Copyright Policy

AnyScience respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. We are committed to responding promptly to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law, including the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA").

Copyright is a legal right that protects original works of authorship, including research papers, articles, images, videos, software code, and other creative works. Generally, copyright protection begins automatically when an original work is created and fixed in a tangible form.

Copyright protects the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. Facts, data, and scientific concepts are not protected by copyright, although the specific way they are expressed or presented may be.

When you upload, post, or share content on AnyScience, you represent and warrant that:

• You own the copyright to the content, or
• You have obtained all necessary permissions, licences, or rights to share the content, or
• Your use of the content falls within a legal exception such as fair use

You retain ownership of any content you create and share on AnyScience. By posting content, you grant AnyScience a limited licence to host, display, and distribute your content as described in our User Agreement.

Because AnyScience hosts research, it is worth knowing how copyright works in scholarly publishing:

• Preprints: unpublished manuscripts that you author are typically yours to share freely.
• Postprints / author accepted manuscripts: many publishers allow sharing of the accepted manuscript version. Check your publishing agreement.
• Published PDFs: publisher-formatted versions are often subject to publisher copyright. Sharing may require permission or be restricted by embargo periods.
• Open access: content published under open-access licences (such as Creative Commons) may be shared according to the licence terms.

We encourage researchers to review their publishing agreements and consult resources like SHERPA/RoMEO to understand their self-archiving rights.

AnyScience displays research records for published researchers, obtained from publicly accessible sources. Requests about a record — that it is about you, that a listed work is not yours, or that you want it corrected or removed — are not copyright notices. Please see our Privacy Policy or write to privacy@anyscience.com; requests sent to the copyright agent will be redirected there.

If you believe that content on AnyScience infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice of claimed infringement to our copyright agent. To be effective under the DMCA, your notification must include:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, including information reasonably sufficient to locate the material (such as the URL).
4. Your contact information, including address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have 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, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Send notices of claimed infringement and counter-notices to our copyright agent: copyright@anyscience.com. [Full legal name and postal address of the agent — inserted at incorporation and registration with the U.S. Copyright Office.] This address is for copyright notices only.

Upon receiving a valid DMCA notice, we will:

1. Remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material.
2. Notify the user who posted the content that it has been removed.
3. Provide the user with a copy of the complaint and information about filing a counter-notification.

We may also share your contact information with the user whose content was removed so they may contact you directly to resolve the matter.

If you believe your content was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification. A valid counter-notification must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal.
3. 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.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number.
5. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your judicial district (or any judicial district in which AnyScience may be found if you are outside the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original complaint.

Upon receiving a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original complainant. Unless the complainant notifies us within ten business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity, we will restore the removed content between ten and fourteen business days after receiving your counter-notification.

In accordance with the DMCA, AnyScience maintains a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers of copyright. We may also limit access to the platform or remove content from users who we determine, in our sole discretion, to be repeat infringers.

Content that is restored following a valid counter-notification or retraction by the complainant will not count against a user under this policy.

Not all uses of copyrighted material constitute infringement. In the United States, the fair use doctrine permits limited use of copyrighted material without permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Before submitting a copyright complaint, please consider whether the use of your work may be protected by fair use or another legal exception. AnyScience cannot provide legal advice on whether a particular use constitutes fair use.

Trademark and copyright are different types of intellectual property. Trademark law protects brand names, logos, and other identifiers of source. If you have a trademark concern (rather than a copyright concern), please contact us at legal@anyscience.com.

Please be aware that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed by mistake or misidentification, may be subject to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.

Before submitting a notice or counter-notification, you may wish to consult with an attorney if you are unsure whether your copyright has been infringed or whether the removed content was lawful.

While we follow the DMCA's notice-and-takedown procedures, we also respect the intellectual property laws of other countries. If you are located outside the United States, please provide comparable information as described above, and we will handle your complaint in accordance with applicable law.

Questions about this policy go to copyright@anyscience.com; trademark questions go to legal@anyscience.com.