DMCA & Copyright Policy

How we handle third-party media

Our profiles reference public figures' public work. Where we show their media, we embed or link it from the original platform (such as YouTube or a public RSS feed) rather than hosting a copy — so the content is served by, and remains under the control of, that platform and its owner. We use short quotations for commentary under fair use with attribution, and we use our own or licensed imagery rather than lifting profile photos. In most cases a concern is resolved simply by removing an embed or a quotation.

Submitting a takedown notice

If you are a copyright owner (or authorized to act for one) and believe material on the Site infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent at dmca@topearners.net that includes all of the following, as required by the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)):

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
3. Identification of the material you say is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it — please include the exact page link(s).
4. Your contact information — name, address, phone, and email.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Please send copyright complaints here, not to our corrections address. A factual dispute about a profile goes to Corrections; a copyright claim goes through this DMCA process. Note that a takedown notice is a legal statement — knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing can carry liability under § 512(f).

What we do with a valid notice

On receiving a complete, good-faith notice, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the identified material, and we'll make a reasonable effort to notify whoever posted or is associated with it.

Counter-notice

If you believe material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to dmca@topearners.net including: your signature; identification of the removed material and the location where it appeared; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief it was removed by mistake or misidentification; your name, address, and phone number; and consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate U.S. federal court. Where the law provides, we may restore the material after the applicable waiting period unless the original complainant files a court action.

Repeat infringers

We will, in appropriate circumstances, disable access for, or terminate accounts of, users or contributors who are repeat infringers.

Designated agent

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