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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Annual Report ("we," "us," or "our") respects the intellectual property rights of others and is committed to complying with U.S. copyright law, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). This policy outlines the procedures for copyright owners to report alleged copyright infringement on our website and for users to file counter-notifications in response to removal of content.

We will respond to valid notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the DMCA. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on our website, please notify our Designated Copyright Agent as set forth below.

Filing a DMCA Notice

To file a DMCA notice of infringement with Annual Report, you must provide a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed: Provide a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
  2. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing: Provide a description 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 disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Annual Report to locate the material (e.g., URL of the specific page or content).
  3. Contact information of the complaining party: Provide your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  4. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief: 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.
  5. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate: 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.
  6. Electronic or physical signature: A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that has been allegedly infringed.

Please send your DMCA notice to our Designated Copyright Agent using the contact information provided on our Contact Us page.

DMCA Counter-Notification Process

If your content has been removed or access disabled as a result of a DMCA notification, and you believe that the material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you have the right to file a counter-notification with Annual Report. Your counter-notification must be a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  • Identification of the material: Identify the specific material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location (e.g., URL) at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury: 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.
  • Contact information of the subscriber: Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  • Consent to jurisdiction: 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 Annual Report 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.
  • Electronic or physical signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

Please send your DMCA counter-notification to our Designated Copyright Agent using the contact information provided on our Contact Us page.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will promptly provide the complaining party with a copy of the counter-notification. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member, or user, the removed material may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days after receipt of the counter-notification, at Annual Report's sole discretion.

For any questions regarding this DMCA Policy, please visit our Contact Us page.