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Copyright Policy
This Policy explains what members may share, how to report infringement, and how to challenge a mistaken restriction.
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1. Share only what you have the right to share
Upload, play, stream, or display content only if you own the necessary rights, have permission, or may otherwise lawfully use it in that way. This applies to music, recordings, films, television, sports, games, images, performances, screen sharing, and other protected works. Possessing a file, buying a copy, paying for a personal subscription, giving credit, using a short extract, or sharing only with friends does not automatically make the use lawful. Copyright exceptions depend on the law and facts. An upload rights statement helps establish who submitted a file; it is not a guarantee that TREE independently checked ownership.
2. Ordinary reports
Anyone may use Report on a specific item or activity to flag a copyright concern. Include the item, Home, or account reference and approximate time when useful. An ordinary report is different from a formal notice by a rights holder or authorised representative. Do not upload another unauthorised copy just to make a report. Report totals are not proof of infringement, and knowingly false or coordinated reports can violate TREE’s rules.
3. Rights-holder notices
Email tree.app.owner@gmail.com with ‘Copyright notice’ in the subject. Include your name, contact method, and authority to act; a clear description of the protected work; the specific TREE material or activity and enough information to locate it, such as a link, item reference, Home, account, and relevant time; why you believe the use is unauthorised, including relevant permission or legal-exception information you know about; a good-faith statement that the information is accurate and the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent, or the law; and your physical or electronic signature. We may ask for information reasonably needed to locate the material, understand your authority, or follow applicable legal process. Do not send unnecessary identity documents, passwords, or private account credentials.
4. Review and action
Depending on the facts and applicable law, TREE may restrict material, stop a relevant stream, contact the uploader, preserve limited evidence, or take account or Home action for serious or repeated infringement. Where appropriate and legally permitted, the affected person receives a reason and an available dispute route. A legal notice can require limited complainant information to be shared with the affected person; TREE will explain that before collecting information for a formal process where required.
5. If a decision was mistaken
Use the account appeal control or email tree.app.owner@gmail.com with ‘Copyright dispute’ and the case reference in the subject. Explain the mistake and provide relevant evidence such as ownership, a licence, mistaken identification, or a legal exception. Do not re-upload restricted material or use another account to evade the decision during review. A TREE appeal is not automatically a statutory counter-notice. If a formal counter-notice process applies, TREE may need additional declarations, contact details, consent to the required legal procedure, and permission to forward the notice. We will explain those requirements before treating a submission as a formal counter-notice.
6. Repeated misuse and contact
Serious or repeated infringement can lead to restrictions or termination in appropriate circumstances. Deliberately fraudulent notices or disputes may also be abuse. An honest report or good-faith dispute that is not upheld is not, by itself, misuse. TREE records relevant evidence, decision, and outcome so mistakes can be reviewed without relying only on allegation counts. Contact tree.app.owner@gmail.com for copyright questions. This is a TREE service process, not a claim that TREE has registered as a statutory copyright agent in every country.