DMCA Notice and Takedown Process
The plain version
If a Codencio user has uploaded something you own the copyright to without permission, send a takedown notice to our designated agent below. Include the specific URL, prove you own it, and sign it. We'll act on valid notices within 7 business days, usually much faster.
If you got something taken down and you believe it was a mistake, you can send a counter-notification. We restore content if the original sender doesn't sue within 14 days.
Designated DMCA agent
CodeMushroom LLC — DMCA Agent
Email (preferred): dmca@codenc.io
Postal: CodeMushroom LLC, c/o DMCA Agent, Pennsylvania, USA
Designated agent registration with the U.S. Copyright Office is in progress; postal mail can be delivered to the address above in the interim.
How to file a takedown notice
To be valid under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following. Missing items will delay action.
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If multiple works are involved, a representative list is acceptable.
- Identification of the infringing material with enough detail for us to find it. Include the specific URL on codenc.io or app.codenc.io. "There's something somewhere on your site" is not sufficient.
- Your contact information: name, address, telephone, email.
- 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.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
What we do when we receive a valid notice
- Acknowledge receipt within 2 business days.
- Remove or disable access to the identified material.
- Notify the user who uploaded it, including a copy of your notice.
- Inform the user of their right to file a counter-notification.
- Keep a record for our repeat-infringer policy (see below).
How to file a counter-notification
If your content was removed and you believe it was in error or misidentification, you can send a counter-notification. To be valid under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), it must include:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that has been removed and the location at which it appeared before removal.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, address, and telephone number.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the U.S., for any judicial district where Codencio may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification or an agent of such person.
Send to dmca@codenc.io.
On receiving a valid counter-notification, we'll forward it to the original complainant. If we don't receive notice of legal action within 10–14 business days, we'll restore the removed material.
Repeat infringer policy
It is our policy to terminate accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers. We track DMCA notices per account and will, at our discretion, suspend or terminate accounts after multiple valid notices.
Music and worship-content reminder
Most copyrighted music a church uses (lyrics displayed on a projector, songs performed in service, songs streamed online) requires a license — typically CCLI, OneLicense, or both, depending on repertoire. Codencio does not include a music license. Your church is responsible for obtaining the appropriate licenses.
If you're unsure whether you have rights to upload a chord chart, sheet music PDF, or set of lyrics to Codencio: assume not, and check with the publisher or your CCLI/OneLicense reporting tool.
Misuse of this process
17 U.S.C. § 512(f) provides that anyone who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or who knowingly materially misrepresents that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification — may be liable for damages. Don't file false notices.
Contact
DMCA notices: dmca@codenc.io
General questions: contact form
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