DMCA Policy

Most figures on this site are facts published by federal and state agencies. Statistics themselves are generally not copyrightable, and U.S. federal government works are typically in the public domain. If your concern is about how a dataset is described or attributed, the contact link below is usually the faster route.

Your written notice must include all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act for them.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
3. The URL or a description precise enough for us to locate the material you want removed or disabled.
4. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Send the notice to our designated agent through the MustWants contact page with "DMCA Notice" in the subject line. We will respond with the agent's mailing address if you need to serve a physical copy.

When we receive a complete notice, we review it, remove or disable access to the material we believe in good faith is infringing, and notify anyone responsible for posting it. Complete notices are typically acted on within ten business days.

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice containing your signature, identification of the removed material and where it appeared, your name, address, and telephone number, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the removal was a mistake, and your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your district (or, if outside the United States, any district where we may be found). We may restore the material in ten to fourteen business days unless the original claimant notifies us that they have filed a court action.

Knowingly making a material misrepresentation in a notice or counter-notice can carry liability for damages under 17 U.S.C. 512(f). We terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.