Copyright & DMCA Policy

1. Reporting copyright infringement (takedown notice)

If you are a copyright owner or authorized to act on one’s behalf and believe material on the Platform infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our Designated Copyright Agent (Section 4) that includes all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed (or, for multiple works, a representative list).
3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it—ideally the exact URL(s) on the Platform (for example, a release, track, or profile page).
4. Your contact information: name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized 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 copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

You may also complete any copyright-report form we provide within the Platform. Sending a complete notice helps us act quickly.

2. What we do after a valid notice

Upon receiving a notice that substantially complies with the requirements above, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material, and we will make a reasonable effort to notify the user who posted it, providing them a copy of the notice. We may also record the complaint for our repeat-infringer policy (Section 5).

3. Counter-notification

If you believe your material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send a written counter-notification to our Designated Copyright Agent that includes all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, mailing address, and telephone number.
5. 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 outside the United States, [Jurisdiction]), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we may forward it to the person who filed the original notice and inform them that we may restore the material in 10 to 14 business days. We will restore the material within that timeframe unless our Designated Agent first receives notice that the complaining party has filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

4. Designated Copyright Agent

Send notices and counter-notifications to:

Copyright Agent, WAVEKEEP
Email: copyright@wavekeep.com
Mail: [Company mailing address], Attn: Copyright Agent

Please submit only copyright notices to this contact. Other legal or support requests sent here may not receive a response.

5. Repeat-infringer policy

In appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, we will disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers, and we may remove infringing material and take other action consistent with our Terms of Service.

6. Misrepresentation

Be careful: under Section 512(f) of the DMCA (and comparable laws), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees. If you are unsure whether material infringes your rights, consult a lawyer first.

7. Other intellectual-property claims

For claims involving trademarks, rights of publicity, or other intellectual property, contact us at copyright@wavekeep.com with a description of the issue and the material at issue, and we will review it.

8. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. We will update the effective date above and, where appropriate, provide notice.

This document is a starting template reflecting the U.S. DMCA framework. Register a Designated Agent with the U.S. Copyright Office if you rely on the DMCA safe harbor, complete the bracketed items, and have this reviewed by qualified counsel (and adapted for other jurisdictions) before you rely on it.