DMCA & Copyright Policy

This DMCA and copyright policy explains how SJCE Mysore (sjcemysore.org), the operator of SJCE Mysore (sjcemysore.org), respects intellectual property rights and how rights holders can ask us to remove material they believe infringes their copyright. We respond to notices sent under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and under India’s Copyright Act, 1957 and Copyright Rules, 2013, and we aim to act on valid requests quickly and fairly.

Our approach to copyright

SJCE Mysore is an independent site about SJCE Mysuru’s heritage, engineering education and student life in Mysuru. It is not affiliated with SJCE, JSS Science and Technology University or JSS Mahavidyapeetha. We create original articles and guides. We also keep a heritage archive about the college’s history, including information that appeared on its website around 2014. When we use other people’s work, we follow these principles:

• Original writing first: our articles are written for this site. We quote other sources sparingly, with attribution and links, for review, criticism, commentary, reporting and research.
• Licensed images only: we use our own images, public-domain images, or images released under Creative Commons licences (for example from Wikimedia Commons). We credit the author and licence as the licence requires, and we self-host the files.
• Historical material with context: archived institutional information is presented for historical, educational and reference purposes, credited to its original source and labelled with its period. We will respond in good faith to any rights holder who would like it handled differently.
• No piracy: we do not host or link to pirated textbooks, question banks, coaching material or software. Our paid GATE starter kit contains only material we created or have the right to use.

How to file a copyright infringement notice

If you believe material on sjcemysore.org infringes a copyright you own or are authorised to enforce, send a written notice to our copyright contact (see below). To be valid under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), and to give us what we need to act under Indian law, the notice should include:

1. Signature: a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act for them. A typed full name is acceptable in an email.
2. The copyrighted work: identification of the work you claim has been infringed, or a representative list if several works are involved. A link to the original is helpful.
3. The infringing material: the exact URL or URLs on our site and a description of the material, for example “the second photograph on /history/” or “paragraphs 3–5 of /teqip/”, with enough detail for us to locate it.
4. Your contact information: your name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
5. Good-faith statement: a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. Accuracy statement: a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or are authorised to act for the owner of an exclusive right allegedly infringed.

For notices under the Indian Copyright Rules, 2013, please also give the details of the right you claim, evidence of ownership or a licence (for example a registration certificate, publication record or licence agreement), and whether you are, or will be, starting proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction.

What happens after we receive a notice

1. Acknowledgement: we confirm receipt, normally within two working days.
2. Review: we check that the notice contains the required information. If something is missing, we ask you for it. An incomplete notice may not start the takedown process.
3. Removal or disabling of access: for a valid notice, we expeditiously remove the material or disable access to it. For notices under the Copyright Rules, 2013, we act within the timelines those Rules set. Where those Rules apply, access stays disabled for the period they provide (currently 21 days) while you obtain an order from a competent court. If no such order is produced, we may restore the material.
4. Notification: where we can identify the person who supplied the material, for example a guest contributor, we tell them about the removal and send them a copy of the notice, which may include your contact details, so they can respond or file a counter-notice.
5. Record-keeping: we keep a record of notices and the actions taken.

Where the material is our own editorial content, we review it ourselves. Depending on our assessment, we may remove it, replace it, add or correct attribution, or explain why we believe the use is lawful.

Counter-notice procedure

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the same contact. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), it should include:

1. your physical or electronic signature;
2. identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal;
3. 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;
4. your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate court and will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.

When we receive a valid counter-notice, we forward it to the original complainant. Under the DMCA, we may restore the material 10 to 14 business days later unless the complainant tells us they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement. Under Indian law, restoration follows the outcome of the process under the Copyright Rules, 2013 and any court order.

Misrepresentation

Please be careful and accurate. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), a person who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees. False claims may also have consequences under Indian law. Do not use this process for complaints that are not about copyright, such as factual errors, defamation, trademark concerns or privacy issues. Send those to hello@sjcemysore.org with a clear subject line, and we will deal with them under the relevant policy.

Repeat infringers

Where the site accepts user contributions or comments, we may remove the content and close the account of anyone who repeatedly infringes others’ rights, in appropriate circumstances.

Requests about the heritage archive

Our archive records the history of SJCE and its earlier website for the benefit of alumni, researchers and the public. If you represent an institution or author whose historical material appears here, we welcome contact. You can ask us to:

• add or correct attribution or a link to your official site;
• add a notice that information is outdated, with a pointer to current official pages;
• replace verbatim text with a summary or remove specific items.

We will consider every such request promptly and in good faith, even without a formal legal notice.

Trademarks and names

Names such as SJCE, JSS and JSS STU are used on this site only to describe, identify and record history. We do not claim any trademark rights in them, and we do not use them to suggest endorsement. If you are a trademark owner and believe a use on this site is confusing, please write to us. We take such concerns seriously and will review the use and correct it where appropriate.

Using our content

Our original articles and paid materials are protected by copyright. You may quote short extracts with credit and a link. You may not republish whole articles, scrape the site or redistribute paid material. To report someone copying our content, or to ask for permission, write to hello@sjcemysore.org. Images credited to third parties remain under their own licences. Follow the licence shown in the credit.

Copyright contact

Notices about copyright, trademarks or the archive may also be addressed to our Grievance Officer at the same contact details, as described in our Privacy Policy. See also our Terms and Conditions and Editorial Policy.