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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Home Media Server Software ("the Software") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), the text of which can be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Software, its associated services, or websites, that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent identified below.

While the Software is primarily designed for personal use on private networks, we acknowledge the potential for misuse and are committed to addressing valid copyright infringement claims promptly. This policy outlines the procedures for submitting a notice of alleged infringement and for submitting a counter-notification.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe that copyrighted material accessible through the Software or related services infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a written DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement. Upon receipt of such a notice, we will take whatever action, in our sole discretion, we deem appropriate, including removal of the challenged material from publicly accessible areas (if applicable) and/or termination of the user's account if the infringement relates to content hosted or linked directly by the Software's public services (e.g., official plugins, themes, or forums). Please note that the Software itself is designed to run locally on a user's machine, and direct removal of user-stored content is not within our operational scope.

To be effective, your DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement must be a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., specific URLs of publicly accessible content, if any, or detailed description of infringing material within official channels such as plugin repositories or themes).
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
  5. A statement that the complaining party has 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 notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Such notices should be sent to our Designated Copyright Agent via the contact form on our website, specifying "DMCA Notice" in the subject line. Please refer to our contact page for the appropriate method.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that your material has been removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with us. Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we may restore the removed material after ten (10) business days, unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order to restrain the subscriber from engaging in infringing activity related to the material on our system.

To be effective, your DMCA Counter-Notification must be a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the DMCA notice of alleged infringement.

Such counter-notices should be sent to our Designated Copyright Agent via the contact form on our website, specifying "DMCA Counter-Notification" in the subject line. Please refer to our contact page for the appropriate method.