DMCA & Copyright Policy

Effective date: July 26, 2026
Last updated: August 13, 2026

Socialbilitty Trade Desk respects the intellectual-property rights of creators, contributors, publishers, photographers, filmmakers, artists, organizations, and other rights holders.

Socialbilitty expects contributors, users, partners, advertisers, and third parties interacting with its services to respect those rights as well.

This policy explains how Socialbilitty Studios, LLC addresses copyright concerns, notifications of claimed infringement, counter-notifications, and other copyright matters involving Socialbilitty Trade Desk.

Copyright Ownership

Unless otherwise stated, original material published by Socialbilitty Trade Desk is owned by Socialbilitty Studios, LLC or used under permission, license, assignment, agreement, or another lawful basis.

Protected material may include:

• Articles and original reporting
• Analysis and commentary
• Film & Television Trade Signal descriptions and frameworks
• Film & Television Hiring Signal descriptions and frameworks
• Editorial summaries and briefings
• Photographs, graphics, charts, and illustrations
• Interviews and original quotations
• Video, audio, and multimedia
• Original classifications and compilations
• Website design and presentation
• Proprietary indexes and structured materials

Publication does not waive applicable copyright, trademark, licensing, contractual, or other intellectual-property rights.

Unauthorized reproduction, republication, distribution, adaptation, sale, or commercial exploitation may violate the rights of Socialbilitty, its contributors, licensors, or other rights holders.

Permitted quotation, citation, licensing, syndication, and data use are addressed further in the Data Usage & Licensing policy.

Third-Party Material

Socialbilitty may publish, display, quote, link to, or reference third-party material for purposes including:

• News reporting
• Commentary
• Criticism
• Research
• Analysis
• Education
• Historical context
• Source documentation
• Public-interest reporting

Third-party material remains subject to the rights of its respective owner.

The appearance of third-party material on Socialbilitty does not mean Socialbilitty owns that material or can grant permission for its reuse.

Anyone seeking to reuse third-party material should contact the applicable rights holder.

Fair Use and Attribution

Socialbilitty may use limited portions of copyrighted material when it reasonably believes the use is permitted by applicable law, including under fair-use principles.

When third-party material is used, Socialbilitty seeks to:

• Use only material reasonably relevant to the reporting, criticism, analysis, or other purpose
• Identify the source when appropriate
• Preserve relevant context
• Avoid presenting third-party work as original Socialbilitty material
• Add reporting, criticism, commentary, analysis, or other meaningful context
• Avoid unnecessarily substituting for the original work or its legitimate market

Attribution alone does not automatically make a use lawful.

Likewise, the absence of express permission does not automatically establish infringement.

Fair use depends on the specific circumstances surrounding a particular use.

Copyright concerns involving attribution, licensing, ownership, or fair use may be submitted to Socialbilitty for review.

Copyright Complaints

A copyright owner or authorized representative who believes material available through Socialbilitty Trade Desk infringes copyright may submit a copyright complaint to Socialbilitty.

General copyright inquiries that are not formal DMCA notifications may be submitted through the Socialbilitty Trade Desk Contact page.

Please use the subject:

Copyright / DMCA Inquiry

Copyright complaints should identify the disputed material as specifically as possible.

Designated DMCA Agent

Socialbilitty Studios, LLC will publish its formal Designated DMCA Agent information in this section when the applicable designation and registration process has been completed.

Formal DMCA notices intended to invoke the procedures of 17 U.S.C. § 512 should be directed to the Designated DMCA Agent identified by Socialbilitty and maintained in the U.S. Copyright Office’s Designated Agent Directory.

The designated-agent information published by Socialbilitty should remain consistent with the information maintained with the U.S. Copyright Office.

Until designated-agent information is published here, users should not interpret this page as a representation that Socialbilitty has completed a DMCA agent designation.

Notification of Claimed Infringement

A copyright owner, or a person authorized to act on behalf of a copyright owner, may submit a written notification alleging that material appearing on or through a Socialbilitty-controlled service infringes an exclusive copyright right.

For a notification intended to comply with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), the notification should substantially include:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. When multiple copyrighted works on one Socialbilitty service are covered by a single notification, a representative list may be provided when legally appropriate.
3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, or the subject of infringing activity, together with information reasonably sufficient for Socialbilitty to locate the material. A specific page address or URL should be included whenever available.
4. Information reasonably sufficient for Socialbilitty to contact the complaining party, such as:
   • Full name
   • Mailing address
   • Telephone number
   • Email address
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, the owner’s agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right allegedly infringed.

A notification that does not substantially contain the information required by applicable law may be delayed, rejected, or returned for additional information.

Additional Information That May Help Review

In addition to information legally required for a formal notification, a complaining party may provide:

• The title or description of the copyrighted work
• Copyright-registration information, when available
• The date and location of original publication
• Screenshots of the disputed material
• An explanation of the rights owned or represented
• Identification of the allegedly infringing portion
• Relevant licensing or authorization information

Additional supporting information does not replace requirements imposed by applicable law.

Socialbilitty’s Response

After receiving a copyright complaint or substantially compliant DMCA notification, Socialbilitty may:

• Review the identified material
• Request additional information
• Remove or disable access to material
• Restrict distribution of material
• Contact the contributor, user, or source responsible for the material
• Forward the notice or relevant portions to an affected party
• Preserve information relating to the claim
• Decline action when a complaint is invalid, incomplete, misdirected, abusive, or does not identify material on a Socialbilitty-controlled service
• Restore material following an applicable counter-notification process
• Take other action permitted or required by law

When applicable, Socialbilitty may act expeditiously to remove or disable access to material identified in a substantially compliant notification.

Removal or restriction does not necessarily constitute an admission that copyright infringement occurred.

Notice to an Affected Party

When material submitted or maintained by a contributor, user, or other party is removed or disabled in response to a copyright notification, Socialbilitty may notify the affected party.

That notification may include:

• Identification of the affected material
• A copy or summary of the infringement notification
• Information identifying the complaining party when appropriate
• Information concerning a counter-notification
• Applicable contributor or account restrictions

Copyright complaints and counter-notifications are legal communications.

Information contained in them may be disclosed to involved parties or otherwise used as reasonably necessary to administer the process or comply with law.

Counter-Notification

A person whose material was removed or disabled in response to a DMCA notification may submit a counter-notification when they believe the material was removed because of mistake or misidentification.

For a counter-notification intended to comply with 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), it should substantially include:

1. The physical or electronic signature of the affected person.
2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before removal or disabling.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that the affected person has a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification.
4. The affected person’s:
   • Full legal name
   • Mailing address
   • Telephone number
   • Email address
5. A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the appropriate Federal District Court as required by applicable law.
6. A statement that the affected person will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original infringement notification or that person’s authorized agent.

Formal counter-notifications should be directed to Socialbilitty’s Designated DMCA Agent once the agent information is published and active.

Restoration Following a Counter-Notification

When the procedures of 17 U.S.C. § 512 apply, Socialbilitty may provide a substantially compliant counter-notification to the party who submitted the original infringement notification.

Subject to applicable law, Socialbilitty may restore removed material or cease disabling access within the applicable statutory period unless its Designated DMCA Agent receives notice that the complaining party has filed a qualifying court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

Restoration may also remain subject to:

• Applicable law
• Court orders
• Separate violations of Socialbilitty policies
• Privacy or safety concerns
• Contractual restrictions
• Other lawful grounds for removal

Restoration following a counter-notification does not constitute a legal determination that the material is non-infringing.

Misrepresentations

Anyone submitting a copyright notification or counter-notification should carefully evaluate the accuracy and legal basis of the submission.

17 U.S.C. § 512(f) may impose liability when a person knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing or that material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification.

Socialbilitty may reject or take appropriate action regarding notices or counter-notifications that appear to be:

• Fraudulent
• Abusive
• Knowingly inaccurate
• Submitted for harassment
• Intended to suppress lawful criticism or reporting
• Unrelated to copyright ownership
• Intended primarily as reputational management
• Based solely on dissatisfaction with coverage

The copyright complaint process should not be used merely to remove accurate reporting, criticism, commentary, or other lawful material because it is unfavorable or unwanted.

Repeat Infringement

When appropriate and applicable, Socialbilitty may restrict or terminate access associated with repeat or willful copyright infringement.

Actions may include:

• Warning the responsible party
• Removing or disabling material
• Restricting submission privileges
• Suspending access
• Terminating an account or contributor relationship
• Refusing future submissions
• Preserving records concerning repeated complaints

Socialbilitty may consider factors including:

• The number and nature of infringement complaints
• Whether complaints were substantiated
• Counter-notifications and court outcomes
• Responses to previous warnings
• Evidence of willful or repeated infringement
• Risks to rights holders and the publication

Where applicable, Socialbilitty may also accommodate and avoid interfering with qualifying standard technical measures as required by law.

Contributor Responsibility

Contributors are responsible for having appropriate rights or authorization for text, photographs, video, audio, graphics, documents, and other materials submitted to Socialbilitty.

Contributors should disclose material information concerning:

• Third-party ownership
• Licensing restrictions
• Prior publication
• Required credits
• Embargoes
• Confidentiality restrictions
• Material created for a client or employer
• Permissions required for publication

Submission of material does not automatically establish ownership or prove that all necessary rights have been secured.

Socialbilitty may request documentation of ownership, licensing, permission, or authorization.

Embedded and Linked Material

Socialbilitty may link to or embed material hosted by third-party platforms.

When disputed material is hosted by another provider, a copyright owner may also need to contact the provider controlling the underlying material.

Socialbilitty may remove a link or embed when appropriate, but it may not have the ability to remove material hosted by another service.

Linking to a source does not mean Socialbilitty controls or owns that source.

Non-Copyright Complaints

The DMCA process concerns copyright.

It should not be used primarily to resolve disputes involving:

• Defamation
• Privacy
• Trademark rights
• Right of publicity
• Contract disputes
• Confidentiality
• Employment disagreements
• Disagreement with criticism
• Removal of accurate information
• Personal appearance in a photograph when the complaining person does not own or control the relevant copyright

Non-copyright concerns should be submitted through the Socialbilitty Trade Desk Contact page with a clear description of the issue.

Socialbilitty may redirect a misdirected complaint to another review process but is not required to treat a non-copyright complaint as a valid DMCA notification.

No General Monitoring Obligation

Socialbilitty may review submitted or published material for compliance with its standards.

Socialbilitty does not guarantee that every potentially infringing use will be identified before publication.

Rights holders should provide sufficiently specific information to identify material they believe infringes their rights.

Nothing in this policy creates a general obligation to monitor all third-party material or independently adjudicate every copyright dispute.

Policy Enforcement

Socialbilitty reserves the right, subject to applicable law, to:

• Remove material independently of the DMCA process
• Decline to publish disputed material
• Request proof of ownership or permission
• Restrict contributors or interactive access
• Preserve records
• Comply with court orders
• Refer suspected fraud or unlawful activity to appropriate authorities
• Modify internal review procedures
• Protect lawful reporting, commentary, criticism, analysis, and fair use

Failure to remove material immediately after receiving an incomplete or invalid request does not waive Socialbilitty’s rights or defenses.

No Legal Advice

This policy describes Socialbilitty’s general copyright and DMCA procedures.

It does not constitute legal advice, create an attorney-client relationship, or provide a legal determination concerning ownership, infringement, licensing, or fair use.

People or organizations facing significant copyright disputes should consider obtaining advice from a qualified attorney.

Related Policies

This policy should be read together with:

• Data Usage & Licensing
• Contributor Guidelines
• Editorial Standards & Ethics
• Corrections Policy
• Terms of Use
• Privacy Policy
• Media Partnerships
• Sponsorship & Advertising Policy

Final Statement

Socialbilitty Trade Desk supports original creation, lawful reporting, responsible commentary, proper attribution, and the legitimate rights of copyright owners.

Copyright protection matters.

Fair use matters.

Accuracy, good faith, and lawful process matter.