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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

White Bean Soup ("we", "us", or "our") respects the intellectual property rights of others and is committed to complying with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This policy outlines the procedures for copyright holders to notify us of alleged copyright infringement and for users to file counter-notifications if their material has been removed due to a mistake or misidentification.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Infringement

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content hosted on our services infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a written notification of claimed infringement pursuant to the DMCA by providing our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3) to confirm these requirements):

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit White Bean Soup to locate the material. Providing URLs in the body of an email is the best way to help us locate content quickly.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit White Bean Soup to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
  5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Upon receipt of a valid DMCA notice, White Bean Soup will promptly investigate the alleged infringement and take appropriate action, which may include removing or disabling access to the infringing material.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that material you posted on our services was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you have the right to file a counter-notification with us. To be effective, a counter-notification must be a written communication provided to our Designated Copyright Agent and must include substantially the following:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which White Bean Soup may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, White Bean Soup will provide the complaining party with a copy of the counter-notification and inform them that we may replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in 10 business days. If the copyright owner does not file an action seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity on our service within 10 to 14 business days of receiving the counter-notification, we may replace or restore access to the material.

Contact Information

To submit a DMCA notice or counter-notification, please refer to our Contact Us page for the appropriate contact details for our Designated Copyright Agent.