DMCA Copyright Policy

GS Poetry respects the intellectual property of others and expects its members to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, we respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement. This policy explains how a copyright owner can ask us to remove material, how a member whose material was removed can respond, and what happens to members who repeatedly infringe. This is separate from a non-consensual intimate image request and from general content reports.

Filing a Copyright Infringement Notice

If you are a copyright owner (or authorized to act for one) and believe material on GS Poetry infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our Designated Agent below. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, if multiple works, a representative list).
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and that is to be removed, with enough detail (such as the URL) for us to locate it.
4. Your contact information — name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Upon receiving a valid notice, we will remove or disable access to the material and make a good-faith effort to notify the member who posted it.

Designated Copyright Agent

Alex Charles, DMCA Designated Agent — BLK Bear Media Group
2196 Saren Court, Tucker, GA 30084
Email: team@blkbearmedia.com

Counter-Notification

If your material was removed or disabled and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, you may send our Designated Agent a written counter-notice. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), a counter-notice must include all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location at which it appeared before it was removed or disabled.
3. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, mailing address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which GS Poetry may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the person who filed the original notice and inform them that we may restore the material in 10 to 14 business days. We will restore the material within that window unless our Designated Agent first receives notice that the original complainant has filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

Repeat-Infringer Policy

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), GS Poetry will, in appropriate circumstances, disable and/or terminate the accounts of members who are determined to be repeat infringers. We may also limit access to or terminate the account of any member for infringing activity in appropriate circumstances at our discretion.

Misrepresentation Warning

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages — including costs and attorneys' fees — incurred by the alleged infringer, by any copyright owner or its authorized licensee, or by GS Poetry. Do not make false claims.