Copyright Policy
podcastreview.org
Effective Date: 06/25/26 Last Updated: 06/25/26
1. Introduction
The Podcast Review, LLC (“Company”, “we”, or “our”) respects the intellectual-property rights of others and expects users of podcastreview.org (the “Website”) to do the same. This Copyright Policy (the “Policy”) describes how we respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (the “DMCA”) and other applicable law, and how you can submit a notice to us.
This Policy is incorporated into and forms a part of our Terms of Use. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Policy have the meanings given to them in the Terms of Use.
2. Designated Copyright Agent
The Company has designated the following agent to receive notices of claimed copyright infringement (a “Notice”) and counter-notifications (a “Counter-Notification”) under the DMCA:
Name: Alice Florence Orr
Title: Managing Editor
Address: The Podcast Review, LLC, Attn: DMCA Agent, 3130 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Email: alice @ podcastreview.org
The Company’s designated agent is also registered with the United States Copyright Office. The current registration is accessible through the Copyright Office’s online directory at https://dmca.copyright.gov/.
3. Notices of Copyright Infringement
If you are a copyright owner (or authorized to act on behalf of a copyright owner) and you believe that material on the Website infringes your copyright, you may submit a Notice to our Designated Copyright Agent using the contact information in Section 2 above. To be effective under the DMCA, your Notice must be in writing and must include substantially all of the following:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If multiple copyrighted works on the Website are covered by a single Notice, you may provide a representative list of the works.
- Identification of the material that you claim is infringing and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (for example, the URL or URLs of the specific page(s) on the Website on which the material appears).
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address at which you may be contacted.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the Notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
Notices that do not substantially comply with these requirements may not be effective in providing us with notice of an alleged infringement under the DMCA. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to contact the sender of a Notice regarding deficiencies.
4. Counter-Notifications
If material you submitted to the Website (if any) was removed or access to it was disabled in response to a Notice, and you believe that the removal or disabling was the result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a Counter-Notification to our Designated Copyright Agent. To be effective under the DMCA, your Counter-Notification must be in writing and must include substantially all of the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that was removed or to which access was disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled (for example, the URL or URLs of the specific page(s) on the Website).
- 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.
- Your name, address, and telephone number, and 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 your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the Company may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original Notice (or an agent of that person).
5. Restoration of Material After Counter-Notification
If we receive a valid Counter-Notification, we may forward a copy to the person who submitted the original Notice. Unless that person files an action seeking a court order against the alleged infringer before we receive notice of a filed action, we will restore the removed material, or cease disabling access to it, not less than ten (10) and not more than fourteen (14) business days following our receipt of the Counter-Notification, consistent with 17 U.S.C. § 512(g).
6. Repeat Infringer Policy
It is the Company’s policy, in appropriate circumstances, to terminate the access privileges of any person who is determined, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, to be a repeat infringer of the copyrights or other intellectual-property rights of others. The Company will evaluate claims of repeat infringement on a case-by-case basis and reserves the right to determine, in its discretion, what constitutes repeat infringement based on the totality of circumstances, including the number and severity of infringements, the response of the alleged infringer, and any other relevant factors.
7. False Notices and Counter-Notifications
Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents (a) that material or activity is infringing, or (b) that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, by any copyright owner or copyright owner’s authorized licensee, or by the Company, as a result of our reliance upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing, or in replacing the removed material or ceasing to disable access to it. Do not submit a Notice or Counter-Notification unless you have a good-faith basis for doing so.
8. Non-Copyright Complaints
This Policy addresses only notices of alleged copyright infringement under the DMCA. If you have a complaint about content on the Website that you believe violates your rights under other laws (for example, trademark, right of publicity, defamation, or privacy), please contact us at newsletter@podcastreview.org. We will evaluate such complaints on a case-by-case basis and in our discretion.
9. No Legal Advice
Nothing in this Policy constitutes legal advice, and neither the Company nor its Designated Copyright Agent can advise you whether particular conduct is infringing or whether your Notice or Counter-Notification meets the requirements of the DMCA. We encourage you to consult your own attorney before submitting a Notice or Counter-Notification.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date above and, where appropriate, provide additional notice (for example, by posting a banner on the Website or emailing newsletter subscribers). Your continued use of the Website after the effective date of the revised Policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.
11. Contact
General questions about this Policy (other than Notices or Counter-Notifications, which must be directed to the Designated Copyright Agent in Section 2) may be sent to: newsletter@podcastreview.org.
The Podcast Review, LLC
3130 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600
Santa Monica, CA 90403
