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    Copyright & Takedown

    Last updated: 2 June 2026

    1. Our commitment

    Railex respects intellectual property rights. We use sources transparently, attribute publishers, limit direct quotation to the right of brief citation (Art. 70 of Italian Law 633/1941, which Estonia and Italy both recognise via the InfoSoc Directive), and remove or correct content promptly upon a valid claim.

    This page describes how rightsholders can submit a takedown notice and how we process such notices in compliance with:

    • Estonian Copyright Act (Autoriõiguse seadus)
    • Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright in the Digital Single Market (incl. Art. 15 press publisher right)
    • Italian Law 633/1941 and AGCOM Reg. 3/23/CONS (applicable to Italian publishers via Rome II)
    • Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on the Digital Services Act ("DSA")
    • 17 U.S.C. § 512 (DMCA), where US-based rightsholders elect to invoke it

    2. How to submit a notice

    Send a notice by email to info@railex.eu with the subject line "Copyright Notice — [your name]". The notice must be in English or Italian and contain:

    1. Your name (or the name of the rightsholder you represent), postal address and contact email
    2. Identification of the copyrighted work allegedly infringed (URL of the original, title, publication date, registration number if applicable)
    3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material on Railex (full URL, screenshot if useful)
    4. A clear statement of the rights asserted (e.g., copyright, press publishers right under Art. 15 Directive (EU) 2019/790, neighbouring rights, etc.)
    5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorised by the rightsholder, its agent or the law
    6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury (where applicable), that you are authorised to act on behalf of the rightsholder
    7. Your physical or electronic signature

    Incomplete notices may be rejected. Knowingly false notices may result in liability under Article 102-bis of L. 633/1941 and Article 16 DSA, and (where applicable) 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

    3. Our response

    Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will:

    • Acknowledge receipt within 2 business days
    • Review the notice and assess whether the content qualifies as illegal content pursuant to Article 16 of the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065)
    • Where the notice is manifestly sufficiently substantiated, remove or disable access to the contested content within 24 hours of a valid notice as a target; in any case within the "timely" standard of Article 16(6) DSA
    • Notify the affected User (if any) of the removal with a clear and specific statement of reasons, including a copy of the notice and information on internal complaint mechanisms (Art. 17 DSA — statement of reasons)
    • Inform the notifier of our decision and the available redress mechanisms, including the internal complaint-handling system and out-of-court dispute settlement (Art. 16(5) DSA)

    We retain a record of notices and actions taken for transparency reporting purposes under Article 15 DSA.

    4. Counter-notice

    If your content has been removed and you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to info@railex.eu with subject "Counter-notice — [your name]". The counter-notice must include:

    1. Your name, address and contact email
    2. Identification of the removed content and its previous URL
    3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the content was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification
    4. Consent to the jurisdiction of Harju County Court (Harju Maakohus), Tallinn, Estonia, or (for US users) the appropriate federal district court
    5. Your physical or electronic signature

    We forward valid counter-notices to the original notifier. If the notifier does not file a court action within 10 business days, we may restore the content.

    5. Repeat infringers

    We suspend or terminate accounts of Users who are determined to be repeat infringers of intellectual property rights, in line with Italian Law 633/1941, applicable national law, and (for US users) 17 U.S.C. § 512(i)(1)(A).

    6. Trusted flaggers

    Pursuant to Article 22 DSA, notices submitted by entities awarded "trusted flagger" status by the Italian Digital Services Coordinator (AGCOM) are processed with priority.

    7. Out-of-court dispute settlement

    Pursuant to Article 21 DSA, recipients of a content moderation decision have access to certified out-of-court dispute settlement bodies. The list of certified bodies is published by the Italian Digital Services Coordinator.

    8. Designated agent (DMCA)

    For US Digital Millennium Copyright Act notices (17 U.S.C. § 512), our designated agent is:

    Railex Technology OÜ
    Attn: DMCA Designated Agent
    Järvevana tee 9
    11314 Tallinn, Estonia
    Estonian commercial registry code: 17515174
    Email: info@railex.eu

    Railex Technology OÜ is an Estonian (EU) entity and is not required to register with the US Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory. DMCA notices may be served directly to the address above under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2).

    9. Personal data and right to be forgotten

    For removal requests based on personal data protection grounds (Article 17 GDPR), please write to info@railex.eu. Note that the right to erasure is balanced against the right to freedom of expression and information (Article 17(3)(a) GDPR).

    10. Transparency

    In compliance with Article 15 DSA, we keep records of the number of notices received, content removed, accounts suspended, and average response times. As a small platform below the DSA "very large online platform" threshold, we provide these figures on request to rightsholders and supervisory authorities by writing to info@railex.eu. A public annual transparency report will be published once the volume of notices makes aggregate disclosure meaningful.

    11. Contact

    Copyright notices and counter-notices: info@railex.eu
    General legal: info@railex.eu
    Railex Technology OÜ, Järvevana tee 9, 11314 Tallinn, Estonia
    Estonian commercial registry code: 17515174