DMCA Policy

At Mad Magazine, we pride ourselves on creating original, often absurd, and always hilarious content. We also respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. This DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) Policy outlines the procedures for reporting alleged copyright infringement and for submitting counter-notifications regarding content hosted on our platforms.

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on the Mad Magazine site, please notify our designated copyright agent as set forth below. We will respond to valid notifications in accordance with the DMCA.

Filing a Copyright Infringement Notice

To file an effective DMCA notice, you must provide a written communication that includes substantially the following:

Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed: This means a description of the work, and where possible, a copy or the URL of an authorized version of the work.
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing: This includes specific information about the location of the material on our site (e.g., a URL link) so we can find it.
Contact information for the complaining party: Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief: A statement that the 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: A statement, 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.
A physical or electronic signature: The signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf. (An electronic signature includes typing your full legal name.)

Please send your complete DMCA notice to our designated Copyright Agent via our contact page, clearly specifying that it is a DMCA notice.

Counter-Notification

If your content has been removed from Mad Magazine as a result of a copyright infringement notice, and you believe that the content was removed in error or that you have the right to use the content, you may send a counter-notification. Your counter-notification must include the following:

Identification of the material that has been removed: This includes the specific URL(s) where the material appeared before it was removed.
A statement under penalty of perjury: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
Your name, address, and telephone number: For contact purposes.
A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court: A statement for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Mad Magazine may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original copyright infringement notification or an agent of such person.
Your physical or electronic signature: Your full legal name.

Please send your complete counter-notification to our designated Copyright Agent via our contact page, clearly specifying that it is a DMCA counter-notification.

Upon receiving a valid counter-notification, we will forward a copy to the original complaining party. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member, or user, the removed material may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days after receipt of the counter-notification, at Mad Magazine's discretion.

We may amend this policy from time to time, so please check back periodically for updates. For any further questions regarding this DMCA policy, please visit our contact page.