Effective date: October 2026
Spot Filming Location respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects the same of its contributors and readers. This policy explains how to report content on spotfilminglocation.com that you believe infringes your copyright, and how we respond. It is intended to follow the notice-and-takedown process of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512).
Our approach to copyright
We use only photographs and other material that we created, that are licensed for reuse (for example under Creative Commons licenses, credited to the author with a link to the license), or that we have permission to use. We do not use movie stills, posters or screenshots. Reader submissions must follow our Submission Guidelines.
Designated DMCA agent
Send copyright notices by email to [email protected] with the subject line “Copyright notice”. We review every notice and respond as quickly as we can.
How to submit a copyright notice
Send a written notice to the address above that includes all of the following:
- Your signature, physical or electronic, as the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
- Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed, or a representative list if several works are covered by one notice.
- Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to find it, such as the address (URL) of the page.
- Your contact information, including your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
Please note that knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing can lead to liability for damages under the DMCA. If you are not sure whether something infringes, consider consulting an attorney.
What happens next
- We review complete notices and may remove or disable access to the material identified.
- We may tell the person who posted the material that it was removed and give them a copy of the notice.
- We may remove a person’s access to submit content if they are a repeat infringer, in appropriate circumstances.
Counter-notification
If you believe material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notification to the designated agent that includes:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed because of mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the district where you are located (or, if you are outside the United States, any district where we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice.
If we receive a valid counter-notification, we may restore the material in not less than 10 and not more than 14 business days unless the original complainant notifies us that it has filed a court action.
Other concerns
For a privacy or safety concern about an article, such as a request to remove information about a private home, email [email protected] with the subject line “Privacy.” For factual errors, see our Corrections Policy.