Copyright & DMCA / takedown

Version 1.4 — effective 2026-11-09.

Waidrn is a hosting platform for user-submitted works. Rights holders and their agents can ask us to take down material that infringes their rights. We respond to valid notices and provide a clear path for counter-notice.

Where notices go

Copyright contact: copyright@waidrn.com — a monitored inbox. Notices are delivered here and reviewed by the operator; where the process requires a formal designated agent, the operator adds that information separately and it is never invented on this page.

The full formal process — the required fields for a notice, what happens next, and the counter-notice path — is on the Copyright, notices & counter-notices page. Delivery status for every monitored address is on the Contact page.

What to include in a takedown notice

1. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed.
2. The exact URL(s) on Waidrn of the material you claim is infringing.
3. Your name, address, email, and (if you are an agent) your authority to act for the rightsholder.
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the rightsholder, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the rightsholder or authorised to act on their behalf.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.

What happens next

We acknowledge notices within a reasonable period, hide or remove the identified material while we assess it, and notify the uploader where we have contact details. The action is recorded in the audit log with a public tombstone on the affected content. Repeated infringement by an account leads to suspension.

Cross-references

Content reports that are not copyright matters are handled through the Moderation process and the Content Policy.

Counter-notice

If you believe material you posted was removed in error, write to the same address with the URL, your contact details, and a statement that you have a good-faith belief the removal was a mistake, plus consent to jurisdiction. We may restore the material if the notifier does not pursue the matter.

Fanworks

Fanworks are transformative works published free of charge. Rightsholders who object to specific fanworks can use this process; we will honour valid requests. The platform takes no fee from creators or readers, and hosts nothing behind a paywall.

Rights status and project money (v1.4)

Works and projects on Waidrn carry a rights status chosen by their creator: original, owned, licensed, consented, fanwork without a licence, or rights not established. Project funding and ongoing contributions are only open for the first four. Fanwork without a licence and unknown-rights projects cannot receive project money; their pages offer creator support and this claim path instead.

Copyright-holder claim path. If a project uses your work without a licence, you (or an authorised agent) can file a claim from the project page with a statement and optional evidence link. Claims are reviewed by moderators; a pending claim is visible on the project page and project money stays closed. An accepted claim records the rights holder's consent and opens project money for that project; a rejected claim keeps it closed and the claimant is notified. Claims are audited. This is an additional workflow for project pages; it does not replace the DMCA/takedown notice process, which you can always use for hosted content.