DMCA Copyright Policy

Developers Stack Inc. ("Developers Stack") respects intellectual property rights and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (17 U.S.C. § 512) ("DMCA"). This policy outlines the procedure by which copyright owners, or their authorised agents, may notify Developers Stack of alleged copyright infringement on our Platform.

As a platform hosting user-generated and instructor-created content, Developers Stack qualifies for the "safe harbour" protections under the DMCA as an online service provider, provided we respond expeditiously to valid takedown notices and comply with the other requirements of the DMCA.

If you believe that content on Developers Stack infringes your copyright, you may submit a DMCA takedown notice ("Notice") to our designated DMCA Agent. Your Notice must comply with the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), as described in the next section.

Upon receipt of a valid Notice, Developers Stack will:

1. 1Promptly remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content.
2. 2Notify the user or content provider that the material has been removed.
3. 3Provide the user with a copy of the takedown notice (with your personal contact information redacted where required by law).
4. 4Inform the user of their right to submit a counter-notice.

To be valid under the DMCA, your takedown notice must include all of the following elements:

Send your completed Notice to our DMCA Agent at dmca@developersstack.com. Incomplete notices may not be processed.

If your content was removed due to a DMCA takedown notice and you believe the removal was incorrect or the result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to our DMCA Agent.

A valid counter-notice must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that has been removed and its original location on Developers Stack.
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address, and telephone number.
• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or San Francisco, CA if outside the US).
• A statement that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original DMCA notice.

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Developers Stack has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at Developers Stack's sole discretion, the accounts of users who are deemed to be repeat infringers.

Developers Stack may also, at its sole discretion, limit access to the Platform and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

For instructors, a single confirmed infringement may result in the removal of the infringing course and a formal warning. A second confirmed infringement may result in permanent removal from the instructor programme without refund of accrued royalties.

The DMCA provides that any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material was removed by mistake or misidentification, may be subject to liability (17 U.S.C. § 512(f)).

Developers Stack reserves the right to seek damages from any party that abuses the DMCA process. Submitting a takedown notice for content that you know is not infringing — for example, to suppress competition or remove lawful criticism — constitutes misuse of the DMCA process.

Developers Stack stores and transmits content at the direction of users and instructors. We do not monitor content for potential copyright infringement and are not responsible for user-submitted content. Our DMCA safe harbour protections apply to content stored at the direction of users under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c).

Safe harbour protections do not apply to content that Developers Stack creates itself, to content for which Developers Stack has received a financial benefit directly attributable to the infringing activity, or to situations where Developers Stack has actual knowledge of infringement and fails to act expeditiously.

All DMCA notices and counter-notices must be sent to Developers Stack's designated DMCA Agent. We strongly recommend emailing for the fastest response.

Note: This contact information is provided exclusively for DMCA-related matters. Other inquiries sent to this address will not receive a response.