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DMCA & Copyright

How to report infringing material, and how to respond if yours was removed.

Granite State Report respects copyright and expects the same in return. This page explains how a rights holder can report material they believe infringes their copyright, and how someone whose material was removed can respond.

Copyright on this site

Original reporting, writing, and images on Granite State Report are the property of the newsroom and its editor. Third-party material that appears here is used with permission or under fair use, with attribution. If you believe something on the site uses your copyrighted work without authorization, the process below is how to raise it.

Reporting a claimed infringement

To report material you believe infringes your copyright, send a written notice to granitestatereport@gmail.com. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature, as the owner of the right or a person authorized to act for the owner.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed.
• Identification of the material you say is infringing, with enough detail — ideally the exact URL — for it to be located.
• Contact information for you: address, telephone number, and email if available.
• 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 your notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act for the owner of the right.

Granite State Report has designated an agent to receive these notices and, to preserve the protections of the statute, maintains that agent’s registration and mailing address with the U.S. Copyright Office. You can locate designated-agent contact details through the Copyright Office’s DMCA Designated Agent Directory. U.S. Copyright Office →

Filing a counter-notification

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the same address. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), it must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was removed and the location 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, address, and telephone number, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if outside the United States, a district where the service provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the party who filed the original notice.

Repeat infringers and false claims

Consistent with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), Granite State Report will terminate the access of anyone found to be a repeat infringer. Be careful on both sides: under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), a person who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, can be held liable for damages. A takedown notice and a counter-notice are both sworn statements, not opening moves in a negotiation.