Copyright Policy

Last updated October 10, 2026

Effective date: October 9, 2026

Linked Through Learning, LLC ("LTL", "we", "us" or "our") respects the work of the educators who create resources, and expects everyone on LTL to do the same. This Copyright Policy explains how to tell us that something on LTL infringes your copyright or trademark, how a seller can respond, and what we do about repeat infringers. It's part of our Terms of Service, and we follow the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other laws that apply.

We can't give legal advice. If you're not sure whether something infringes your rights, or whether a use is allowed (for example, as fair use), please talk to a lawyer before sending a notice.

1. Copyright and trademark in brief

Copyright protects original creative work, such as the text, illustrations, layouts, clip art, fonts and photos in a teaching resource. It doesn't protect ideas, teaching methods, facts or short phrases on their own.
A trademark is a word, name, logo or slogan that identifies who a product or service comes from, such as a brand or a store name.

2. Reporting a resource that uses your work

If you think a resource, preview, store or other content on LTL infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent (Section 5). Only the owner of the rights, or someone authorized to act for them, may send one.

You can also tell us about a problem with Report this resource on the resource's page, choosing "It uses my work, or someone else's, without permission". A report helps us look into it, but it isn't a DMCA notice: to have content removed under the DMCA, send a complete notice as described below.

3. What a copyright notice must include

Your notice must include all of the following, or we may not be able to act on it:

The work: identify the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed. If there are several, you may give a representative list.
The material on LTL: identify the resource, preview, store or other content you believe infringes, explain how, and give enough detail for us to find it. The web address of each page is best.
Your contact details: your full name, mailing address, phone number and email address.
Good faith: a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use isn't authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
Accuracy: a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you're the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
Signature: your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is fine).

False claims have consequences. Under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages, including costs and lawyers' fees. We may also close the account of anyone who sends false or abusive notices.

4. What happens after a copyright notice

We review it. If the notice is incomplete, we may ask for what's missing, or decline to act on it.
We remove or disable the material. When we receive a complete notice, we remove or disable access to the material identified. We may also remove or disable material, or take other action, without a notice and at our discretion, when we believe content infringes someone's rights.
We tell the seller. We let the member who posted the material know, and may send them a copy of your notice, including your name and contact details, so they can respond or contact you.
Buyers. Removing a resource stops it being sold. We may also remove it from the accounts of buyers who already have it.

5. Our designated agent

Send copyright notices and counter-notices to:

Email is fastest. This address is only for copyright and trademark notices and counter-notices; for anything else, please contact support@linkedthroughlearning.com.

6. Counter-notices

If material you posted was removed because of a copyright notice, and you believe that was a mistake or that the material was misidentified, you can send a counter-notice to our designated agent (Section 5). It must include all of the following:

The material: identify the material that was removed and where it appeared on LTL before it was removed (its web address, if you have it).
Good faith: a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification.
Your contact details: your full name, mailing address, phone number and email address.
Jurisdiction: a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district where your address is, or, if your address is outside the United States, the federal district court for the Western District of Texas, and that you'll accept service of legal papers from the person who sent the original notice, or their agent.
Signature: your physical or electronic signature.

What happens next. We'll send a copy of your counter-notice, including your contact details, to the person who sent the original notice. If they don't tell us within 10 business days that they've filed a court action to stop the infringement, we may restore the material within 10 to 14 business days after we received your counter-notice, as the DMCA allows. Restoring it is our decision: we don't have to restore material, or relist a resource, that we believe breaks our Terms or Seller Agreement for any other reason.

7. Trademark complaints

If you believe content on LTL, such as a resource, listing, store name or logo, infringes your trademark, send a notice to our designated agent (Section 5) that includes:

your trademark, and its federal registration number (or, for an unregistered mark, an explanation of your rights in it and where you use it);
the content you believe infringes it, with enough detail for us to find it (web addresses are best), and how you believe it infringes;
your full name, mailing address, phone number and email address;
a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use isn't authorized by the trademark owner, its agent or the law;
a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that you're the trademark owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf; and
your physical or electronic signature.

We'll review it and take whatever action we believe, in our discretion, is appropriate, which may include removing or changing listings or a store name. The DMCA counter-notice process in Section 6 applies only to copyright. If your content was removed because of a trademark complaint and you believe that was a mistake, reply to the email we sent you and explain why; we'll decide in our discretion whether to restore it.

8. Repeat infringers

We close the accounts and stores of members who infringe others' copyrights or trademarks repeatedly, and we may close an account or store after a single notice if the infringement is serious. We decide what counts as repeated or serious. When we close a store for infringement, the Seller Agreement explains what happens to its resources and earnings.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy at any time. The date at the top shows when it last changed.

10. Contact us

Copyright or trademark notices and counter-notices go to our designated agent (Section 5). Other questions about this policy:

Linked Through Learning, LLC
12790 FM 1560 N #1349
Helotes, TX 78023
support@linkedthroughlearning.com