DMCA / Copyright Notice

1. Purpose

alphabell respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Site to do the same. This page describes how to submit a notice of alleged copyright infringement under section 512(c) of the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), and how the lab responds to such notices.

2. Designated Agent

The Designated Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement at the Site is:

alphabell — DMCA Designated Agent
c/o legal@alphabell.com
c/o Cantor Initiative Ltd. (postal acceptance)
5 New Street Square
London EC4A 3TW
United Kingdom
Email: dmca@alphabell.com

3. Required contents of a notice

To be effective, a notice of claimed infringement must include all of the following, as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

1. A physical or electronic signature of the person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or — if a single notice covers multiple works at the Site — a representative list of those works.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity at the Site, in sufficient detail (such as a URL) to permit the lab to locate the material.
4. Contact information sufficient for us to reach the complaining party — at minimum, an email address, and ideally also a postal address and telephone number.
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Notices that fail to substantially comply with these requirements may be returned for amendment. Notices submitted in bad faith may give rise to liability under section 512(f) of the DMCA.

4. Counter-notification

If material you posted to the Site has been removed in response to a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was in error, you may submit a counter-notification under section 512(g) of the DMCA. The counter-notification must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the location at which the material appeared before removal.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if your address is outside of the United States, any judicial district in which the Site may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notice or an agent of that person.

5. Repeat infringers

The lab terminates access for users who are determined, in appropriate circumstances, to be repeat infringers. Determinations are made on the basis of the substance of the notices and the user's conduct over time; the lab does not operate a strikes-based automated termination policy.

6. Choice of forum

The Site is not directed primarily at users in the United States, but the lab nonetheless honours the DMCA notice-and-takedown process as a matter of good practice. Equivalent notices under non-U.S. copyright regimes (the EU Copyright Directive, the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, etc.) are accepted at the same address and processed in good faith.

Version 2.0 · Last updated 2026-05-17.