Copyright and DMCA Policy

Designs published to the community gallery go live immediately, without prior review. We review published designs afterwards and we act on reports. If you find something that infringes your rights, telling us is the fastest way to get it taken down.

For most problems the quickest route is the Report link on the design page, which puts the design straight into our moderation queue with rights complaints prioritised. Use the formal notice below when you need a documented DMCA takedown.

Send copyright notices and counter-notices to our designated agent:

Copyright Agent, MyLaserTools
copyright@mylasertools.com

If that address bounces, use hi@mylasertools.com and put “Copyright notice” in the subject line.

A valid notice must include all of the following:

• Identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed.
• The URL of the infringing design or profile, and enough detail for us to locate it. One design page URL per item is ideal.
• Your name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorised to act on their behalf.
• Your physical or electronic signature.

We act on valid notices by removing the design from the gallery and pulling its files off our content delivery network, and we tell the maker what was removed and why. Notices that are missing required elements may be delayed while we ask you for them.

Knowingly sending a false notice carries liability under 17 U.S.C. 512(f). If you are not sure whether something infringes your rights, ask a lawyer before filing.

If your design was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you have two routes:

• Respond in the app. Every removed design shows the reason on your designs page with a button to answer it. A moderator reads every response.
• Send a formal counter-notice to the agent above. It must identify the removed material and where it appeared, state under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief it was removed by mistake or misidentification, give your name, address and telephone number, consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your district (or, if you are outside the United States, any district in which we may be found), state that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice, and carry your signature.

On receiving a valid counter-notice we forward it to the original complainant. If they do not file a court action within 10 to 14 business days, we may restore the design.

We record every takedown against the account that published the design, and republishing a file we have already removed from your account is blocked automatically.

Accounts that accumulate upheld infringement complaints have their publishing access withdrawn and, in appropriate cases, are terminated. Attempting to evade a removal or a ban, including by creating a new account, counts towards this.

Trademark complaints, publicity-rights complaints and privacy complaints do not go through the DMCA process, but we act on them. Use the Report link on the design page and pick the closest reason, or email the address above with the details.