DMCA & Copyright Policy — Bedoya Tech Inc.
1. Platform Architecture & Copyright Position
Monkey Library is a metadata management and media organization platform operated by Bedoya Tech Inc., incorporated in Quebec, Canada. The platform does not host, store, transmit, or serve any video files, image files, or other media content on its own servers or infrastructure.
All media references within the platform are external URLs provided by users, pointing to content stored in their own third-party storage accounts (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Bunny.net, or similar services). Monkey Library functions exclusively as an organizational layer over content that resides on external servers operated by third parties.
In this capacity, Monkey Library operates as an information location tool under 17 U.S.C. § 512(d) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) — analogous to a search engine or RSS reader that indexes and links to externally hosted content rather than hosting it directly. Bedoya Tech Inc. does not editorially select, curate, or upload any content to the platform. All content metadata and external links are submitted entirely by registered users.
All content within Monkey Library is access-controlled. No media links, metadata records, or Space content is publicly accessible without authentication. Content cannot be indexed by search engines. This significantly limits the platform's copyright exposure compared to publicly accessible hosting services.
2. Quick Reference
The following table summarises key contact details and process timelines for copyright matters:
Designated agent | Bedoya Tech Inc. — support@monkeylibrary.app |
Mailing address | 6-7150 rue du Chardonneret, Quebec, Canada |
Submit notice to | support@monkeylibrary.app — subject: DMCA Takedown Notice |
Response time | Within 5 business days of receipt of a complete, valid notice |
Counter-notice window | 10 business days after removal notification to submit counter-notice |
Repeat infringer policy | Accounts terminated after 3 verified infringement notices |
US Copyright Office reg. | Required separately at copyright.gov/dmca-directory (~$6/year) |
3. DMCA Safe Harbor — 17 U.S.C. § 512
Bedoya Tech Inc. complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and intends to maintain eligibility for safe harbor protection under that statute. To that end, Bedoya Tech Inc.:
Does not have actual knowledge that material accessible through the platform is infringing, and promptly removes or disables access to material upon receiving a valid takedown notice
Does not receive a financial benefit directly attributable to infringing activity over which it has the right and ability to control
Upon notification of claimed infringement, acts expeditiously to remove or disable access to the claimed infringing material
Has designated an agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement as described in Section 4 below
Has adopted and implemented a repeat infringer termination policy as described in Section 8 below
Important: To maintain DMCA safe harbor eligibility, Bedoya Tech Inc. must separately register its designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office at copyright.gov/dmca-directory. This registration costs approximately $6/year and must be renewed annually. Safe harbor protection under § 512(c) and § 512(d) is not available without this registration.
4. Designated Copyright Agent
Bedoya Tech Inc. has designated the following agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2):
Designated Agent:
Bedoya Tech Inc.
6-7150 rue du Chardonneret, Quebec, Canada
Email: support@monkeylibrary.app
Subject line: DMCA Takedown Notice
Please send all copyright notices to the email address above. Notices sent to other addresses or through other channels may not be processed in a timely manner and may not preserve your legal rights.
5. Submitting a DMCA Takedown Notice
5a. Who may submit a notice
A DMCA takedown notice may be submitted by the copyright owner of the work at issue, or by a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner (such as a legal representative, licensing agent, or authorized employee).
5b. Required elements
To be valid under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), a takedown notice must contain all of the following elements. Incomplete notices cannot be processed and will be returned for correction:
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If multiple works are covered by a single notice, provide a representative list.
Identification of the specific material on Monkey Library that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material. Provide the specific Space name, video record title, or direct URL within the platform where the infringing link or metadata record appears.
Your contact information: full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that 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, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
Warning: Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. Please ensure your notice is accurate before submitting.
5c. How to submit
Send your completed takedown notice by email to:
support@monkeylibrary.app
Subject line: DMCA Takedown Notice
We will acknowledge receipt of your notice within 2 business days and will act expeditiously, typically within 5 business days of receiving a complete and valid notice, to remove or disable access to the identified material.
6. What Happens After a Notice is Received
Upon receipt of a complete and valid DMCA takedown notice, Bedoya Tech Inc. will:
Acknowledge receipt of the notice by email to the address provided
Review the notice for completeness and validity
Promptly remove or disable access to the identified metadata record or external link within the platform
Notify the user who submitted the content that the material has been removed and the reason why
Provide the user with a copy of the takedown notice (with your personal contact information redacted if requested)
Inform the user of their right to submit a counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)
Because Monkey Library stores only metadata records and external URL references — not the media files themselves — removal action consists of deleting or disabling the metadata record and/or external link within the platform. The underlying media file, stored on a third-party service, is outside Monkey Library's control and is unaffected by removal action taken on this platform.
7. Counter-Notice Process
7a. Purpose
If you believe that material you submitted was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). A valid counter-notice may result in the restoration of the removed material.
7b. Required elements of a counter-notice
A valid counter-notice must contain all of the following:
Identification of the specific material that was removed or disabled and the location at which it appeared before it was removed or disabled.
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
Your full name, mailing address, and telephone number.
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 the United States, the judicial district in which Bedoya Tech Inc. is located, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original takedown notice.
Your physical or electronic signature.
Warning: Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.
7c. Counter-notice process timeline
Upon receipt of a valid counter-notice, Bedoya Tech Inc. will:
Forward a copy of the counter-notice to the original complainant within 2 business days
Inform the complainant that the removed material may be restored after 10 business days unless the complainant notifies us that they have filed a legal action seeking a court order
Restore the removed material between 10 and 14 business days after receipt of the counter-notice, unless we receive a court order or other legal process directing otherwise
8. Repeat Infringer Policy
In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), Bedoya Tech Inc. has adopted and implemented a policy for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of accounts of users who are repeat infringers.
Specifically:
A user account will receive a formal warning upon the first verified copyright infringement notice relating to content they submitted
A user account will be suspended upon the second verified copyright infringement notice
A user account will be permanently terminated upon the third verified copyright infringement notice
Bedoya Tech Inc. reserves the right to terminate an account immediately upon the first notice if the infringement is willful, commercial in nature, or involves a large volume of infringing material
Space owners whose Spaces contain repeated infringing content may have their Space disabled independently of account termination
For purposes of this policy, a "verified" infringement notice is one that Bedoya Tech Inc. has determined, in its reasonable judgment, to be complete and valid under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). Notices found to be fraudulent, materially incomplete, or submitted in bad faith do not count toward this threshold.
Terminated accounts are not entitled to a refund of any prepaid subscription fees, except as required by applicable law.
9. Canadian Notice-and-Notice Regime
In addition to DMCA compliance, Bedoya Tech Inc. operates under Canadian copyright law, including the Copyright Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42) as amended by the Copyright Modernization Act (2012), which establishes a "notice-and-notice" regime for online intermediaries.
Under this regime:
Copyright owners may send notices of alleged infringement to Bedoya Tech Inc. as an intermediary
Upon receipt of a valid notice, Bedoya Tech Inc. is required to forward the notice to the user identified as allegedly infringing
Bedoya Tech Inc. is required to retain records that would allow identification of the alleged infringer for 6 months (or 12 months if legal proceedings are commenced) following receipt of the notice
Bedoya Tech Inc. is not required to remove content under the Canadian notice-and-notice regime, unlike the US DMCA takedown system
Rights holders wishing to use the Canadian notice-and-notice process may send notices to the same contact address as DMCA notices: support@monkeylibrary.app with subject line "Copyright Notice — Canada."
The notice-and-notice regime does not replace or limit the DMCA takedown process described in Section 5. Rights holders may use either or both processes as appropriate for their jurisdiction.
10. Scope of Removal — Metadata vs. Content
Because Monkey Library is a metadata-only platform, it is important to understand what removal action on this platform does and does not accomplish:
What Monkey Library CAN remove:
Metadata records (titles, descriptions, tags, performer/studio associations) created by users within the platform
External URL references and stream links submitted by users and stored in the platform database
A user's access to a Space containing infringing links
A user's account entirely, in cases of repeat infringement
What Monkey Library CANNOT remove:
The underlying media file itself, which is stored on a third-party service (Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Bunny.net, etc.) outside of Monkey Library's infrastructure and control
The user's copy of the file on their own storage account
Other copies of the file that may exist on third-party platforms
If you are seeking removal of the actual media file, you must contact the relevant third-party storage provider directly using their own copyright reporting process. Monkey Library's removal action removes only the organizational metadata layer, not the underlying content.
11. Abuse of the Takedown Process
Bedoya Tech Inc. takes the misuse of the DMCA takedown process seriously. Submitting knowingly false or materially misleading takedown notices is a violation of 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) and may expose the submitter to civil liability for damages, including attorneys' fees.
Bedoya Tech Inc. reserves the right to:
Reject or return incomplete, defective, or clearly bad-faith notices without processing them
Report patterns of abuse to relevant authorities
Decline to process future notices from parties found to have submitted materially false notices
12. Contact Information
For all copyright and DMCA-related inquiries, please contact:
Bedoya Tech Inc.
6-7150 rue du Chardonneret, Quebec, Canada
Email: support@monkeylibrary.app
Subject — Takedown notice: "DMCA Takedown Notice"
Subject — Counter-notice: "DMCA Counter-Notice"
Subject — Canadian notice: "Copyright Notice — Canada"
Response time: within 2 business days