Copyright Infringement Procedures

Procedures for reporting copyright infringement of work published by the Geno Project, and for responding to notices of alleged infringement.

1. Reporting Infringement of the Geno Project’s Work

If you believe that a third party is infringing Category One Limited’s copyright in the Work — for example, by reproducing, distributing, or creating derivative works based on published materials without authorization and outside the scope of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license — you may report the infringement to us by sending a notice to Category One Limited at dmca@geno.ac.

A report of infringement should include:

• Identification of the infringed work (title, URL on geno.ac);
• Identification of the infringing material (URL where the infringement is located, screenshots where applicable);
• A description of how the material infringes the Work;
• Your contact information (name, email address);
• Your relationship to the Geno Project or to the infringement (e.g., reader, academic, unrelated third party);
• A statement of good faith belief, if applicable.

We will review every report and determine whether to pursue the matter. Appropriate responses may include direct contact with the infringing party, a formal cease-and-desist, a DMCA takedown notice to the hosting platform, or other legal action. We are not obligated to pursue every report and will make decisions based on the merits of each case.

2. Reporting Alleged Infringement by the Geno Project

If you believe that material published on geno.ac infringes a copyright you own or are authorized to represent, you may submit a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), or the equivalent notification procedure under applicable law in your jurisdiction. Your notice must include:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed;
• Identification of the material on our Site that is claimed to be infringing, with sufficient detail to enable us to locate it;
• Your contact information (name, address, telephone number, email address);
• 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, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Send notices of alleged infringement to Category One Limited at dmca@geno.ac.

Notices should be addressed to: Category One Limited (BVI Business Company No. 2208440), c/o dmca@geno.ac.

3. Counter-Notification

If material you posted has been removed or disabled in response to a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was in error — for example, because the use constituted fair use, was authorized by license, or the notice was materially inaccurate — you may submit a counter-notification. A counter-notification must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature;
• Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and its prior location;
• 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, telephone number, and consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in the jurisdiction where you reside (or, if outside the United States, the courts of the British Virgin Islands, where Category One Limited is located), and that you will accept service of process from the original notifying party.

4. Repeat Infringers

Under our policy, we respond to notices of alleged infringement promptly and will terminate access or take other appropriate action against parties we identify as repeat infringers.

5. False Claims

Under U.S. law (17 U.S.C. § 512(f)), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages including costs and attorney’s fees. We reserve the right to seek damages from parties who submit false or bad-faith notices.