1. Introduction

Patchline Inc. (“Patchline,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects copyright, trademark, publicity, privacy, voice, likeness, endorsement, contractual, and other rights. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (17 U.S.C. § 512) (“DMCA”), we have implemented procedures for receiving and responding to notices of alleged copyright infringement. We also review non-copyright rights complaints through a separate rights-review process described below.

2. Designated Copyright Agent

Our designated agent for receiving DMCA takedown notices is:

3. Filing a DMCA Takedown Notice

If you believe that content hosted on the Patchline platform infringes your copyright, you may submit a written takedown notice to our Designated Copyright Agent. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must include the following six elements:

1. 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, or if multiple works are covered by a single notification, a representative list.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Patchline to locate the material (e.g., the URL of the infringing content on our platform).
4. Contact information for the complaining party, including name, address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

You may submit takedown notices to our registered Designated Copyright Agent at mehdi@patchline.ai or through our online complaint form.

4. Counter-Notification Procedure

If you believe your content was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), your counter-notification must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed and the location where the material appeared before it was removed.
3. 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.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal courts in the Southern District of New York, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original takedown notice or their agent.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, Patchline will forward it to the original complainant. If the complainant does not file a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement within 10 business days, we will restore the removed material within 10-14 business days after receiving the counter-notification.

5. Repeat Infringer Policy

In accordance with the DMCA, Patchline maintains a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. Users who repeatedly upload or sell infringing content will have their stores disabled and accounts terminated. Patchline treats two or more valid takedown notices or equivalent documented rights complaints in a rolling 12-month period as potential repeat-infringer activity, and three valid notices in a rolling 12-month period will ordinarily result in store disabling and account termination unless Patchline determines that the notices were mistaken, abusive, resolved by a valid counter-notification, or otherwise inappropriate to count. Patchline may terminate immediately for egregious, willful, or obvious infringement.

Patchline maintains internal records of takedown notices, counter-notifications, removals, restorations, account actions, and repeat-infringer decisions so that it can document its rights-compliance process.

6. Misrepresentation Warning

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be subject to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. Knowingly false or abusive rights complaints may also result in liability, account action, and loss of access to Patchline complaint tools. Please do not make false claims. If you are unsure whether content infringes or misuses your rights, consider seeking legal advice before submitting a notice or rights complaint.

7. Good Faith Actions and Uploader Review

Upon receiving a valid DMCA takedown notice, Patchline will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content. We will also flag the associated asset and temporarily disable its sale on the Patchline Music Store pending resolution.

For non-copyright rights complaints, Patchline may remove, restrict, relabel, or disable checkout for content during review, may request proof of consent or rights from the uploader, and may restore content where a complaint appears mistaken, abusive, resolved, or unsupported. When practical, Patchline will notify the uploader, allow them to provide proof of authorization, consent, license, fair use, nominative use, or other lawful basis, and make a final decision after review unless urgent legal, fraud, payment, or safety risk requires immediate action.

8. Right of Publicity, Voice, Likeness, Trademark, and Other Rights Complaints

Patchline also reviews complaints involving unauthorized use of a person's voice, vocal style, name, image, likeness, persona, endorsement, trademark, or other rights. These rights are not DMCA copyright claims, so the DMCA counter-notification process does not automatically apply. Patchline may remove, restrict, relabel, suppress from discovery, or disable checkout for content during review, may request proof of consent or rights from the uploader, and may restore content where a complaint appears mistaken, abusive, resolved, or unsupported.

If you or someone you are authorized to represent is depicted, vocally imitated, impersonated, falsely endorsed, or otherwise used without authorization, submit a rights complaint identifying:

1. The affected person, rights holder, estate, trademark owner, or other rights holder, and your authority to act.
2. The Patchline content and URL at issue.
3. A description of the unauthorized use, confusion, impersonation, false endorsement, or other rights issue.
4. Any evidence, consent documents, licenses, registrations, or correspondence that helps Patchline evaluate the complaint.
5. A good-faith statement that the challenged use is unauthorized by the person, estate, rights holder, owner, agent, or law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to submit the complaint.

Submit rights complaints through our online complaint form or by emailing legal@patchline.ai. Repeated valid unauthorized-likeness, trademark, or other rights violations may count toward the repeat-infringer and repeat-rights-violator policy in Section 5.

9. Contact Information

For copyright and rights-related inquiries: