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This notice explains how to send a copyright takedown request for material published on Mahjong Rules, and what happens after one is received.

Before you send a notice

Much of what appears here is original writing about a public-domain game. The rules of mahjong, the names of its patterns and the design of its tiles are not protected by copyright, and a page that describes a rule is not infringing the rulebook that also describes it.

If your concern is a short quotation, a link, or a description of a rule, it is usually faster to write to the contact address and ask for a change than to file a formal notice. Most such requests are resolved by editing the page.

What a notice must contain

To be acted on, a takedown notice should include all of the following:

  1. Your signature. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or of a person authorised to act for them.
  2. Identification of the work. A description of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed. If several works are involved, a representative list is acceptable.
  3. Identification of the material. The exact URL or URLs on this site where the allegedly infringing material appears, specific enough that it can be located without searching the whole site.
  4. Your contact details. Name, address, telephone number and email address.
  5. A good-faith statement. A statement that you believe the use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. An accuracy statement. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the owner's behalf, made under penalty of perjury.

Send the notice to [email protected] with the subject line "DMCA notice".

What happens next

Notices are reviewed promptly. If a notice is complete and the claim appears valid, the material is removed or disabled while the matter is resolved, and the person who submitted the material is notified where possible. Incomplete notices are returned with a note explaining what is missing, rather than ignored.

Counter-notice

If material of yours was removed and you believe the removal was mistaken — for example, because you hold a licence, or because the use is permitted — you may send a counter-notice to the same address. It should identify the removed material, state your name and contact details, state under penalty of perjury that you believe the material was removed by mistake or misidentification, and consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate court.

Repeat infringement

Accounts or contributors who are the subject of repeated valid notices are not permitted to contribute further material to the site.

Misrepresentation

Knowingly making a material misrepresentation in a takedown notice or counter-notice can create liability for damages, including costs and legal fees incurred by the person wrongly accused. Please check the URL and your ownership before sending.

Contact

For anything related to copyright on this site: [email protected].