Copyright & DMCA Policy

Last updated November 8, 2026

Channelist respects the rights of authors, artists, and publishers, and responds to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

What this covers

Tilde shows book details and cover images to help readers catalog their books. Covers come from third-party sources, including Open Library, Google Books, and Hardcover. Some of those sources collect images from their own users. When a cover isn’t available elsewhere, Tilde may store a copy and serve it from our own servers. If you believe a cover or other material shown in Tilde infringes your copyright, please tell us using the process below.

Reporting infringement

Send a written notice to our designated agent (below) that includes:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the copyrighted work you believe is infringed.
Identification of the material you want removed and enough detail to find it: for example, the book’s title and author as shown in Tilde, or the image’s web address.
Your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Designated agent

Please put “DMCA notice” in the subject line. Messages about anything else sent to this address may not get a reply; for help with the app, see Support.

What happens next

When we receive a complete notice, we promptly remove or disable access to the material, usually within two business days, and stop it from being added again. We may forward a copy of the notice to the source the material came from.

Counter-notices

If material was removed because of a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the designated agent that includes:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed because of a mistake or misidentification.
Your name, address, and phone number.
A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which Channelist may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice.

We will forward a valid counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we may restore the material 10 to 14 business days after receiving the counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

Where appropriate, we will disable access for users who repeatedly infringe the copyrights of others.

Misrepresentations

Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages. If you’re not sure whether material infringes your rights, consider talking to a lawyer first.