Copyright and DMCA Policy

Last updated: TODO — e.g. 1 January 2027

LinkedStudy respects intellectual property rights and expects its users to do the same. This policy explains how to report infringing material, how to dispute a removal, and what happens to repeat infringers.

1. Our role

LinkedStudy is a hosting provider. Content on the Platform is uploaded by Creators and members, not by us. We do not pre-screen uploads. When we receive a valid notice that material infringes copyright, we act expeditiously to remove or disable access to it.

We operate this policy in line with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. section 512 ("DMCA"), and apply equivalent processes to notices brought under other applicable copyright regimes, including the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and the Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690) of Ghana.

2. Designated Copyright Agent

Send copyright notices to our Designated Agent:

Copyright Agent, TODO Ltd. Email: [email protected] Post: TODO — street, city, country

Notices sent to any other address may not receive a timely response.

3. How to submit a takedown notice

To be effective, your notice must include all six of the following. An incomplete notice may not be actionable and we may ask you to resubmit.

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed. If multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list.
3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it. The full URL of the post, comment, lesson or file is best.
4. Your contact information: name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
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 that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on their behalf.

Consider fair use first. Criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, quotation and parody may be lawful uses that do not require permission. Please consider whether the use is lawful before sending a notice.

Misrepresentation has consequences. Under 17 U.S.C. section 512(f), anyone who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees.

4. What we do when we receive a valid notice

1. We remove or disable access to the material expeditiously.
2. We notify the user who posted it, and forward them a copy of your notice, including the contact details you supplied. Your notice will be shared with the alleged infringer. If you prefer not to share personal contact details, use a business address and role-based email.
3. We record a copyright strike against that user's account.
4. We tell the user how to submit a counter-notice.

5. How to submit a counter-notice

If your content was removed and you believe it was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to [email protected] containing:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material removed 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 as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
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 your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which LinkedStudy may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.

What happens next. We forward your counter-notice to the person who filed the original complaint. If they do not notify us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain you from the activity, we may restore the material within 10 to 14 business days of receiving your counter-notice.

6. Repeat infringer policy

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyright.

• Each valid, uncontested takedown notice results in one strike.
• A strike is withdrawn if the notice is retracted, successfully countered, or found to be invalid.
• Three strikes within 12 months results in termination of the account and any communities the user owns.
• We may terminate sooner for flagrant or commercial-scale infringement, such as uploading a pirated course library.

Terminated users may not create new accounts. We also consider repeat infringement when deciding whether to approve payouts.

7. Trademark, publicity and other rights

For claims that do not concern copyright, such as trademark misuse, impersonation, use of your name or likeness, or defamation, email [email protected] with a description of your right, the material concerned, its location, and your contact details. We assess these case by case.

8. Content that is never permitted

Some material is removed on sight, without a notice, and reported where the law requires it, in particular child sexual abuse material, which we report to the relevant authorities and preserve as required by law. See our Acceptable Use Policy.

9. Transparency

We maintain internal records of all notices received and action taken. We may publish aggregate statistics about takedown activity.