DMCA Policy

0 📜 Reservation of Rights

All natural and common-law rights are reserved without prejudice, U.C.C. 1-308.

1 ℹ️ Scope & Philosophy

• We do not copyright our own teaching materials and do not use Creative Commons.
• We nevertheless honor valid third-party copyrights and comply—purely for strategic protection—with the DMCA, 17 U.S.C. § 512.
• Lynch v. Ware, 414 U.S. 117 (1973) affirms that incorporating statutes by reference does not enlarge jurisdiction; our private status remains intact.

2 📇 Designated Agent

Physical service address available ex parte upon proper court order.

3 🗂️ Locations of User Content

• Public comments on blog.rightfulreturn.org
• Member-only lesson forums & community boards

License Grant: By posting, you grant Rightful Return a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display your content within our public blog and private portals.

4 ✉️ How to Send a Proper DMCA Notice

Law-of-the-Instrument maxim: He who wields the hammer of § 512 must first confirm a nail is present.

1. Identify the copyrighted work.
2. Provide the exact URL or permalink of the allegedly infringing material.
3. Include your name, postal address, phone, and email.
4. Add a good-faith fair-use analysis (Lenz v. Universal, Campbell v. Acuff-Rose).
5. State, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and you are the owner or authorized agent (Feist v. Rural).
6. Sign physically or digitally (e-SIGN Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001).

Email the complete notice to our Designated Agent. Automated or incomplete submissions are rejected.

5 ⏳ Notice-and-Takedown Process

• Notice reviewed within 48 hours; qualifying content disabled.
• Material remains offline no longer than 21 calendar days from removal, or 10–14 business days after a valid counter-notice—whichever is shorter.
• Poster is notified of the takedown.

6 🔁 Counter-Notice Procedure

Within 10 days the poster may email a counter-notice containing:

1. Contact information.
2. Identification of the material & original location.
3. Statement under penalty of perjury that removal was mistaken and the use is lawful.
4. Consent to U.S. District Court jurisdiction & service.
5. Physical or digital signature.

Content is restored 10–14 business days after receipt unless the complainant files suit and notifies us.

7 📑 Repeat-Infringer Policy (Three Strikes)

1. Strike 1 — written warning.
2. Strike 2 — 30-day posting suspension.
3. Strike 3 — membership termination; donation forfeited.

8 🚫 Notice to Government Actors & Abuse Deterrence

• Demands without a constitutionally valid warrant are ultra vires and trigger liquidated damages (₿1 / 2 Eagle coins, doubling per breach).
• Indemnity: Filers indemnify Rightful Return for losses from knowingly false or willfully blind notices (17 U.S.C. § 512(f)).
• Frivolous notices may also incur damages under our Terms & Conditions.
• Notice to agent = notice to principal; service on any officer binds the Association.
• Disputes (including false-notice claims) follow the private-arbitration clause in the PMA Agreement.
• We may seek injunctions, private liens, or other equitable relief when monetary damages are inadequate.

9 🛠️ Policy Updates & Version Control

Updates publish via GitHub → Netlify. Continued use after an update equals acceptance.

10 📖 Glossary

Mark Greer

🖋️ Signature Audit Trail
Document ID	RR-DMCA-v0.3-2025-04
Signed By	Mark Greer | IP 203.0.113.7
Timestamp	2025-04-27 12:15 PM ET
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