Copyright & DMCA Policy

SpokenPrint turns recorded spoken word into polished, publishable text. The work people bring us is their own — sermons, talks, interviews, conversations — so respecting copyright is built into how the platform works, not bolted on afterward. This page explains how we handle copyright concerns and how to reach our designated agent if you believe material on SpokenPrint infringes your rights.

Submitting a DMCA takedown notice

If you own the copyright to material — or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf — and you believe it has been used on SpokenPrint without permission, you can ask us to remove it by sending a written notice to our designated agent above. To be valid under the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)), your notice must include all of the following:

Your physical or electronic signature.
A clear description of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed.
Enough detail to let us find the material in question — for example, a link, project name, or other identifying information.
Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement that you have a good-faith belief the disputed use 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 owner's behalf.

Once we receive a complete and valid notice, we will remove or disable access to the material promptly and make a good-faith effort to notify the person who uploaded it. Sending a notice that knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing can carry legal liability, so please be sure of your claim before you submit.

Counter-notification

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake — or that you have the right to use it — you can send a counter-notification to our designated agent. A valid counter-notification must include:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal.
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
Your name, mailing address, and telephone number, with a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you are outside the United States, any district in which SpokenPrint may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.

When we receive a valid counter-notification, we forward it to the person who filed the original complaint. If they do not file a court action seeking to keep the material down within 10 to 14 business days, we may restore it.

Repeat infringer policy

SpokenPrint terminates the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyright. We keep track of valid takedown notices, and in appropriate cases — including any case where a user is found to be a repeat infringer — we will suspend or permanently close the account, remove the associated content, and decline to provide further service.

How we approach copyright

SpokenPrint exists to process user-uploaded spoken content, and we treat copyright compliance as a core part of the platform rather than an afterthought. Our workflows are designed so that the people who created or are authorized to use a recording are the ones turning it into published text. We respond promptly to valid notices, we act on repeat infringement, and we would rather get the rights question right up front than clean it up later.

Other rights disputes

If your concern doesn't fit the DMCA process — for example, speaker consent issues, channel-ownership disputes, or attribution errors — you can raise it through our contact page and we'll help.