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DMCA & Copyright

Copyright & DMCA Policy

The Guardian Chronicle respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This policy sets out the procedure for reporting alleged copyright infringement under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and analogous provisions under the Copyright Act, 1957 (India).

Designated Copyright Agent

Email: copyright@theguardianchronicle.com
Address: Satya Chambers, Third Floor, Opposite Radisson Blu, Main Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand 834002, India

Filing a Takedown Notice

A valid notice must contain the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or an authorised agent.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
  3. Identification of the material alleged to be infringing, with URLs sufficient to locate it.
  4. Your contact information (name, address, telephone, email).
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorised to act on behalf of the owner.

Counter-Notice Procedure

If you believe your content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notice containing:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material that was removed and its previous location.
  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  4. Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts in the district where you reside (or, if outside the U.S., any district in which the Company may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the complaining party.

Repeat Infringers

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

Misrepresentation

Any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).