake — is liable for the resulting damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees. Don’t weaponize this process.