Faithful to America

We respect other people's work and we expect the same in return. This page explains how to tell us that something on faithfultoamerica.com infringes your copyright, what we do when we get a notice, and what to do if you think we removed your material by mistake. It follows the process set out in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Our position on copyright

We publish original articles and commentary. When we use a photograph, a graphic, a quote, or a clip that we did not create, we work to make sure we either have permission, are using material that is free to use, or are making a fair use of it for news reporting and commentary. Mistakes are still possible, especially with images. If we got one wrong, tell us and we will fix it quickly. You do not need a lawyer to get our attention.

How to send us a takedown notice

Send your notice through our contact form and tell us it is a copyright complaint. For us to act on it, and for it to count as a proper notice under the law, it needs to include all of the following.

Your name, your mailing address, your phone number, and an email address where we can reach you.
A clear description of the copyrighted work you say we used. If you can, link to where your original is published or attach a copy.
The exact web address of the page on our site where the material appears, plus enough detail for us to find the specific item, for example the third image in the article.
A statement that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorized by you, your agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and that under penalty of perjury you are the owner of the copyright or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
Your physical or electronic signature. Typing your full name in the form counts as an electronic signature.

If your notice is missing something, we may come back to you and ask for it before we can act. Vague complaints without a page address are hard to act on, so please be specific.

What happens after you send it

We aim to acknowledge a complete notice within two business days and to act on it promptly, normally within a few business days of confirming the details. If the claim is clear, we take the material down or disable it right away while we look into it. Taking something down quickly is not us admitting we did anything wrong, it is us being careful. We will let you know once it is handled, and we may keep a copy of your notice in our records.

If we removed your material by mistake

If we took down something you posted or sent us and you believe it was removed in error or that you had the right to use it, you can send us a counter notice through our contact form. It needs your name, address, phone number, and email address, a description of what was removed and where it was, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief it was removed by mistake or through misidentification, and your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court where you live, or where we are located if you live outside the United States. It also needs your signature. If we receive a valid counter notice, we may restore the material and we will pass your counter notice on to whoever sent the original complaint.

Repeat infringers

If someone repeatedly sends us material that infringes other people's copyrights, we will stop accepting submissions from them and will block their access to the site.

A warning about false claims

Filing a copyright complaint that you know is false is not harmless. Under section 512(f) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a person who knowingly makes a material misrepresentation in a takedown notice or a counter notice can be held responsible for the resulting damages and legal fees. Please be sure of your claim before you send it. If your real problem with an article is that you disagree with it, write to us and say so, and we will read it.

Where to send a notice

All copyright notices and counter notices should be sent through our contact form, which goes straight to the person who handles them. That is the only channel we use for copyright matters, so please do not send them through social media messages, where they are likely to be missed.

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