What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? US Code 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3)

To simplify, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DCMA”) has been designed to help protect you, another individual, company or entity from theft of original work. The “DCMA” relates to copyrighted or intellectual property rights, ownership and use. Examples of original work can be visual such as a photograph or video clip, written work such as a story or posted experience, audio, or design work such as web layout and logos. This description is extremely basic and, in no way, covers the entirety of areas and work protected by the “DMCA,” but meant instead to provide basic examples of work you might find frequently on our site.
 
Click the following link to learn more about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") or refer to U.S. Code 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for any research. The Wacktrap FAQs page is not meant to provide legal definitions or advice, pertaining to any in-depth questions or requirements concerning Copyright or Intellectual Property rights. If you have specific questions concerning the "DMCA" and how it or affects you specifically, you may wish to consult legal Counsel.
 
In the most basic terms, if an individual or company is willing to legally state that a work you are using instead belongs to that entity and not to you, a legal “DMCA” Notice to that effect must be received by Wacktrap. What happens next? You have the right to complete and send a “DMCA” Counter-Notice to Wacktrap if, and only if, the work instead legally belongs to you. Both a Notice and Counter-Notice are legal documents signed under penalty of perjury, by the submitting party. If it's not yours, don't falsely claim that it is, because the legal ramifications are serious.
 
Find out more about “DMCA” Notice or  Counter-Notice submissions and requirements, including timeframes for any Disabled Wacktrap Account which Wacktrap may choose to re-enable at its sole discretion.

Done here? Just click the Question link again, to hide this answer text