Overview
CoverBop complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 USC §512. This page explains how copyright owners can send a takedown notice for content available through CoverBop, how users can respond with a counter-notice if their content was removed in error, and how CoverBop handles repeat infringers.
Designated DMCA agent
Send DMCA notices and counter-notices to CoverBop's designated agent:
DMCA Agent, CoverBop
Email: support@coverbop.com
Mailing address and phone: available on request to the email above
CoverBop's designated agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory under registration number DMCA-1072757.
Filing a DMCA takedown notice
To report content available through CoverBop that you believe infringes your copyright, send a written notice to the designated agent above. Under 17 USC §512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following:
- Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed (or, for multiple works at a single site, a representative list).
- Identification of the allegedly infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to let CoverBop locate it (such as a URL or screenshot).
- Your contact information: full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- 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.
- Your physical or electronic signature (the rights-holder's or an authorized agent's).
Notices missing any of these elements may not qualify under §512 and may not result in action. Knowingly material misrepresentations in a notice can create liability under §512(f).
Counter-notice procedure
If your content was removed or disabled as a result of a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notice under 17 USC §512(g). Send your counter-notice to the designated agent above. It must include:
- Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before removal.
- Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
- 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 outside the United States, any judicial district in which CoverBop may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the original claimant or its agent.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
If a valid counter-notice is received, CoverBop will forward it to the original claimant. Unless the claimant files a court action seeking an order against you within 10 to 14 business days, CoverBop may restore the removed content. Knowingly material misrepresentations in a counter-notice can also create liability under §512(f).
Repeat infringer policy
Under 17 USC §512(i)(1)(A), CoverBop has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. CoverBop may suspend or terminate accounts after multiple substantiated DMCA notices, and may take action sooner where the conduct warrants it.
What CoverBop may do in response to a notice
On receipt of a valid notice, CoverBop may remove or disable access to the reported material, ask the claimant or the user for additional information, notify the user whose content was removed, forward counter-notices, and take other steps consistent with §512 and applicable law.
Not legal advice
This page describes CoverBop's DMCA procedure. It is not legal advice. If you are unsure whether to send a notice or counter-notice, you should consult an attorney.