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Apple — Claims of Infringement (DMCA / DSA)
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| n | 1 | # Claims of Infringement (DMCA / DSA) | n | 1 | # 403 Forbidden |
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| n | 3 | To submit a claim of infringement concerning content on Apple Services, please s | n | 3 | --- |
| > | elect from these forms: | ||||
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| t | 5 | App Store | t | 5 | Apple |
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| 7 | iTunes & Apple Music | ||||
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| 9 | Apple News | ||||
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| 11 | Apple Original Content | ||||
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| 13 | Apple Books | ||||
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| 15 | Podcasts | ||||
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| 17 | For infringement claims related to iCloud and Maps, please use the below online | ||||
| > | form on this page. Please note that processing of claims for Apple Services will | ||||
| > | take longer without use of the appropriate online form. | ||||
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| 19 | **Procedure for Making Claims of Infringement** | ||||
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| 21 | Apple Inc. is registered with the United States Copyright Office as an online se | ||||
| > | rvice provider (refer to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 USC 512, or th | ||||
| > | e “DMCA”). | ||||
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| 23 | Apple Distribution International Limited also provides iCloud in the European Un | ||||
| > | ion. iCloud storage is subject to the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022 | ||||
| > | /2065) (the “DSA”). | ||||
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| 25 | If you believe that a third party is using iCloud in a manner which infringes yo | ||||
| > | ur intellectual property, please report the information by filling out the below | ||||
| > | copyright complaint web form. You will need to submit a report that includes th | ||||
| > | e following (please consult your legal counsel or see Section 512(c)(3) of the D | ||||
| > | MCA or Article 16 of the DSA to confirm these requirements). **You can only make | ||||
| > | a DMCA complaint if you are the copyright owner (or acting on behalf of the cop | ||||
| > | yright owner).** | ||||
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| 27 | - A physical or electronic signature of the owner of the copyright (or a person | ||||
| > | authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright) or an exclusive right | ||||
| > | that is allegedly infringed. | ||||
| 28 | - Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, if m | ||||
| > | ultiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notifi | ||||
| > | cation, a representative list of such works at that site. | ||||
| 29 | - Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the s | ||||
| > | ubject of infringing activity and that is to be removed (or access to which is t | ||||
| > | o be disabled), and information reasonably sufficient to permit Apple to locate | ||||
| > | the material, such as the exact URL(s) where the allegedly infringing material i | ||||
| > | s located. | ||||
| 30 | - Information reasonably sufficient to permit Apple to contact you, the complain | ||||
| > | ing party, such as your (or your company’s) name and email address and an addres | ||||
| > | s and telephone number at which you may be contacted. | ||||
| 31 | - A statement that you, the complaining party, have 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. | ||||
| 32 | - A statement confirming your bona fide belief that the information in the notif | ||||
| > | ication of claimed infringement is accurate and complete and, under penalty of p | ||||
| > | erjury, that you, the complaining party, are the copyright owner or authorized t | ||||
| > | o act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. | ||||
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| 34 | Upon receipt of your complaint, we will send a confirmation of receipt to the em | ||||
| > | ail address provided. Once your complaint has been processed and reviewed, we wi | ||||
| > | ll notify you by email of the action we have taken and any possibilities of redr | ||||
| > | ess. | ||||
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| 36 | For DMCA notifications of claimed infringement, you have the option to send a pr | ||||
| > | oper and complete notification of claimed infringement to our designated agent a | ||||
| > | t the mailing address listed below. Please note that processing will take longer | ||||
| > | for regular mail than use of the online form. | ||||
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| 38 | Apple Inc. | ||||
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| 40 | Attn: Copyright Agent | ||||
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| 42 | One Apple Park Way | ||||
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| 44 | MS:39-1IPL | ||||
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| 46 | Cupertino, CA 95014 | ||||
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| 48 | Phone: 408.996.1010 | ||||
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| 50 | Email: copyrightnotices@apple.com | ||||
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| 52 | Apple has adopted a policy to disable and/or terminate in appropriate circumstan | ||||
| > | ces the accounts of users who are found repeatedly to infringe or are repeatedly | ||||
| > | claimed to infringe the copyrights of others. As part of implementing such poli | ||||
| > | cy, Apple may in its sole discretion suspend, disable, and/or terminate the acco | ||||
| > | unts of users who have been identified as repeatedly engaging in infringing acti | ||||
| > | vities or for other related reasons. | ||||
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| 54 | **Please complete all required fields in the below form** . | ||||