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Copyright & DMCA Policy

Stop Flock Cams Now · Last updated: 2026-08-23

SFCN respects intellectual property. This page explains our copyright practices and the process for takedown notices and counter-notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512).

1. What's ours, what's licensed, what's cited

  • Camera database: ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors and SFCN contributors. Original research and articles: CC BY 4.0. Full terms and attribution guidance: data-license.md.
  • Facts (camera locations, counts, dollar figures, retention periods) are not copyrightable; our records cite their sources per source-standards.md.
  • News and third-party material appear as links, brief quotes, and our own summaries under fair use — never full reproductions.
  • "Flock" and other trademarks belong to their owners and are used nominatively; see disclaimer.md. Trademark complaints are not DMCA matters — send them to [legal@stopflockcamsnow.com].

2. Designated DMCA agent

[DMCA AGENT NAME — register with the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory before launch; ~$6 filing] Stop Flock Cams Now — c/o [OPERATOR] [Postal address] Email: [dmca@stopflockcamsnow.com] Phone: [number]

The agent registration must be live and this block completed before public launch.

3. Filing a takedown notice

Send the agent a written notice containing all § 512(c)(3) elements:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed;
  2. Identification of the allegedly infringing material and its URL on our site, sufficient for us to locate it;
  3. Your name, address, telephone number, and email;
  4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner;
  6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Incomplete notices may be answered with a request to cure rather than removal. Note before you file: camera locations and other facts are not subject to copyright, and § 512(f) provides damages for knowingly material misrepresentations in takedown notices. Notices that attempt to use the DMCA to remove uncopyrightable facts or lawful criticism will be treated accordingly. If your concern is accuracy, use corrections-policy.md; if it is personal safety or privacy, use the contacts in privacy-policy.md.

4. Our response

On receiving a valid notice we will expeditiously remove or disable access to the identified material, notify the user who posted it (for user submissions), provide them a copy of the notice, and log the action in the moderation audit trail (../docs/MODERATION.md). Takedown counts appear in our transparency report (law-enforcement-request-policy.md §3).

5. Counter-notice

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, send the agent a counter-notice with:

  1. Identification of the removed material and where it appeared;
  2. A statement under penalty of perjury of your good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification;
  3. Your name, address, phone number; consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if outside the U.S., the Middle District of Florida); and consent to accept service from the notice filer;
  4. Your physical or electronic signature.

We will forward the counter-notice to the original claimant and, unless they inform us they have filed a court action, restore the material in 10–14 business days as § 512(g) provides.

6. Repeat infringers

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, accounts of users who are repeat infringers, tracked through the moderation audit trail.