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DMCA policy

Last updated May 18, 2026
Attorney-review-ready draft — not yet attorney-approved

Structured against 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) and §512(g) statutory requirements. Register the DMCA agent with the U.S. Copyright Office before public launch ($6 one-time — see README.md §9). Update §1 with your registered agent's postal address.

AIIncidentTracker, operated by AI Incident Tracker, LLC, respects the intellectual property rights of others. We respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other applicable laws. This page describes how to submit a notice or counter-notice.

1. Designated DMCA agent

Notices of claimed infringement should be sent to our designated agent:

Name: DMCA Agent, AI Incident Tracker, LLC
Postal: AI Incident Tracker, LLC, c/o registered agent (Delaware). Update with full address before launch.

Our designated DMCA agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office; the registration record may be searched at the Copyright Office's DMCA Directory.

2. How to submit a takedown notice

To be effective, your notice must be in writing and include all of the following (per 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3)):

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or a representative list if multiple works are covered by a single notice).
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material — preferably the full URL on aiincidenttracker.com.
  4. Your contact information — name, postal address, telephone number, and email address.
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Send the completed notice to dmca@aiincidenttracker.com. We will acknowledge receipt within one business day. Incomplete notices may be disregarded. Notices submitted in bad faith may result in liability under 17 U.S.C. §512(f).

3. Our response

Upon receipt of a complete and valid notice, we will:

  1. Acknowledge receipt to the complainant within one business day.
  2. Remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material expeditiously.
  3. Notify the user who posted or is responsible for the material, providing them with a copy of the notice.
  4. Log the action in our internal record. Confirmed takedowns affecting editorial entries are also reflected in our public corrections log.

4. Counter-notice

If you believe material we removed or disabled was not infringing, or that you have authorization from the copyright owner to use it, you may submit a counter-notice that includes all of the following (per 17 U.S.C. §512(g)):

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material that has been removed or disabled, and the location at which it appeared before removal.
  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  4. Your name, address, telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or the District of Delaware if your address is outside the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or an agent of that person.

Send counter-notices to dmca@aiincidenttracker.com. We will forward the counter-notice to the original complainant. If the complainant does not file an action seeking a court order within ten business days, we may restore the material in our discretion.

5. Repeat-infringer policy

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, AI Incident Tracker, LLC has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, accounts or access for users who are repeat infringers.

6. Fair use and editorial reporting

The Service is an editorial database that reports on incidents involving real entities, often quoting from court filings, regulator reports, corporate statements, and news articles. Where we quote or reproduce material, we do so under principles of fair use (17 U.S.C. §107) — for purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. If you believe a specific use does not qualify as fair use, please follow the notice procedure above and we will evaluate the request promptly.

7. Other intellectual-property concerns

Trademark or right-of-publicity concerns that do not fall under the DMCA may be sent to editorial@aiincidenttracker.com with a clear description of the issue and your contact information.