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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

"The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever" respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) Policy outlines our procedures for addressing alleged copyright infringement and for submitting counter-notifications, in compliance with U.S. copyright law.

It is our policy to respond promptly to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the DMCA and other applicable laws. If we receive a valid DMCA notice, we will take down the allegedly infringing content and notify the user who posted it. If a counter-notice is filed, we will follow the procedures outlined in the DMCA.

Filing a DMCA Infringement Notification

If you believe that content available on "The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever" infringes upon your copyright, you may send us a notification of claimed infringement that includes all of the following information:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work: A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works. For example, "my original recipe for spicy stewed tomatoes" or "my photograph of stewed tomatoes with basil on a white plate."
  2. Identification of the infringing material: A description of the material that you claim is infringing and its location on "The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever," sufficient to permit us to locate the material. This should include the URL(s) where the material can be found.
  3. Contact information: Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  4. A statement of good faith belief: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  5. A statement of accuracy: A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  6. Electronic or physical signature: A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If your content has been removed or disabled due to a DMCA infringement notification, and you believe that the content was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send us a counter-notification. Your counter-notification must include all of the following information:

  • Identification of the material: Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location (URL) at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury: 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.
  • Subscriber's contact information: Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • A statement consenting to jurisdiction: A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or if you are outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which "The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever" may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.
  • Electronic or physical signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

For all DMCA-related inquiries, please contact us via our contact page.