ArchiveLM DMCA Copyright Policy

Effective date: 2026-05-12 Last updated: 2026-05-12

ArchiveLM ("we," "us") respects the intellectual property rights of others and asks our users to do the same. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and equivalent procedures in other jurisdictions.

1. Reporting alleged infringement

If you believe content on archivelm.com infringes a copyright you own or are authorized to enforce, send a written notice to our designated agent (Section 6) that includes all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed (or, for multiple works at the same site, a representative list).
3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material with enough specificity for us to locate it — preferably the URL of the article, document, or page on archivelm.com.
4. Your contact information — full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
6. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

Incomplete notices may delay or prevent action. False or bad-faith notices may subject the sender to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) and equivalent law.

2. Counter-notice

If you believe content of yours was removed or disabled in error or as a result of misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to our designated agent that includes all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material removed or disabled and the URL where it appeared.
3. A statement made under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your contact information — full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in the Province of Ontario, Canada, or, if outside the United States, the federal court in any judicial district where ArchiveLM may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notice we will forward it to the original complainant. If the complainant does not file an action seeking a court order against you within 10 to 14 business days, we may restore the disputed content.

3. Repeat infringers

We will, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, terminate accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

4. Historical archival exceptions

Many works in public archives — newspapers, government records, ephemera — have entered the public domain by age. ArchiveLM is intended for the preservation and study of such material. Where an alleged-infringement notice concerns a work whose copyright status is unclear or has lapsed, we will exercise good-faith judgment about removal pending resolution. We may decline to remove material where:

• The work is plainly in the public domain in the jurisdiction of the user who uploaded it
• The use qualifies as fair use, fair dealing, or an analogous statutory exception, particularly for scholarship, criticism, news reporting, or research
• The notice does not adequately identify a copyright interest

We will engage in good-faith dialogue with rightsholders and uploaders before removing scholarship-significant material wherever possible.

5. Modifications

We will post material changes to this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

6. Designated DMCA agent

For DMCA notices and counter-notices, contact the agent below. (Formal U.S. Copyright Office DMCA-agent registration is in process.)

Designated DMCA Agent Michael De La Guera, ArchiveLM (business mailing address available on request — write to legal@archivelm.com) Email: dmca@archivelm.com Phone: (contact via email at the address above)

For non-U.S. jurisdictions, send equivalent notices in your jurisdiction's required form to the same email address; we will route accordingly.

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