Copyright Policy

Inkover ("Service") respects intellectual property rights and expects its users to do the same. This Policy describes the procedure for handling rights holder claims and actions taken regarding content that infringes copyrights or related rights.

1. Nature of the Service

Inkover is an AI-powered tool for automated manga translation. The Service provides users with the technical ability to upload images, process them (OCR, translation, image generation), and view the results.

By default, processing results are stored within the User's private account and are not publicly available. The User may, at their own initiative, change the access level of an individual manga title, chapter or page by using the publication (sharing) feature. In such case, the materials become accessible to third parties via a direct link in accordance with the access level selected by the User. In relation to published materials the Service acts as an intermediary service provider within the meaning of the applicable hosting-liability regime — 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) under the DMCA, Article 14 of the EU e-Commerce Directive 2000/31/EC and, where applicable, Article 1253.1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation — and does not determine either their content or their recipients.

Users are solely responsible for the legality of uploaded content and for compliance with copyright law in their use of it.

2. Service Position on Copyright

The Service operates as an intermediary service provider. The Service does not perform pre-moderation of uploaded content but takes action to remove content upon receiving a substantiated claim from a rights holder.

When using the import feature from external sources (including MangaDex, MangaPlus, and other supported sites), the User bears sole responsibility for the legality of using the imported content. The Service provides a technical import capability and does not verify whether the User has rights to use the imported materials.

3. Filing a Copyright Complaint

If you are a copyright holder or an authorized representative and believe that materials within the Service infringe your copyright or related rights, you may:

• Submit the in-product form at /shared/report — accessible from any public share via the "Report content" link.
• Email us at [email protected] or use the general support address [email protected].

Any submission should include the following information:

1. Identification of the work you believe has been infringed (title, author, publisher, link to original).
2. Description of the alleged infringement and how your rights are being violated.
3. Your contact information (full name or organization name, email address, phone number).
4. Confirmation that you are the rights holder or an authorized representative.
5. A statement of good faith (that the information in the notice is accurate).

When a complaint is submitted via the form at /shared/report, the server automatically records the submitter's IP address and User-Agent — this data is used to combat abuse (repeat false complaints, notices aimed at good-faith users) and is retained for 3 (three) years following case closure. By providing your contact details, you confirm that you have read the Privacy Policy and consent to the processing of the data you include in the complaint for the purposes of its review.

4. Actions Upon Receipt of a Complaint

Upon receiving a substantiated rights-holder complaint, the Service takes the following actions, which meet the "expeditious" removal standard common to the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(1)(C)), the EU e-Commerce Directive (Article 14(1)(b) of 2000/31/EC) and Russian Federal Law No. 149-FZ (Article 15.7):

• Acknowledges the complaint within 24 hours of receipt.
• Completes the full review and decision within 5 (five) business days of receipt.
• If infringement is confirmed, removes or restricts access to the disputed content.
• Notifies the User who uploaded the content about the complaint received and actions taken.

5. Counter-Notification

A User whose content has been removed or restricted following a rights holder complaint may submit a counter-notification either:

• Via the in-product form at /shared/counter-notice (sign-in required).
• By email to [email protected] or [email protected].

The counter-notification should contain:

1. Identification of the removed or restricted content.
2. Justification for lawful use of the content (license, rights holder permission, applicable copyright exceptions).
3. User's contact information.

Counter-notifications are reviewed within 10 (ten) business days. If grounds exist, access to the content may be restored.

6. Repeat Infringements

The Service applies the following scale of measures to User accounts against which confirmed complaints of copyright or related-rights infringement have been received within a rolling 12-month period. A complaint is deemed "confirmed" if, as a result of its review, the material is removed or access to it is restricted and the decision has not been overturned following a User counter-notification.

• 1–2 confirmed infringements — removal of the disputed publication and written notification of the User.
• 3 confirmed infringements — 30 calendar day suspension of publication rights.
• 4–5 confirmed infringements — 90 calendar day suspension of publication rights.
• 6 or more confirmed infringements — full termination of the User's account without compensation; removal of all publications posted by the User.

For egregious violations (knowingly false warranties, circumvention of measures, re-publication of removed material with insignificant changes) the Service may apply the next more severe measure on the scale without passing through the preceding steps. Detection of CSAM or any other materials whose distribution carries criminal liability results in immediate full account termination.

7. Prohibited Content

In addition to copyright-infringing content, the Service strictly prohibits the upload of materials containing pornography, child exploitation, incitement to violence, extremism and any other content prohibited by applicable law. Detailed terms and consequences of violations are set out in Section 8 of the Terms of Service.

Upon discovering content showing signs of serious criminal offences — in particular offences relating to child sexual abuse material (e.g. 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252 and 2258A for US users, Directive 2011/93/EU for EEA users, Articles 242, 242.1 and 242.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for users subject to Russian law) — the Service reserves the right to report information to law-enforcement authorities without prior notice to the User.

8. DMCA Notice & Counter-Notice (US users)

For users in the United States, the Service accepts notices and counter-notices in the form prescribed by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). Our designated agent for receiving notices of claimed infringement is: [email protected] (with a copy to [email protected]).

A DMCA takedown notice (§ 512(c)(3)) must contain:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorised agent.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
3. Identification of the infringing material and its location within the Service (URL).
4. Contact information of the complaining party (name, address, telephone, email).
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that the complaining party is authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

A DMCA counter-notice (§ 512(g)(3)) must contain:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the User.
2. Identification of the material removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which it appeared before removal.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that the User has a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. The User's name, address and telephone number, and a statement that the User consents to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which the User resides (or, if outside the United States, for any judicial district in which the Operator may be found) and that the User will accept service of process from the original complainant.

Repeat infringers. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), the Service maintains the repeat-infringer policy set out in § 6 of this Policy and will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

9. EU-specific framework (EEA users)

For users established in the European Economic Area, the Service is provided subject to Article 14 of the e-Commerce Directive 2000/31/EC (hosting-service liability exemption) and, to the extent applicable, the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065). Trusted flaggers under Article 22 DSA are welcome to signal infringements via [email protected]. Where a measure is applied to a publication, the User whose material is affected is provided with a statement of reasons and the counter-notification route described in § 5.

10. Limitations

The Service is not liable for content uploaded by Users. The Service does not perform pre-screening of content for copyright compliance and acts solely upon rights-holder complaints, within the safe-harbour conditions set out in the notice-and-takedown regimes referenced above.

11. Contact Information

For all copyright-related inquiries:
Email: [email protected] or [email protected].