1. Reporting Infringement
Copyright notices should include contact information, identification of the copyrighted work, identification of the allegedly infringing material, a good-faith statement, an accuracy statement under penalty of perjury, and a physical or electronic signature from the owner or authorized agent.
2. Takedown Review
ShortBooks may remove or disable access to allegedly infringing material and may notify the submitting user. ShortBooks may also restrict monetization or payouts while a rights dispute is pending.
3. Counter-Notice
A user may submit a counter-notice where legally permitted and must include required statements, consent to jurisdiction, contact information, and signature. ShortBooks may restore material where legally appropriate after the counter-notice process.
4. Repeat Infringers
ShortBooks may suspend or terminate repeat infringers or users who repeatedly submit rights-violating material, abusive claims, impersonation, or unauthorized content.
5. Other Rights
Trademark, publicity, privacy, impersonation, likeness, voice, and other rights complaints may be reviewed under ShortBooks policies even if they are not formal DMCA notices.
6. AI and Generated Content
AI-assisted content can still infringe rights. Users remain responsible for prompts, uploads, generated images, generated text, characters, names, likenesses, logos, and any source material used to create or publish works.
7. Abuse
False, misleading, abusive, or bad-faith claims may create legal liability and may result in account enforcement, removal of reporting privileges, or other action.