🛡️ MyUsedRobot respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. This policy explains how to notify us of claimed copyright infringement and our response procedure, in accordance with the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) §512, the Brazilian Marco Civil da Internet (Lei nº 12.965/2014) Art. 19–21, and EU Directive 2019/790 Art. 17.
If you believe that content on MyUsedRobot (including listing photos, descriptions, editorial articles, or user reviews) infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, you may submit a written notice. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following elements:
Submit your notice via our contact page, selecting subject "DMCA" or "Copyright", or include the subject line "DMCA Takedown Notice" if using email.
SUBJECT: DMCA Takedown Notice
To MyUsedRobot Copyright Agent:
I am the copyright owner (or authorized agent) of the work described below,
and I have a good-faith belief that the material identified is used without
authorization on your Platform.
Copyrighted Work:
[Title, registration number if any, description]
Infringing Material on Platform:
URL(s): https://myusedrobot.com/[path]
Description: [what part of the listing/article infringes]
Claimant Information:
Full legal name: [Your name]
Title / Company: [If applicable]
Mailing address: [Full postal address]
Telephone: [Phone number]
Email: [Email address]
I have a good-faith belief that the use of the material described above
is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of
perjury, I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed.
Signature: ________________________
Date: __________________
Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will:
If we determine the notice is incomplete or facially invalid, we will request clarification before taking action. We do not act on anonymous or unsigned notices.
If you are a user whose content has been removed and you believe the removal was the result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. §512(g). To be effective, your counter-notice must include:
Upon receipt of a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the original claimant. If we do not receive notice of a lawsuit being filed within 10–14 business days, we may restore the removed material.
⚠️ Warning. Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or that material was removed by mistake or misidentification — may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. Brazilian law (Código Penal Art. 299 and Marco Civil Art. 23) provides similar remedies for false claims.
Do not submit a DMCA notice if you are not certain you own the copyright or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf. If you have questions about whether your use qualifies as fair use, fair dealing, or another exception, consult a qualified attorney before sending a notice.
In accordance with 17 U.S.C. §512(i), we maintain a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers. A user who receives three valid DMCA takedown notices within a 12-month period will have their account reviewed, and may be suspended or permanently terminated at our discretion.
For copyright infringement claims involving Brazilian users, the Marco Civil da Internet (Lei nº 12.965/2014) provides a framework that differs from the DMCA:
For non-urgent copyright disputes in Brazil, we recommend obtaining a judicial order. For urgent cases (clear and repeated infringement, fraudulent listings using counterfeit imagery), we may voluntarily act on a well-documented notice, but judicial orders give us full legal protection.
Online content-sharing service providers subject to Article 17 of the EU Digital Single Market Directive have enhanced obligations relating to user-uploaded copyrighted content. Although MyUsedRobot is not primarily a content-sharing platform, we treat requests from rights holders established in the EU with the same diligence as DMCA notices, and we maintain the complaint-and-redress mechanism described in §3 above as required by Art. 17(9).
Submit all notices via our contact page. For the purposes of receiving notifications of claimed infringement, our designated agent can be reached through:
Please note: only notifications complying with 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) will be processed under the DMCA procedure. General complaints about content that are not copyright claims should use a different subject line.