removals & DMCA
if something here shouldn't be, tell us and it goes. you do not need a lawyer, a form, or a reason you're willing to explain.
what this site actually holds
worth knowing before you write, because it changes what a removal even means here: lost4ever never stores the text of a work. no chapters, no summaries, no author's notes. what it holds is the catalogue card — title, author name, fandom, canonical tags, word count, dates — and, for some works, short quotes from readers describing what they remember, capped at 240 characters each.
if it's your work
you don't need the DMCA for this, and we'd rather you didn't have to use it. authors can seal their own works: a seal removes the page, keeps it out of search, and holds. it is meant to be permanent and it does not expire. write to [email protected] from an address or account you can tie to the work, and say which work it is. we'll do the rest.
you don't owe anyone an explanation for wanting your writing gone.
formal DMCA notice
if you are a rightsholder, or acting for one, and you want to file formally, send a notice to [email protected] including:
- identification of the work you say is infringed
- the exact lost4ever URL or URLs you're asking us to remove
- your name, address, and a contact email
- a statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorised
- a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act for them
- your physical or electronic signature
we act on complete notices promptly. every removal is written to the audit ledger with its reason class, so the record of what was taken down and why can be recomputed rather than taken on trust.
counter-notice
if your work was removed and you believe that was a mistake, write to the same address with the work, why you think the removal was wrong, and how to reach you.