DMCA Notice

Overview

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (17 U.S.C. § 512) provides a mechanism for copyright owners to request the removal of infringing content from online service providers, and a corresponding mechanism for users whose content has been wrongly removed to submit a counter-notification.

While stalinsarmyofapes.com is operated from Israel and is primarily governed by Israeli copyright law (which provides parallel protections), we voluntarily comply with the DMCA process to ensure consistent, transparent handling of copyright claims for our international audience.

Reporting infringement

If you are a copyright owner (or are authorized to act on behalf of one) and believe that material accessible on stalinsarmyofapes.com infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notice to our designated agent.

Notices must be submitted in English or Hebrew, contain all of the elements listed in Section 03 below, and be sent through one of the channels listed in Section 04. Incomplete notices may be rejected or delayed.

Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will:

• Acknowledge receipt within 3 business days.
• Investigate the claim and, where appropriate, remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material expeditiously.
• Notify the user who posted or uploaded the material (if known) that it has been removed.
• Provide a written response to the complainant within 14 days.

Required elements of a takedown notice

Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), a valid DMCA takedown notice must include all of the following elements. Notices that omit any element may be considered invalid and will not be acted upon.

1. Identification of the copyrighted work

   A clear description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If multiple works are involved, a representative list will suffice.

2. Identification of the infringing material

   A description of where on the site the allegedly infringing material is located, sufficient to permit us to find it. Direct URLs are strongly preferred.

3. Your contact information

   Full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. We may need to forward this information to the user who posted the allegedly infringing material.

4. Statement of good-faith belief

   A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. Statement of accuracy under penalty of perjury

   A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that is allegedly infringed.

6. Physical or electronic signature

   The physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or a person authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Designated agent

All DMCA notices and counter-notifications must be sent to our designated agent at the address below:

For fastest processing, please send notices via email with the subject line beginning with "DMCA Notice" and attach all supporting documentation as PDF.

Sample takedown notice

For your convenience, you may use the following template. Replace the highlighted placeholders with your specific information. This template is provided as a courtesy and does not constitute legal advice — you may wish to consult an attorney before submitting a formal notice.

To:   Itamar Friedman, DMCA Designated Agent
From: [Your full legal name]
Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]

Dear DMCA Agent,

I am the copyright owner (or authorized representative of the owner) of the
following work:

  Title:        [Title of copyrighted work]
  Description:  [Brief description and original location/URL]
  Registration: [Registration number, if any]

I believe in good faith that the material identified below is infringing my
copyright and is not authorized by me, my agent, or the law:

  Infringing URL(s): [Full URLs on stalinsarmyofapes.com]
  Description:       [How it infringes]

I request that the infringing material be removed or access to it disabled.

I declare, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States,
that the information in this notice is accurate, and that I am the owner
or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that
is allegedly infringed.

My contact information:

  Name:    [Full name]
  Address: [Mailing address]
  Phone:   [Phone number]
  Email:   [Email address]

Signed,

[Physical or electronic signature]

Counter-notification

If you believe that material you submitted to stalinsarmyofapes.com was removed or access was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with our designated agent. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), a valid counter-notification must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature

   Submitted by the user whose material was removed.

2. Identification of the removed material

   Description of the material that was removed and its location before removal (URLs preferred).

3. Statement under penalty of perjury

   A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

4. Your contact information and consent to jurisdiction

   Your name, address, telephone number, and email; a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the U.S., for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found); and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original DMCA notice.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will forward a copy to the original complainant and inform them that we will restore the removed material in 10 to 14 business days, unless we receive notice that the complainant has filed a court action seeking a restraining order against the user.

Repeat infringers

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i) and as a matter of policy, we will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the access of any user, contributor, or visitor who is determined to be a repeat infringer of copyright.

A user is considered a repeat infringer if they have been the subject of two or more valid, uncontested DMCA takedown notices within a 12-month period. Termination measures may include:

• Deletion of newsletter subscriptions and any associated accounts.
• Blocking of IP addresses or email domains used to submit infringing material.
• Refusal to engage in further correspondence.
• Referral to legal counsel where warranted.

Misrepresentations

Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents:

• That material is infringing (in a takedown notice), or
• That material was removed by mistake or misidentification (in a counter-notification),

shall be liable for any damages — including costs and attorneys' fees — incurred by the alleged infringer, the copyright owner, or the service provider as a result of such misrepresentation.

We take the integrity of this process seriously. Bad-faith notices, automated mass filings without review, or notices submitted for the purpose of harassment, censorship, or anti-competitive purposes will be referred to legal counsel.

If our work has been infringed

If you have discovered unauthorized reproduction, distribution, adaptation, or public performance of Stalin's Army of Apes: The Mechanized Puppeteers — or any associated material from this site, including the book trailer, cover art, excerpts, or design — we want to hear from you immediately.

Please report:

• Pirated copies of the novel on file-sharing sites, torrent trackers, "free PDF" sites, or unauthorized resale platforms.
• Unauthorized translations or adaptations published anywhere in the world.
• Stolen excerpts appearing on other websites, blogs, or social-media accounts without attribution.
• AI-generated derivatives that appear to have been trained on or to reproduce substantial elements of the Work.
• Counterfeit print editions being sold on Amazon or any other retailer.

Contact

For all DMCA matters — takedown notices, counter-notifications, infringement reports, or licensing inquiries — please use the channels below: