ShortBooks DMCA Policy

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    <h1>ShortBooks DMCA Policy</h1>
    <p style="color:#666;">Effective Date: April 14, 2026</p>

    <p>
        ShortBooks respects intellectual property rights and expects users of the platform to do the same.
        This policy explains how copyright complaints, takedown requests, and repeat infringement issues
        may be handled on the platform.
    </p>

    <h2>1. Reporting Claimed Copyright Infringement</h2>
    <p>
        If you believe that content available on ShortBooks infringes your copyright, you may submit
        a written notice requesting review and removal of the allegedly infringing material.
    </p>
    <p>Your notice should include enough information for us to reasonably evaluate the claim, including:</p>
    <ul>
        <li>your full name and contact information;</li>
        <li>identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;</li>
        <li>identification of the content or location on ShortBooks that you want reviewed or removed;</li>
        <li>a statement that you have a good-faith belief the disputed use is not authorized;</li>
        <li>a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner, if applicable.</li>
    </ul>

    <h2>2. Review and Takedown</h2>
    <p>
        Upon receiving a sufficiently detailed complaint, ShortBooks may investigate the claim and may remove,
        disable access to, restrict, demonetize, unpublish, or otherwise limit the reported content while review is ongoing
        or after review is completed.
    </p>
    <p>
        We may also request additional information before taking action, and we may decline to act where a notice is incomplete,
        unsupported, abusive, fraudulent, or otherwise insufficient.
    </p>

    <h2>3. Counter-Notice</h2>
    <p>
        If your content was removed or restricted because of a copyright complaint and you believe the action was mistaken
        or improper, you may submit a counter-notice or equivalent response with enough detail for us to evaluate the dispute.
    </p>
    <p>
        A counter-notice should include identifying information, the content at issue, and a clear explanation of why you believe
        the content was removed or restricted in error or is otherwise authorized.
    </p>

    <h2>4. Repeat Infringers</h2>
    <p>
        ShortBooks may suspend, restrict, terminate, or permanently remove accounts associated with repeated intellectual property complaints,
        repeated infringement, abusive counter-notices, or ongoing rights disputes that create platform risk.
    </p>

    <h2>5. False or Abusive Claims</h2>
    <p>
        Submitting knowingly false, misleading, abusive, or bad-faith infringement complaints or counter-notices may result in
        content restrictions, account enforcement, denial of future submissions, or other action as appropriate.
    </p>

    <h2>6. Rights and Discretion</h2>
    <p>
        ShortBooks may act in its discretion to protect rights holders, users, platform operations, and legal compliance.
        We are not required to keep content live during review, and we may remove or restrict content before a dispute is fully resolved
        where immediate action is reasonably necessary.
    </p>

    <h2>7. Other Intellectual Property Rights</h2>
    <p>
        This policy is focused on copyright-related complaints. ShortBooks may also review and act on claims involving
        trademarks, publicity rights, impersonation, unauthorized likeness use, contractual rights issues, or other legal disputes
        where content creates platform risk.
    </p>

    <h2>8. Contact for Notices</h2>
    <p>
        Copyright notices and related communications should be submitted through the support or contact channels made available
        through ShortBooks. Include enough detail for us to identify the content and evaluate the request.
    </p>
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