DMCA

= Submitting a DMCA request = Before submitting DMCA request please make sure the content is not exempt, a list of exemptions can be found down bellow. in some case the internet archive may comply with removing items from exempt categorizes in good faith when requested by a copyright owner.

to submit a DMCA request please email the identifier or the url of the item to info@archive.org. Where the requests will be reviewed in a responsible and responsive manner.

=What happens when a item is DMCA from the internet archive = the item will be darken, which means it will remain in the collections of the internet archive but will not be visible to the public.

=Exemptions= not for profit libraries including the internet archive have special exemptions from parts of the digital meliumn copy right act to insure preservation and access to high risk media. Dmca Video Games Exemptions
 * Books published in the last twenty years of copyright, and after conducting a reasonable investigation, no commercial exploitation or copy at a reasonable price could be found.
 * Books Lent out controlled digital lending.
 * Recordings made available under the Music Modernization Act. A reasonable search has been conducted to determine that these items are not commercially available
 * Computer programs protected by dongles that prevent access due to malfunction or damage and which are obsolete.
 * Computer programs and video games distributed in formats that have become obsolete and which require the original media or hardware as a condition of access.