Granite State Report respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of GraniteStateReport.com to do the same. We respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

1. Reporting alleged copyright infringement

If you believe material on the Site infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our Designated Agent (below) that includes all of the following:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed, or a representative list if more than one work is involved.
2. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it on the Site (such as the URL).
3. Your contact information: name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.

2. Designated Agent

The agent’s information above must match the designation you register with the U.S. Copyright Office’s DMCA Designated Agent Directory at https://www.copyright.gov/dmca-directory/. The Copyright Office requires a physical street address (P.O. boxes are not accepted) and a telephone number, and the agent’s name, address, phone, and email are listed publicly in that directory.

3. What we do with a valid notice

When we receive a notice that meets the requirements above, we will remove or disable access to the material in question and take reasonable steps to notify the person who posted it.

4. Counter-notification

If you believe your material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send our Designated Agent a written counter-notice that includes all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement, 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, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district where your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or that person’s agent.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we may restore the material in between 10 and 14 business days unless the person who filed the original notice tells us they have filed a court action seeking to keep the material down.

5. Repeat infringers

We may, in appropriate circumstances, disable or terminate access for users who are repeat infringers.

6. Misrepresentation

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed or disabled by mistake, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees.

7. Contact

General questions (not formal notices) can be sent to: