Copyright and takedown

Uutter respects the rights of speakers, authors, publishers and everyone who makes the recordings people share here. If you believe material on Uutter infringes a copyright you own or are authorised to act for, tell us and we will act on it promptly. We follow the notice and takedown process of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), and we accept notices from any country.

1. Sending a notice

Your notice must be in writing and include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature, as the owner or as someone authorised to act for the owner.
2. The copyrighted work you believe is infringed, or a list if a single notice covers several works.
3. The material on Uutter you want removed, with enough detail for us to find it. A link to each post or collection is best.
4. Your name, postal address, telephone number and email.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner.

2. Where to send it

Send notices to our designated copyright agent:

Email is fastest. Please put "Copyright notice" in the subject line.

3. What happens next

When we receive a complete notice, we disable access to the material and let the person who posted it know. For recordings and transcripts, we do this by restricting the collection: its audio, video, transcripts, quotes and downloads are no longer shown to the public, while its pages, titles and short descriptions stay listed. If the notice concerns other material, such as an image or a piece of text on a page, we remove that material.

4. Counter-notices

If material you posted was removed and you believe that was a mistake, or that you have the right to post it, you can send a counter-notice to the same address. It must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. The material that was removed and where it appeared before it was removed.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, postal address and telephone number.
5. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal district court for your address or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which Uutter may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.

We forward a valid counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we may restore the material 10 to 14 business days after we received the counter-notice.

5. Repeat infringers

We suspend or terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly post infringing material.

6. False notices

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages. If you are not sure whether something infringes your rights, consider asking a lawyer first.