Signal & Static respects the intellectual-property rights of others and expects users of the Site to do the same. We respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), the European Union's Copyright Directive (Directive 2019/790/EU), and analogous laws in other jurisdictions where applicable. This applies equally to material published in our NSFW AI review and any other ai porn coverage on the site. The procedures below operate alongside our Terms of Service, and personal data submitted with a notice is handled according to our Privacy Policy.
This policy describes the procedure for submitting copyright complaints to us, what we will do in response, and how to challenge a removal you believe was mistaken.
Before You Send a Notice
Please consider whether the use you're concerned about may be:
- Fair use, fair dealing, or another permitted use under copyright law. Our coverage includes editorial commentary, criticism, and reporting, which routinely involves quoting, citing, and discussing copyrighted works.
- Properly licensed or in the public domain. Some material we publish is licensed under Creative Commons, public-domain dedication, or other open terms.
- Used with permission. We sometimes obtain direct permission from rights holders that may not be visible in the article itself.
If after considering the above you still believe your rights are being infringed, please proceed.
Designated Agent Contact
Copyright complaints should be sent to our designated agent:
DMCA Designated Agent
Signal & Static
Email: [email protected]
Postal: [Postal address to be provided upon domain registration]
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Notices sent to any other address may be delayed or missed. Email is the fastest channel and is preferred for routine notices.
Required Contents of a Notice
A valid notice of alleged copyright infringement must include all of the following. Notices missing any of these elements may be returned without action.
- Identification of the copyrighted work. Identify the specific work you claim has been infringed. A title, registration number, URL of the original, or a clear description is acceptable. If your notice covers multiple works, you may provide a representative list.
- Identification of the material on the Site. Provide the specific URL or URLs where the allegedly infringing material appears. "Throughout your site" is not sufficient — we need to be able to find and evaluate the specific material.
- Your contact information. Your full legal name, postal address, telephone number, and email address. We may need to contact you about your notice.
- A good-faith statement. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement of accuracy. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
- Your signature. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent. Typing your name at the end of an email is acceptable as an electronic signature.
What We Do With Notices
When we receive a valid notice, we typically:
- Acknowledge receipt within five business days.
- Review the material and the claim. Where the claim is well-founded and not defensible as fair use or another permitted use, we remove or disable access to the material expeditiously.
- Notify the original poster (if applicable) of the complaint and the action taken.
- Where the original poster files a valid counter-notice, we forward the counter-notice to the complainant.
- Restore the material approximately 10–14 business days after receiving a valid counter-notice, unless we receive notice that the complainant has filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to keep the material down.
We log all DMCA notices and counter-notices and may transmit them, with personally identifying details redacted as appropriate, to academic research projects studying takedown abuse (such as Harvard's Lumen database).
Counter-Notices
If material you posted (or that was published with your authorization) has been removed in response to a DMCA notice, and you believe the removal was a mistake or that the material is non-infringing, you may submit a counter-notice. A valid counter-notice must include:
- Identification of the material that was removed and the location at which it appeared before removal;
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification;
- Your full legal name, postal address, and telephone number;
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate court in your judicial district, or if you are outside the United States, the courts of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and that you will accept service of process from the complainant or the complainant's authorized agent;
- Your physical or electronic signature.
Send counter-notices to the same designated agent address listed above. On receipt of a valid counter-notice we will forward it to the original complainant and, absent a court order to the contrary, restore the material approximately 10–14 business days later.
Misrepresentations and Sanctions
Under section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, the copyright owner, or any service provider as a result of the misrepresentation.
We reserve the right to publish abusive takedown notices, with personally identifying details redacted where appropriate, in cases where the abuse is significant enough to be of public interest.
Repeat Infringer Policy
It is our policy to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the access of users (including contributors and commenters where applicable) who are repeat infringers of copyright. We evaluate complaints in good faith and exercise reasonable judgment in determining whether termination is warranted.
Trademark Complaints
For complaints about trademark use rather than copyright, please email [email protected] with a description of the mark, your relationship to it, the specific URL where the alleged misuse appears, and the basis of your complaint.
European Notices
If you are submitting a notice under the EU Copyright Directive (Directive 2019/790/EU), the laws of an EU Member State, or the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, please use the same designated-agent contact above. We aim to handle EU and UK notices with the same speed and care as DMCA notices.
General Copyright Questions
For general questions about copyright matters that are not formal takedown notices — for example, requests for permission to reproduce one of our articles — please use our contact page with "Copyright question" in the subject line.