Disclaimer

Last updated: 13 November 2026

I respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect readers to do the same. This policy explains how to report content on thedark.ai (the “site”) that you believe infringes your copyright or is otherwise illegal, and how I handle such reports. It follows the notice and action rules of the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) and the notice and takedown procedure of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. § 512).

The site is a personal publication run by Alexios Dionysios Diakogiannis (“I”, “me”).

1. What this policy covers

Articles, images, diagrams, videos and other content I publish on the site.
Comments and other content posted by readers.
Other illegal content on the site, such as content that violates privacy, trademark or other rights.

2. How to report content

Send your notice by email to [email protected] with the subject line “Copyright notice” or “Content notice”. Your notice should include:

Your full name, and your postal address and phone number if you send a DMCA notice.
Your email address.
A description of the copyrighted work or the right you believe is infringed. If there are several works, a list of them.
The exact URL or URLs of the content on the site that you want removed, and enough detail for me to find it, such as the paragraph or the comment.
An explanation of why you believe the content infringes your rights or is illegal.
A statement that you believe in good faith that the use of the content is not authorised by the rights owner, its agent or the law.
A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and complete and, for DMCA notices, under penalty of perjury, that you are the rights owner or authorised to act on the owner’s behalf.
Your physical or electronic signature. Typing your full name at the end of the email is enough.

If your notice is missing important information, I may ask you to complete it before I can act.

3. What happens after you report

I will confirm that I received your notice.
I will review it carefully, objectively and without undue delay.
If the notice is valid, I will remove the content or disable access to it.
I will tell you what I decided and why. If the content was posted by a reader, I will also tell that reader, where I have their contact details, and explain the reasons for my decision.

Please understand that the site is run by one person, so a review may take a few days.

4. Counter notice

If content you posted was removed and you believe this was a mistake, or that you have the right to use it, you can send a counter notice to [email protected]. It should include:

Your full name, email address, and for DMCA counter notices, your postal address and phone number.
The URL where the content appeared before it was removed.
An explanation of why you believe the removal was a mistake.
For DMCA counter notices, a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith the content was removed by mistake or misidentification, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the competent courts for your address and will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice.
Your physical or electronic signature.

I will review your counter notice and may forward it to the person who sent the original notice. If I agree that the removal was a mistake, I will restore the content.

5. Other ways to challenge a decision

If you disagree with my decision, you can contact me again with more information. You can also go to an out of court dispute settlement body certified under Article 21 of the Digital Services Act, or to the competent court.

6. Repeat infringers

If a reader repeatedly posts content that infringes the rights of others, I may block them from commenting on the site.

7. False or abusive notices

Only send a notice if you are sure that the content infringes your rights or is illegal. Sending false or misleading notices may make you liable for damages, including under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). I may ignore notices from anyone who repeatedly sends notices that are clearly unfounded.

8. Fair use and quotation

Some content on the site quotes, cites or comments on other works for criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching or research. Such use may be allowed under the right of quotation in EU and national copyright law, or under fair use in US law. Before sending a notice, please consider whether the use falls under one of these exceptions.

9. Using my content

If you want to know what you may do with content from this site, see the Terms and Conditions. If you believe someone has copied my content without permission, you can also tell me at [email protected].

10. Changes

I may update this policy at any time. The date at the top shows the latest version.