Copyright

What to include in a notice

So we can act on your notice quickly, and because the law requires most of it, please include all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature, as the copyright owner or someone authorised to act for them.
2. A description of the work you say has been infringed. If several works are covered by one notice, a list of them.
3. A link to the post, reply, or message on FlockM, or enough detail for us to find it. Every post has a shareable link of the form flockm.com/p/<id>.
4. Your name, postal address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that, under penalty of perjury, you are the copyright owner or authorised to act for them.

Please send one notice per complaint rather than resending; each one is read by a person.

What happens next

We remove or disable access to the content promptly, and we tell the person who posted it what we removed and why. We pass your notice on to them, including the contact details in it, so that they can respond if they believe the removal was a mistake.

If you think your content was removed in error

If something of yours was taken down and you believe that was a mistake — because the work is yours, or because your use of it is permitted — you can send a counter-notice to copyright@flockm.com. Include:

1. Your signature.
2. A description of what was removed and where it was before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith it was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, postal address, and telephone number, and a statement that you accept the jurisdiction of the courts identified in our Terms of Service, and that you will accept service from the person who sent the original notice.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we forward it to the person who complained. Unless they tell us they have gone to court, we may restore the content in 10 to 14 business days.

Accounts that keep infringing

We terminate the accounts of people who repeatedly post content that infringes others' copyright. This is set out in our Terms of Service.

Knowingly false notices

Sending a notice you know to be false can make you liable for damages, including costs and legal fees. If you are not sure whether something is infringing — fair use and fair dealing are real and often apply — it is worth taking advice before sending one.

Designated agent

Our designated agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is registered with the United States Copyright Office (registration DMCA-1082703):

Copyright Agent
Aspire systems group LLC
30 N Gould St Ste N
Sheridan, WY 82801
United States
Telephone: +1 279-256-6266
Email: copyright@flockm.com

Email is the fastest route and is monitored by a person.

Something other than copyright?

For harassment, spam, or anything else that does not belong on FlockM, use Report inside the app or see Support — that reaches us faster and is the right route for those.