Legal

Copyright & DMCA Policy

Last updated: August 2026

Vennu, operated by Gutenwords LLC (“we”, “us”), respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our members to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, we respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement and, in appropriate circumstances, remove or disable access to the material and terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.

Designated Copyright Agent

If you believe that content on Vennu infringes a copyright you own or control, send a notice to our designated agent, registered with the U.S. Copyright Office (registration DMCA-1077892):

Copyright Agent
Gutenwords LLC
30 N Gould St Ste N, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States
Email: reports@vennuapp.com
Phone: +1 517 948 0736

Please use this contact for copyright matters only. Reports of other violations (safety, harassment, or abuse) are handled faster through the report tools inside the app.

How to file a DMCA notice

To be effective, your written notice must include substantially all of the following (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)):

  • A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or a representative list, if multiple works are covered).
  • Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, and enough information to let us locate it — for example, the profile, photo, message, group or event, and the account it appears on.
  • Your contact information: name, mailing address, telephone number and email address.
  • A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  • A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages.

Counter-notification

If you believe your content was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send our designated agent a counter-notification (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)) that includes:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal.
  • A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  • Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we may restore the material in 10 to 14 business days unless the original complainant notifies us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

Repeat infringers

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of members who are repeat infringers of copyright.