We respect the intellectual property rights of others and posting content that violates another party's intellectual property rights is prohibited by our Terms of Service. As indicated in our Terms of Service, we may, in appropriate circumstances and in our discretion, remove or disable access to, material that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others, and restrict or terminate access to our Platform to those who may be repeat infringers.
If content that you posted was removed or you received a notice that your content infringes on someone's intellectual property rights, you may send us a counter-notice to dispute the matter.
Please submit this information in the format below and in English. If the content at issue is claimed to have infringed on someone's copyrights, then this counter-notice must comply with sections 512(g)(3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. For more information about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other issues regarding intellectual property, see our FAQ regarding legal issues related to using Meetup.
1. Your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address
Note that we may provide your contact information to the member that has posted the content you claim is infringing.
2. An identification or description of content or other material that has been removed and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed
Please provide specific URLs where the content was located and a specific description of the content.
3. A statement by you under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
4. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or New York County, New York if your address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of infringement or an agent of such person.
5. Your electronic or physical signature.
The counter-notice may be sent to legal@meetup.com.
Please note that if the information contained in your notice is knowingly misrepresentative with regard to alleged infringement, a court may hold you liable under 17 U.S.C. Section 512(f).
If you are unsure whether you have the rights to content appearing on the Meetup platform, you should consider contacting a lawyer. For more general information, you may also take a look at this FAQ from our Help Section that points to additional legal resources.
Please note that we may send a copy of any legal notice we receive to the person claiming that their intellectual property rights are being infringed, or a third party such as Lumen for publication.