# Copyright and DMCA

> How to report infringement, how to counter a report, and what happens to repeat infringers.

Last updated 18 August 2026.

## Designated agent

curb.sale responds to notices of claimed copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. §512. Send notices to our designated agent:

> **Where to send a notice.** Until a postal address for the designated agent is published here, dmca@curb.sale is where notices are read and acted on.

Notices sent anywhere other than the designated agent may not be effective and will be slower.

## What a takedown notice must contain

To be effective under §512(c)(3), your notice must include substantially all six of the following. If yours is missing something but identifies the work, the material and how to reach you, we will come back to you rather than ignore it.

1. A physical or electronic signature of the owner, or a person authorised to act for the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list where one site carries several.
3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it. **A listing URL of the form `https://curb.sale/l/{id}` is what we need**; "a picture on your site" is not.
4. Your contact details: address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, **made under penalty of perjury**, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.

> **Note.** 17 U.S.C. §512(f): a person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing is liable for damages, including costs and legal fees, incurred by the alleged infringer and by us. Do not send a notice to remove a listing you simply dislike.

## What we do when we receive one

1. We remove or disable access to the identified material expeditiously.
2. We record the removal against the poster identity for the purposes of the repeat-infringer policy below.
3. We notify the poster where we have a way to reach them, and pass on your notice including your contact details. This is required, and it is why you should use a business address.
4. If a valid counter-notice arrives, we tell you, and we may restore the material 10 to 14 business days later unless you tell us you have filed a court action seeking to restrain the poster.

## Counter-notification

If your listing was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to dmca@curb.sale. Under §512(g)(3) it must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material removed and the location it appeared at 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, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you are outside the United States, for any district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice.

Filing a counter-notice starts a legal process and exposes you to being sued. If you are not sure, get advice before you send one.

## Repeat infringers

As required by 17 U.S.C. §512(i)(1)(A), we have adopted and reasonably implement a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, users who are repeat infringers. The operative terms are in section 8 of the [terms of use](https://curb.sale/terms) and are summarised here:

- Each removal made under a valid notice is a strike against the poster identity behind the listing: the account on it where one exists, the hashed submission fingerprint, and the originating network.
- A strike is withdrawn if the removal is reversed by a valid counter-notice or the complainant withdraws the notice.
- Three strikes in twelve months terminates the identity: blocked from posting, existing listings removed, outstanding management tokens invalidated.
- Flagrant or commercial-scale infringement may be terminated on the first notice.
- Evading a termination is itself grounds for termination.

## Complaints that are not about copyright

Trademark complaints, counterfeit reports, defamation, privacy complaints, and impersonation go to abuse@curb.sale with the listing URL and a description of the problem, not through the DMCA process, which does not cover them. Anything dangerous or involving a child goes to abuse@curb.sale immediately.

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