Copyright Policy
AfroYard respects the intellectual property rights of artists, photographers, filmmakers, and creators — respecting the culture means respecting the people who make it. We respond promptly to valid takedown notices submitted under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and equivalent copyright laws.
Filing a Takedown Notice
If you believe material on AfroYard infringes your copyright, send a notice to content@afroyard.net with the subject line “DMCA Takedown” and include:
- Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
- The exact URL(s) on afroyard.net where the material appears.
- Your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
Incomplete notices may be rejected or delayed while we request the missing information.
What Happens Next
Upon receiving a valid notice, we will remove or disable access to the material in question promptly and notify the person who posted it where applicable.
Counter-Notice
If your content was removed and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to the same address containing your contact details, identification of the removed material and its former location, a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe the removal was erroneous, and your consent to the jurisdiction of your local courts.
Repeat Infringers
We terminate the posting privileges of repeat infringers where applicable.
Contact
All copyright correspondence: content@afroyard.net