DMCA
Stash stores notes and images that people upload. A share link can let someone else import a copy of a summarized note. This page explains how a copyright owner asks Grafted Software to remove material on Stash. It is not legal advice.
Designated agent
Send copyright notices for Stash to Grafted Software's designated agent by email:
Put DMCA notice in the subject line so we can find it.
How to send a notice
Email a written notice to the agent above. Include every element in the next section. A notice that leaves one out may not be one we can act on.
What a notice must include
A notice of claimed infringement under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) should include all of the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature, as a person authorized to act for the copyright owner.
- Identification of the copyrighted work you claim was infringed. If one notice covers many works, a representative list of those works is enough.
- Identification of the material you claim is infringing, and information reasonably sufficient for us to find it. A share-link URL, a note title, or another locator we can match to an account works. Describe the image when there is no public URL.
- Your contact information: 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 that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act for the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
What we do with a notice
When a notice is complete, we remove or disable access to the material and, when we can, tell the person who posted it. We may suspend accounts that repeatedly infringe. Removing a share link stops new imports. A copy someone already imported is a separate note; include that locator in the notice if it is still on Stash.
Counter-notice
If your material was removed or disabled and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may email a counter-notice to the same agent. A counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. §512(g)(3) should include:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that was removed or disabled, and where it appeared before it was removed.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, mailing address, and telephone number, plus a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district of that address (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which Grafted Software may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or that person's agent.
After a valid counter-notice, we may restore the material once the waiting period in the statute has passed, unless the person who sent the original notice has filed a court action seeking to restrain you from the activity.
Misrepresentation
Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), someone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages. Send a notice only if you are the copyright owner or you are authorized to act for the owner.