TrueSpec Copyright (DMCA) Policy
Effective 2026-05-24. How TrueSpec (Sopko Technologies, LLC) handles claims of copyright infringement under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). Plain English. Provided as-is; not legal advice.
Why this exists: TrueSpec hosts and redistributes images and copy supplied by Publishers. Registering a designated agent and running a takedown process is the standard safe-harbor protection for a service that hosts third-party content.
1. Our position
TrueSpec respects intellectual property and expects Publishers to upload only Content they have the right to publish. We respond to valid notices of claimed infringement and, in appropriate cases, terminate repeat infringers.
2. Designated Copyright Agent
Notices of claimed infringement must go to our Designated Agent:
Jason Sopko, Designated Copyright Agent Sopko Technologies, LLC 816 Cherry Lane, Lower Burrell, PA 15068 Email: [email protected] Phone: 412-401-2616
3. How to file a takedown notice
The fastest path is our intake form at /dmca/notice — it walks you through the required information below and creates a tracked record so we respond quickly.
To be valid under § 512(c)(3), your written notice to the Designated Agent must include:
- your physical or electronic signature;
- identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed;
- identification of the material you claim is infringing and enough detail for us to locate it (e.g. the TrueSpec record's public ID, image URL, or API path);
- your contact information (name, address, phone, email);
- a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent, or the law; and
- a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorized to act on its behalf.
Incomplete notices may not be actionable. Submitting a knowingly false notice can expose you to liability under § 512(f).
4. How we respond
On a valid notice we may, in our discretion and without admission of liability: remove or disable access to the identified Content — which disables both our stored copy and its delivery through the API, so downstream Consumers stop receiving it; notify the Publisher who posted it, with a copy of the notice; and document the action. We may act on facts that come to our attention even without a formal notice.
5. Counter-notification
If your Content was removed and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, you (the Publisher) may send the Designated Agent a counter-notice under § 512(g) containing:
- your physical or electronic signature;
- identification of the removed material and the location where it appeared;
- a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification;
- your name, address, and phone, and consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your district (or, if outside the U.S., the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania), and that you'll accept service from the complaining party.
We may restore the Content in 10–14 business days unless the original complainant notifies us they've filed suit to restrain the activity.
6. Repeat infringers
We will, in appropriate circumstances, suspend or terminate the accounts of Publishers who are repeat infringers. We track notices against accounts for this purpose.
7. Changes
We may update this policy on notice. Questions: [email protected].