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Copyright and DMCA Policy

Updated: October 12, 2024

lnkbiz.com 's copyright policy ?

Inkbiz.com has adopted a general copyright policy in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Inkbiz.com removes material that is the subject of a supported DMCA takedown notice. Section 512 of the DMCA provides rules for reporting copyright infringement and for filing a counter-notification.

    • If you believe your copyright is being violated, you can .
    • If your project has been the subject of a takedown notice, you can .
    • If you supported a project that was the subject of a takedown notice, you can .

In addition to complying with the DMCA safe harbor, lnkbiz.com may, in its sole discretion, terminate user accounts of those who are repeat infringers of others’ intellectual property rights. lnkbiz.com also reserves the right to terminate user accounts based on a single instance of infringement.

lnkbiz.com does not control the content hosted on third party websites and cannot remove content from websites that it does not own or control. If you are the copyright holder of content hosted on a third party website and have not authorized the use of your content , please contact the administrator of that website directly to have the content removed.

How do I report copyright infringement?

If you are unsure whether material on lnkbiz.com infringes your copyright, consult an attorney before filing a DMCA notice. United States copyright law requires that you consider copyright defenses, limitations, or exceptions, such as the fair use doctrine, before filing a DMCA notice. submit a notification. If you materially misrepresent that material infringes your copyright, you may be subject to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, from the creators or other parties.

If you believe in good faith that any materials accessible on or from https://www.Inkbiz.com.com/ (the “ Inkbiz.com Platform ” ) infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from the Inkbiz.com Platform by filing a DMCA notification ( “Takedown Notice” ) by completing our  . Pursuant to Section 512 of the DMCA , your written notification must include substantially the following information (please note that all information must be submitted in English):

  • an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
  • a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
  • a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the com website , in a sufficiently precise manner to permit lnkbiz.com to locate the material – please be as specific as possible, including the title of the work, the media type, and any other identifying information;
  • adequate information by which we can contact you (including your name, your postal address, your telephone number and, if available and preferably, your email address);
  • following statements:
      • “I understand that pursuant to 17 USC § 512(f), I may be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, if I knowingly and materially misrepresent that reported material or activity is infringing.”
      • “I have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., fair use)”
      • “I state that the information in this notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right under copyright law that is allegedly infringed.”
      • “I declare under penalty of perjury that I have considered whether the alleged infringement is authorized as an exception or limitation under applicable law, such as fair use under the U.S. Copyright Act.”

Submitting your notification via  is the quickest way to register your complaint, but you can also send the required information to our copyright agent at the following address:

Inkbiz.com, PBC
Attn: Copyright Agent 228 Park Ave S PMB 59430 New York, New York 10003-1502 USA 

lnkbiz.com processes Take Down Notices as provided by the DMCA. Please note that lnkbiz.com reserves the right to request additional information from you to assist us in processing a Take Down Notice, and may not take final action on a Take Down Notice until all requirements are satisfied. Please note that we reserve the right to refuse to act on a Take Down Notice if any of the attestations are omitted or not substantially complete. The easiest way to ensure that your attestations are complete is to submit them using our DMCA form.

What happens if I receive a DMCA notice about my project?

If lnkbiz.com receives a DMCA notice regarding your project, our policy is to remove the infringing material or disable access to your project until the dispute is resolved or the DMCA process is completed. lnkbiz.com reserves sole discretion in determining whether the project is hidden in whole or in part. You will receive an email from lnkbiz.com attaching the complainant’s Takedown Notice and providing instructions for filing a counter-notice if you wish to dispute it. lnkbiz.com processes Takedown Notices and counter-notices it receives for legal purposes only; we cannot and will not judge the validity of any copyright infringement claim or whether a defense such as fair use may apply.

How can I file a counter-notification to dispute the claims?

If your project is the subject of a Take Down Notice and has been hidden or disabled, and you believe that your project or the material it includes is not infringing or that you have the authorization or right to post and use such material from the copyright owner or under the law, you may submit a counter-notice to lnkbiz.com ‘s copyright agent by sending an email to  . Your counter-notice must contain the following information (please confirm these requirements with your legal advisor or see the  for more information).

Please also note that all information must be submitted in English:

  • your physical or electronic signature
  • identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled
    • “Under penalty of perjury, I have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material.”
  • your name, address, telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the Takedown Notice or an agent of such person.

lnkbiz.com ‘s copyright agent at the following address:

Inkbiz.com, PBC
Attn: Copyright Agent 228 Park Ave S PMB 59430 New York, New York 10003-1502 USA 

Under the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability.

lnkbiz.com processes counter-notifications within the time period provided by the DMCA. Please note that lnkbiz.com reserves the right to request additional information from you to help us process a counter-notification and may not take any final action until all requirements are satisfied. Please note that we reserve the right to refuse to act on a counter-notification if the required attestation is omitted or incomplete.

What happens after I submit a counter-notification?

After lnkbiz.com receives your counter-notification, we will forward it to the person who sent the Take Down Notice. If we do not receive notice within 10 business days after the counter-notification is forwarded that the owner has filed an action seeking a court order to stop the alleged infringement, lnkbiz.com may reinstate the project in question at its sole discretion.

Access to your project or the infringing material will remain disabled after we receive your counter-notification until the dispute is resolved or until 10 business days have passed without notification that the owner has filed an action seeking a court order. During this time, you will still have the option to message your supporters, edit your project, or cancel it.

Will anyone see my DMCA notice or counter-notice?

Yes. lnkbiz.com is committed to transparency when it comes to requests to disable or hide access to content on our platform. We use reasonable efforts to post a copy of each Take Down Notice and counter-notice on our website and on Lumen , a platform dedicated to ensuring transparency and accountability regarding the use (and abuse) of the DMCA process. Personally identifiable information, such as the complainant’s name, email, and phone number, will be removed from Take Down Notices and counter-notices before they are published. However, a complainant’s or counter-complainant’s address and company name (if provided) will be published publicly. You consent to such publication by submitting your Take Down Notice or counter-notice.

lnkbiz.com also reserves the right to forward all materials received (including full contact details) to the opposing party in the DMCA dispute. This is essential for lnkbiz.com’s compliance with the DMCA.

What happens to my contribution if the project I supported is subject to a copyright dispute?

If a project you have backed becomes the subject of a copyright dispute and lnkbiz.com removes part or all of the project from public view, you will receive an email explaining the status and next steps. Any material that becomes the subject of a copyright dispute will be removed or access disabled until the dispute is resolved or the DMCA process is completed. Sometimes this is a very short time frame – please be patient and contact the creator directly if you are concerned. If a project or any of its content is removed or hidden from view due to a dispute, you can still manage your pledge by visiting the project page.

Please note that because lnkbiz.com is only following legal process and not making an assessment of the underlying allegation of infringement, you should not assume that the creator engaged in an act of infringement or that there is no infringement if a project is restored.

If we fail to re-post the project within 30 days, we will cancel it, all pledge authorizations will expire, and the project will become permanently unavailable. On the other hand, if the dispute is resolved or the DMCA process is resolved within 30 days, the project will be restored to public display. We will update you via email if either of these steps are taken. Again, sometimes a project is temporarily hidden for only a short period of time while the matter is resolved.

How do I report a project for patent infringement?

lnkbiz.com evaluates and takes action on patent infringement claims in very limited circumstances. One reason for this is that, more often than not, the reward that is the subject of the patent has not been manufactured when the project is first released.

However, if you believe that a project is offering an item or service that infringes a valid and enforceable patent, please send the valid patent registration number and a court order finding patent infringement by the project to  Given the complexity of patents, we require a court order to process these claims.
Additionally, please be sure to include the following information in your message:

  • Project Infringement URL
  • full legal name
  • Your email address (use your company email address)
  • Company name (optional)
  • of the company (optional)
  • following statements:
    • “I understand that com may provide third parties, including the affected user, with a copy of this complaint”
    • “The information in this complaint is true and correct and I am the patent owner or am authorized to act on the patent owner’s behalf.”

lnkbiz.com will review allegations of patent infringement and remove from public view any design that is the subject of a court order finding it to infringe a valid and enforceable patent.

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