DMCA Policy
Last updated: 4 May 2026
MercatoWire respects intellectual-property rights. If you believe content on the Site infringes your copyright, this page explains how to file a notice and how we respond.
Our editorial approach to copyright
MercatoWire uses photographs in two ways:
- Creative Commons / public-domain images, primarily from Wikimedia Commons, with photographer credit and license noted in every caption.
- Press-wire images under editorial-fair-use, used to report newsworthy events, with credit to the press agency. We do not use such images for commercial promotion or merchandise.
Quoted text is limited to brief excerpts for commentary, criticism, or news reporting, with attribution and a hyperlink to the original source. Embedded social media content (tweets, Instagram posts) is presented via the platform’s official embed mechanism.
If you believe content has been used in error, contact us and we will review promptly.
Filing a DMCA notice
If you are a copyright holder (or an authorised agent) and you believe material on MercatoWire infringes your copyright, please send us a written notice that includes:
- Your contact information, name, postal address, telephone number, and email.
- Identification of the copyrighted work, describe the work that you believe has been infringed, with a URL or other identifier where possible.
- Identification of the allegedly infringing material, provide the URL on MercatoWire (
https://mercatowire.com/...) and describe the specific element (image, paragraph, headline, etc.). - A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or an authorised agent.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
Send the notice to:
Designated DMCA Agent, MercatoWire
Email: [email protected]
Subject line: “DMCA Notice, [your work]”
We aim to acknowledge receipt within 48 hours and respond substantively within 7 business days.
What happens after you file
On receipt of a complete and good-faith notice, we will:
- Review the claim within seven business days.
- If the claim is valid, remove or disable access to the infringing material and notify the user / writer who posted it.
- If the claim is unclear, request additional information from you.
- If we believe the use was lawful (e.g. valid editorial-fair-use, properly licensed Creative Commons), we will respond explaining our position.
Counter-notice
If your content has been removed and you believe the removal was in error or based on misidentification, you may file a counter-notice including:
- Your contact information.
- Identification of the removed material and its previous URL.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed in error.
- Your consent to jurisdiction in the courts of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (or, if you reside outside India, in any judicial district where the original notice was filed).
- Your physical or electronic signature.
Send counter-notices to the same address.
Repeat-infringer policy
We will terminate the access of any user or contributor who is shown to be a repeat infringer, in line with applicable law.
False notices
Section 512(f) of the US DMCA imposes liability on parties who knowingly send materially false notices. India’s Information Technology Act, 2000 imposes similar duties. Do not file a notice unless you believe in good faith that the use is infringing.