# Notice and takedown DevPlace removes content that infringes copyright or trademark. This page is how you tell us, and how the person whose content was removed responds. ## Filing a notice The fastest route is the **Report** control on the infringing item, with reason `intellectual_property`. It lands directly in the moderation queue with the item attached and is answered within {{ moderation_sla_hours() }} hours. If you would rather write, use the email address on the [Contact](/docs/contact.html) page. Either way the notice must contain: 1. identification of the work you own, or a representative sample of it; 2. the exact location of the infringing material on DevPlace - a URL, or the surface and item; 3. your name, postal address, telephone number and email address; 4. a statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent, or the law; 5. a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorised to act for them; 6. your physical or electronic signature. A notice missing any of these cannot be acted on, and you will be told which part is missing. ## What happens next The material is removed or disabled, the person who published it is told what was removed and why, and both the notice and the decision are recorded. Removal is not permanent destruction: it is reversible by an administrator if the notice is withdrawn or a counter-notice succeeds. ## Counter-notice If your content was removed and you believe that was a mistake or that the use was authorised, send a counter-notice to the email address on the [Contact](/docs/contact.html) page containing: 1. identification of the material and where it appeared before removal; 2. a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith it was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; 3. your name, postal address and telephone number; 4. your consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of your address, and your agreement to accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice; 5. your physical or electronic signature. The counter-notice is forwarded to the original complainant. If they do not begin legal proceedings within the statutory period, the material may be restored. ## Repeat infringers An account that repeatedly publishes infringing material is suspended and then closed. That is a condition of using DevPlace, not a discretionary sanction. ## Bad-faith notices Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing carries liability under the law. Notices filed in bad faith are treated as abuse of the reporting system and are actioned against the reporting account.