Copyright and content reporting

Our Fable, Inc. ("Our Fable") respects the rights of copyright owners and expects the families and circle members who use Our Fable to do the same. Our Terms of Service require everyone who uploads content to have the right to share it. This policy explains how copyright owners can tell us about infringing material under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), how the person who uploaded it can respond, and how anyone can report other content that breaks our Terms or the law.

Archives on Our Fable are private to a family and the people they invite. Sealed archive content is encrypted, and for newly created families Our Fable does not store the raw family key, so a reviewer may not be able to view the material itself. We act on the link, the account, and the description a notice gives us.

1. Where to send a notice

Send DMCA notices and counter-notices to hello@ourfable.org with "DMCA notice" in the subject line, or use the form at the end of this page. Our designated agent's listing in the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA directory is being completed; this page will show the agent's full contact details once it is.

Every notice sent through the form gets an automatic confirmation by email with a reference number. Keep it for any follow-up.

2. What a takedown notice must include

Under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3), a notice must be in writing and include:

• Your physical or electronic signature, as the copyright owner or a person authorized to act for the owner.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you believe is infringed (or, for several works, a representative list).
• Identification of the material you believe is infringing, with information reasonably sufficient for us to find it, such as the Our Fable link where it appears.
• Your name, postal address, telephone number, and email address.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act for the owner.

A notice that leaves out these elements may not be effective, and we may ask you for the missing information before we act.

3. What happens after a notice

We review every notice promptly. When a notice is complete, we remove or disable access to the material it identifies and, where we can, tell the account holder who uploaded it, including the claim and how to send a counter-notice. We keep a record of the notice and what we did.

4. Counter-notices

If material you uploaded was removed because of a DMCA notice and you believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter-notice. Under 17 U.S.C. §512(g)(3), it must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before it was removed.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district of your address (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which Our Fable may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.

When we receive a complete counter-notice, we send a copy to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement, we restore the material no sooner than 10 and no later than 14 business days after we receive the counter-notice.

5. Repeat infringers

We record a strike against an account each time we remove material from it in response to a complete DMCA notice. A strike is withdrawn if the material is restored after a counter-notice. An account with 3 active strikes is reviewed, and in appropriate circumstances we terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. We may also act sooner when the circumstances call for it.

6. Misrepresentation

Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. If you are not sure whether material infringes your copyright, consider getting legal advice before sending a notice.

7. Reporting other content

Pages people open from an Our Fable link (circle invitations, question links, delivered archives, and shared updates) have a "Report" link. Use it to report copyright concerns, abuse, content you believe is illegal, or anything else that breaks our Terms. A report identifies the page you were on and carries your own description; it never sends us the content itself.

If you are in the European Union, you can use the same link to notify us of content you consider illegal under the Digital Services Act. Include why you believe it is illegal and, if you want us to reply, your email address. We confirm receipt, review the report, and tell you what we decided and why. When we restrict content, we tell the affected account holder the reasons where we can.

You can also email hello@ourfable.org. If someone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services first.

8. Send a notice or counter-notice

The form checks that your notice includes every element above before it is sent. Your submission and contact details go to the people who review notices at Our Fable; for a counter-notice, they are also shared with the person who sent the original notice, as the law requires.