DMCA — Nevada Political Establishment

What this site publishes

Substantially all content on this site is one of the following:

Public-records data obtained from government filings (Nevada Secretary of State, Nevada Legislature, federal agencies). Public-records data is not subject to copyright by the named individual or entity. The data itself is in the public domain.
Original editorial text we have written.
Photographs hot-linked from the Nevada Legislature's lobbyist photo directory, displayed in the same factual reporting context the legislature itself uses, accompanied by attribution to that source.

If you believe specific content infringes a copyright you hold, the DMCA process below governs.

Submitting a takedown notice

A valid notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) must include all of the following, in writing, signed by the copyright holder or an authorized agent:

An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right being infringed.
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, in the case of multiple works, a representative list of those works).
Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with enough specificity that we can locate it (URL of the page, plus the specific paragraph, image, or quotation at issue).
Contact information for the complainant: name, mailing address, telephone number, and email.
A statement that the complainant 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.
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complainant is authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

Send a complete notice via the SecureDrop on Nevada Whistleblowers, or through any postal address we provide on request via that channel. Notices that do not contain all six elements above are deficient and will not be acted upon.

Material misrepresentation

17 U.S.C. § 512(f) imposes liability on any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing. Submitting a DMCA notice on material that is plainly fair use, plainly in the public domain, or plainly factual reporting on matters of public concern is a misrepresentation under § 512(f). We document every notice received in a public log on this site, and we will pursue § 512(f) claims and anti-SLAPP claims under NRS 41.635 et seq. against complainants who abuse the process to suppress political speech.

Counter-notification

If material was removed in response to a notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or that your use was authorized, you may submit a counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3). It 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, address, telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the District of Nevada (or, if outside the United States, of any judicial district in which the service provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the original complainant.

We will restore the disputed material in 10 to 14 business days following a valid counter-notification unless the complainant has filed an action seeking a court order against the user.

Repeat infringers

This site does not host third-party uploads. There are no user accounts, no comment system, and no upload mechanism. The only content published is the editorial output of the operators. The DMCA repeat- infringer policy is therefore not applicable in its conventional sense; it nevertheless applies to the operators themselves.

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