DMCA

Data Underground – DMCA Policy (Delusional Media Content Authorization)

Welcome to the DMCA section of Data Underground, where we pretend to take copyright law as seriously as billion-dollar corporations pretend to care about your privacy.

This page exists because the Digital Millennium Copyright Act requires it, and also because our lawyers said “you’ll get sued into the asteroid belt if you don’t.”

Submitting a Takedown Request

If you believe that Data Underground has infringed on your copyright by posting a satirical article about lizard senators, progressive rock bands, AI cults, politicians who make you feel self-righteous, or any other thing that doesn’t technically exist, please send us a proper DMCA takedown notice. “Proper” means:

  1. Identify the material you think we stole (please include the exact URL and, if possible, a dramatic sigh).
  2. Swear under penalty of perjury that you own it (bonus points if you use Latin).
  3. Provide your contact info so we can forward it to the NSA for storage.
  4. A statement like: “I have a good faith belief that this site’s completely original nonsense violates my rights, and I am not just mad about the jokes.”
  5. Your physical or electronic signature. Crayon is fine. Blood is discouraged but not unheard of.

Send your notice to:
Data Underground Legal Abyss
info@dataunderground.net
(or hand-deliver it in a briefcase handcuffed to your wrist for extra drama).

Submitting a Counter-Notice

If your content was removed because someone claims you infringed, and you disagree, you can send us a counter-notice stating that:

  • You actually have the rights.
  • The takedown was a mistake.
  • You live in a jurisdiction where reality is optional.

We’ll forward it to the original complainer and, if they don’t sue you within 14 days, we may restore the content. Or we may just replace it with a new article accusing both of you of being sleeper agents for SpaceX. We can be oh so brutal. Try us!

Final Notes

  • We respect copyright law. Really. It’s just that our entire site is parody, which has this weird little legal shield called “fair use.” You might have heard of it — it’s what keeps Weird Al employed.
  • Filing a false claim under DMCA is perjury. Filing a true claim against satire is just embarrassing. We’re broke and feeling very litigious lately, so step up princess.

Translation: By sending us a DMCA notice, you’re essentially saying, “Please shine a spotlight on my fragile ego in front of the entire internet.” We are legally required to comply. We will. We are not legally required to stop laughing.