DMCA Policy

This DMCA Policy explains how Co-Vibe™ (“Co-Vibe,” “we,” “us”) handles claims of copyright infringement under the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512, and equivalent protections under the Canadian Copyright Modernization Act.

Co-Vibe is operated by Deepak Sharma, a sole proprietor based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. We have registered a Designated Agent with the United States Copyright Office for service of DMCA notices.

1. Our Designated DMCA Agent

This agent designation is publicly searchable in the United States Copyright Office’s DMCA Designated Agent Directory at dmca.copyright.gov.

2. What Co-Vibe Hosts — and Does Not

To make takedown notices easier to file correctly, here is what Co-Vibe actually publishes:

• Editorial Scene of the Day text — original commentary we write about a specific film or television scene. The underlying facts (title, episode number, minute mark, composer credit) are not copyrightable. The commentary is our original copyright.
• User reactions and posts — user-generated text, sticker selections, and short comments on scenes. These are submitted by our users under our Terms of Service.
• Our original mascot artwork and stickers — the Guppu and Guppy character images and animated stickers, all generated and owned by Co-Vibe.
• Music and ambient audio — (a) original synthesized compositions composed in-house for Co-Vibe, and (b) royalty-free instrumental tracks by independent Pixabay community artists, used under the Pixabay Content License. No copyrighted recordings are hosted. See Terms — Music and audio and the archived license snapshot at /licenses/pixabay/.
• Licensed metadata — titles, cast, episode lists, and similar factual data sourced from public licensed metadata providers.

We do not host, stream, transmit, distribute, or reproduce any of the following:

• Film, television, or video footage of any kind
• Soundtrack audio, including music samples or recorded clips
• Studio-released poster art at scale without the appropriate license

If your takedown notice concerns content not in the “what we host” list above, please verify the content is actually on covibe.org or the Co-Vibe mobile application before submitting.

3. How to File a DMCA Takedown Notice

To file a takedown notice, send a written notice to our Designated Agent (above) containing all of the following information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If multiple works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and that should be removed or disabled, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material — for example, the URL of the page on covibe.org or the screen of the Co-Vibe app where it appears.
• Your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and email address.
• 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, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Send your notice by email to [email protected] with the subject line “DMCA Takedown Notice.”

Notices that are missing any of the required elements may not be actionable. Please be specific. Specificity helps us act quickly.

4. What Happens After You Send a Notice

• We acknowledge receipt within three (3) business days.
• We review the notice for completeness within ten (10) business days.
• If the notice is complete and appears valid on its face, we remove or disable access to the identified material expeditiously and notify the user who posted it (if any).
• If the material was uploaded by one of our users, we forward your notice to that user (with your contact information so they can respond) and inform them of the counter-notification procedure below.

5. Counter-Notification

If you receive a DMCA notice from us about content you posted on Co-Vibe and you believe the content was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3). Your counter-notification must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access was disabled.
• 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 of the material to be removed or disabled.
• Your name, address, and telephone number.
• A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or, if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which Co-Vibe may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification.

Send your counter-notification by email to [email protected] with the subject line “DMCA Counter-Notification.”

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the party that filed the original DMCA notice. If that party does not file a court action seeking to restrain your activity within ten to fourteen business days, we may restore the removed material.

6. Repeat Infringer Policy

Co-Vibe terminates the accounts of users who are determined, in appropriate circumstances, to be repeat infringers of copyright. We track DMCA notices on a per-account basis. Three valid takedown notices against the same account within a rolling twelve-month period result in account termination.

We may also terminate accounts of users who, in our reasonable judgment, repeatedly attempt to upload infringing content even where no formal DMCA notice has been received.

7. False or Fraudulent Notices

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages.

Before sending a DMCA notice or counter-notification, please consider whether your use or someone else’s use is protected by fair use, fair dealing, or another exception under copyright law. If you are not sure, consult a lawyer.

8. Canadian Copyright Modernization Act

For takedown notices under the Canadian Copyright Modernization Act’s Notice-and-Notice regime, rights-holders may send notices to the same Designated Agent address above. Notices that satisfy section 41.25 of the Copyright Act (Canada) will be forwarded to the relevant user within the timelines required by Canadian law.

9. Contact

DMCA

[email protected]

Legal

[email protected]

Privacy

[email protected]

Mail

Co-Vibe, c/o Deepak Sharma, 1452 Brenton Street, 1107, Nova Scotia, Halifax, B3H0K3, Canada