Legal
DMCA Policy
Version 2026.06.10 / Last updated June 10, 2026
Copyright Infringement Process
AudioVault, Bootlegged Records, Bootlegged Publishing, Road Dog Apparel, and related platform services respect the rights of copyright owners and expect users to upload, sell, license, publish, distribute, or promote only content they own or are authorized to use.
If we receive a valid copyright infringement notice, we may remove or disable access to the reported material, notify the user who submitted it, preserve records related to the claim, and take other actions required by law or our Terms of Service. Repeat or serious infringement may result in account limits, removed listings, disabled releases, held payouts, or account termination.
We do not act as a court and cannot resolve ownership disputes between artists, collaborators, labels, publishers, producers, estates, or other rights holders. If a dispute involves contracts, splits, samples, licenses, publishing rights, masters, or ownership claims, the parties may need to resolve it directly, through counsel, or through the proper legal process.
Takedown Notices
If you believe material on the platform infringes your copyright, send a written notice that identifies the copyrighted work, identifies the allegedly infringing material, and gives us enough information to locate it, such as a URL, listing ID, release title, artist name, upload name, product name, or account profile.
Your notice should include your physical or electronic signature, your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address; a statement that you have a good-faith belief the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act for the owner.
A takedown notice that is incomplete, unclear, or sent to the wrong contact may delay review. Knowingly sending false or misleading claims may create legal liability, so please make sure you have reviewed the material, considered whether the use may be authorized or legally permitted, and included accurate information before submitting a notice.
Counter-Notices
If your content was removed or disabled because of a copyright notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notice. A counter-notice should identify the removed material and where it appeared before removal, include your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and physical or electronic signature, and explain that you consent to the required legal jurisdiction for the dispute.
Your counter-notice must include a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification. We may forward your counter-notice, including your contact information, to the original complainant.
After a valid counter-notice is received, the disputed material may be restored if the original complainant does not notify us within the required time that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity. We may decline to restore material where required by law, court order, platform policy, rights restrictions, safety concerns, or other unresolved legal issues.
Required Contact Information
To help us review a copyright claim quickly, include the account email, artist name, release or product name, URL or item ID, description of the copyrighted work, description of the allegedly infringing material, and any ownership, registration, license, publishing, split, or distribution information that supports your claim.
For music-related claims, please be as specific as possible about whether the dispute involves the master recording, composition, lyrics, artwork, sample, beat, vocal, stem, merchandise design, publishing rights, synchronization rights, distribution rights, or marketplace listing. This helps us route the issue correctly and avoid unnecessary removal of unrelated material.
We may request additional information before taking action if a claim is incomplete, ambiguous, appears fraudulent, involves a business or collaborator dispute, or does not give us enough information to locate or evaluate the reported material.
DMCA Agent
DMCA notices and counter-notices should be sent to the platform's designated copyright contact once finalized. Until a formal DMCA agent record and dedicated legal inbox are published, use the official contact method listed on the website and include 'DMCA Notice' or 'DMCA Counter-Notice' in the subject line.
Designated Agent: DDJR Unlimited LLC / Bootlegged Records copyright contact. Email: legal@bootleggedrecords.com, or the current legal contact listed on the website. Mailing Address: to be completed before final publication after counsel confirms the correct business address and DMCA agent registration details.
This DMCA Policy is a working platform policy and should be reviewed by qualified counsel before being treated as final legal advice or relied on for DMCA safe-harbor compliance.