DMCA Takedown Policy

HowRareIsMyName.com respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov
/legislation/dmca.pdf, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using our service that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent identified below.

Notification of Copyright Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Site by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our Designated Copyright Agent. Upon receipt of the Notice as described below, we will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged material from the Site.

To file a DMCA notice, you must provide the following information in writing:

  • Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
  • Identify the material on our Site that you claim is infringing, with enough detail so that we may locate it on the website. A URL is the best way to help us locate content quickly.
  • Provide your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  • Include a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the disputed material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  • Include a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.
  • An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.

Designated Copyright Agent

Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to our Designated Copyright Agent:

Email: dmca@howrareismyname.com

Counter-Notification Procedures

If you believe that material you posted on the site was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with us by submitting written notification to our copyright agent. Pursuant to the DMCA, the Counter-Notice must include substantially the following: your physical or electronic signature, identification of the material that has been removed, and 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. Please note that you may be held liable for damages if you make a material misrepresentation in a counter-notice.