Foundry Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy

Foundry (“Foundry”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same.

It is Foundry’s policy, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others.‍

Notification of Copyright Infringement

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf (opens in a new tab), Foundry will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Foundry website (the “Site”) that are reported to Foundry’s Designated Copyright Agent, identified in the sample notice below.

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Site by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to Foundry’s Designated Copyright Agent. Upon receipt of the Notice as described below, Foundry will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of or disabling access to the challenged material at the Site.

DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement (“Notice”)

1. Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or - if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notice - you may provide a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
2. ​Identify (i) the material that you claim is infringing (or to be the subject of infringing activity) and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and provide information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the Site where such material may be found, and (ii) the reference or link, to the material or activity that you claim to be infringing, that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate that reference or link, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the Site where such reference or link may be found.
3. Provide your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
4. ​Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice:
   • “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material or reference or link to such material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use).”
   • “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”

​5. Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.

Notification of Trademark Infringement

If you believe that your trademark (the “Mark”) is being used on the Site by a user in a way that constitutes trademark infringement, please provide Foundry’s Designated Copyright Agent (specified below) with the following information:

1. Your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
2. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Foundry to contact you or your authorized agent, including a name, mailing address, telephone number and, if available, an email address.
3. ​Identification of the Mark(s) alleged to have been infringed, including (i) for registered Marks, a copy of each relevant federal trademark registration certificate or (ii) for common law or other Marks, evidence sufficient to establish your claimed rights in the Mark, including the nature of your use of the Mark, and the time period and geographic area in which the Mark has been used by you.
4. ​Information reasonably sufficient to permit Foundry to identify the use being challenged.
5. ​Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice:
   • “I hereby state that I have not authorized the challenged use, and I have a good- faith belief that the challenged use is not authorized by law. “Mark”
   • “I hereby state under penalty of perjury that all of the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the owner of the Mark, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the Mark.” ‍

Process for Removal

If you believe that any third-party content on Foundry violates your copyright or trademark, please report the infringement to our Trust and Safety team, which is our DMCA/Trademark Agent that works to protect the Foundry community against misuse of the software. You can email the team directly.

You can also deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Foundry’s DMCA/Trademark Agent at the address below:

Foundry | 308 West Wilson Avenue, Apt. 636 | Glendale, CA 91203