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DMCA Takedown Policy
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====================
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These are the guidelines that Read the Docs follows when handling DMCA takedown
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requests and takedown counter requests. If you are a copyright holder wishing to
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submit a takedown request, or an author that has been notified of a takedown
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request, please familiarize yourself with `our process`__.
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You will be asked to confirm that you have reviewed information if you submit a
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request or counter request.
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__ `Takedown Process`_
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We aim to keep this entire process as transparent as possible. Our process is
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modeled after `GitHub's DMCA takedown process`__, which we
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appreciate for its focus on transparency and fairness. All requests and counter
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requests will be posted to this page below, in the `Request Archive`_. These
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requests will be redacted to remove all identifying information, except for Read
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the Docs user and project names.
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__ https://help.github.com/articles/dmca-takedown-policy/
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Takedown Process
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----------------
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Here are the steps the Read the Docs will follow in the takedown request process:
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Copyright holder submits a request
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This request, if valid, will be posted publicly on this page, `down below`__.
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The author affected by the takedown request will be
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notified with a link to the takedown request.
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For more information on submitting a takedown request, see: `Submitting a
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Request`_
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__ `Request Archive`_
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Author is contacted
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The author of the content in question will be asked to make changes to the
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content specified in the takedown request. The author will have 24 hours to
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make these changes. The copyright holder will be notified if and when this
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process begins
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Author acknowledges changes have been made
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The author must notify Read the Docs that changes have been made within 24
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hours of receiving a takedown request. If the author does not respond to this
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request, the default action will be to disable the Read the Docs project and
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remove any hosted versions
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Copyright holder review
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If the author has made changes, the copyright holder will be notified of
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these changes. If the changes are sufficient, no further action is required,
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though copyright holders are welcome to submit a formal retraction. If the
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changes are not sufficient, the author's changes can be rejected. If the
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takedown request requires alteration, a new request must be submitted. If
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Read the Docs does not receive a review response from the copyright holder
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within 2 weeks, the default action at this step is to assume the takedown
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request has been retracted.
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Content may be disabled
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If the author does not respond to a request for changes, or if the copyright
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holder has rejected the author's changes during the review process, the
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documentation project in question will be disabled.
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Author submits a counter request
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If the author believes their content was disabled as a result of a mistake,
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a counter request may be submitted. It would be advised that authors seek
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legal council before continuing. If the submitted counter request is
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sufficiently detailed, this counter will also be added to `this page`__.
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The copyright holder will be notified, with a link to
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this counter request.
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For more information on submitting a counter request, see: `Submitting a
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Counter`_
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__ `Request Archive`_
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Copyright holder may file legal action
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At this point, if the copyright holder wishes to keep the offending content
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disabled, the copyright holder must file for legal action ordering the
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author refrain from infringing activities on Read the Docs. The copyright
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holder will have 2 weeks to supply Read the Docs with a copy of a valid legal
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complaint against the author. The default action here, if the copyright
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holder does not respond to this request, is to re-enable the author's
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project.
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Submitting a Request
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Your request must:
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Acknowledge this process
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You must first acknowledge you are familiar with our DMCA takedown request
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process. If you do not acknowledge that you are familiar with our process,
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you will be instructed to review this information.
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Identify the infringing content
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You should list URLs to each piece of infringing content. If you allege that
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the entire project is infringing on copyrights you hold, please specify the
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entire project as infringing.
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Identify infringement resolution
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You will need to specify what a user must do in order to avoid having the
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rest of their content disabled. Be as specific as possible with this.
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Specify if this means adding attribution, identify specific files or content
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that should be removed, or if you allege the entire project is infringing,
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your should be specific as to why it is infringing.
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Include your contact information
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Include your name, email, physical address, and phone number.
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Include your signature
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This can be a physical or electronic signature.
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Please complete this :download:`takedown request template <../_static/dmca/takedown-template.txt>` and send it to: support@readthedocs.com
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Submitting a Counter
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Your counter request must:
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Acknowledge this process
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You must first acknowledge you are familiar with our DMCA takedown request
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process. If you do not acknowledge that you are familiar with our process,
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you will be instructed to review this information.
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Identify the infringing content that was removed
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Specify URLs in the original takedown request that you wish to challenge.
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Include your contact information
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Include your name, email, physical address, and phone number.
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Include your signature
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This can be a physical or electronic signature.
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Requests can be submitted to: support@readthedocs.com
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Request Archive
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---------------
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Currently, Read the Docs has not received any takedown requests.
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..
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* :download:`Some Company, Inc <archive/2017-01-22.txt>`
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