DMCA Policy

Read By Agents (RBA) respects the intellectual property rights of others. We respond to clear and complete notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

Designated DMCA Agent

Send DMCA notices and counter-notifications to our designated agent:

We prioritize email for speed. Paper notices are processed on next business day.

How to submit a takedown notice (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3))

A valid DMCA notice must include all of the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (e.g., a specific newsletter issue, or a pattern covering all issues of a named publication).
  3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material and the URL(s) where it is located on RBA (e.g., https://files.readbyagents.com/<slug>/<date>.md).
  4. Contact information for the complainant (address, phone, email).
  5. A statement that the complainant has a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized.
  6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that the complainant is authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

Faster alternative: self-serve opt-out

If you are the publisher and simply want your newsletter removed from RBA, you do not need to file a DMCA notice. Use the self-serve opt-out form or email dmca@readbyagents.com from an address on the newsletter's sending domain. We will remove the content and add a blocklist entry, typically within 24 hours.

Counter-notification

If you believe material that was removed was taken down in error, you may submit a counter-notification. A valid counter-notification must include:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal.
  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  4. Your name, address, and telephone number, plus a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which you reside (or, if outside the United States, the Northern District of California), and that you will accept service of process from the complainant.

On receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original complainant. Unless the complainant files a court action within 10 business days seeking a restraining order, we may restore the removed material.

Repeat-infringer policy

RBA terminates, in appropriate circumstances, the ingestion privileges of senders who are the subject of repeated infringement notices. Where a sending email address or domain is associated with more than one valid takedown notice for distinct works, RBA will add a permanent blocklist entry for that sender, preventing further ingestion.

Misuse

Under Section 512(f), a person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing (or that it was removed by mistake) may be liable for damages. Do not submit a DMCA notice for material you do not own or are not authorized to act on behalf of.

Last updated: 2026-04-15. Questions: dmca@readbyagents.com.