DMCA Policy

This policy satisfies the DMCA safe harbor requirements under 17 U.S.C. § 512 for content hosted on studioaction.io.

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Overview

EgoPanda Creative ("Studio Action," "we"), operating studioaction.io as part of the same operation as Aktion Film Ai (a registered business name of Ego Panda, LLC), respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA"), 17 U.S.C. § 512, we will respond expeditiously to valid notices of claimed copyright infringement and will take appropriate action, including removing or disabling access to allegedly infringing content.

This policy describes: (1) how to submit a valid DMCA takedown notice; (2) how we process notices; (3) how to submit a counter-notification; and (4) our repeat infringer policy.

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Designated DMCA Agent

Designated Agent:

DMCA Designated Agent, EgoPanda Creative — Studio Action

Email: info@studioaction.io

Subject line required: "DMCA Takedown Notice"

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Section 1 — Submitting a Copyright Infringement Notice

To be effective under the DMCA, your notice must be in writing and must include all of the following elements (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)):

Required Elements

1. Identification of the copyrighted work(s): A description of the copyrighted work(s) you claim have been infringed. If multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list is acceptable.

2. Identification of the infringing material: A description of the material you claim is infringing and want removed, with enough specificity for us to locate it. A direct URL to the content on studioaction.io is preferred. General descriptions without a specific URL may not be actionable.

3. Your contact information: Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

4. Statement of good faith belief: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. Statement of accuracy and authority: A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notification is accurate AND that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

6. Physical or electronic signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

Submitting Your Notice

Send your notice to info@studioaction.io with the subject line "DMCA Takedown Notice."

Warning about false notices: Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.

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Section 2 — How We Process Notices

Upon receiving a complete, valid DMCA notice, we will:

1. Acknowledge receipt within 2 business days. 2. Review the notice for completeness and facial validity. 3. Temporarily remove or disable access to the identified content if the notice is complete and facially valid. 4. Notify the user who submitted the content that it has been removed and that a counter-notification may be submitted. 5. Log the takedown including date, content removed, noticing party, and notice reference. 6. Forward the notice to the affected user (redacting your personal contact information).

If the notice is incomplete, we will notify you of the deficiency and allow you an opportunity to cure it. Incomplete notices will not be actioned.

We process valid notices within 10 business days of receipt, consistent with DMCA requirements.

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Section 3 — Counter-Notification Procedure

If you believe your content was removed in error — for example, because you have authorization from the copyright owner, your use constitutes fair use, or the notice was a false claim — you may submit a counter-notification.

Required Elements for Counter-Notification

Your counter-notification must include (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3)):

1. Identification of the removed content and its location on the site before removal (the URL or your submission reference).

2. Statement of good faith belief: 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.

3. Your consent to jurisdiction: A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if you are outside the U.S., that you consent to jurisdiction in any judicial district in which EgoPanda Creative may be found).

4. Your contact information: Full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

5. Physical or electronic signature.

Send Counter-Notifications To

Email: info@studioaction.io — subject line: "DMCA Counter-Notification"

Effect of Counter-Notification

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original noticing party. If the noticing party does not file a court action within 10–14 business days of receiving the counter-notification, we will restore the removed content. This is the timeline required by the DMCA.

Warning about false counter-notifications: Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), knowingly misrepresenting that material was removed by mistake or misidentification may make you liable for damages.

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Section 4 — Repeat Infringer Policy

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), we maintain a repeat infringer policy. A user who receives three or more valid, uncontested DMCA takedown notices within any rolling 12-month period will be permanently banned from posting to the Service. "Uncontested" means the user did not submit a counter-notification or the counter-notification was unsuccessful.

We reserve the right to ban users with fewer than three notices in cases of egregious infringement (e.g., uploading entire copyrighted films, systematic infringement, commercial-scale copying).

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Section 5 — A Note on Submissions

Studio Action hosts user-submitted creative work — films, stills, designs, writing. Submitting through the site does not insulate content from copyright claims: if your submission reproduces someone else's protected work without authorization, it can be the subject of a valid takedown notice regardless of the tools used to make it. You are responsible for holding the rights to everything you submit, as stated in the Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.

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For general copyright questions not related to a specific infringement claim: info@studioaction.io