Copyright

1. General Copyright Notice

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2. Ownership of Website Content

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5. Original Literary Works

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6. Editorial Contributions

Editorial selection, arrangement, editing, introductions, contextual material, and other original editorial contributions may be independently protected even where an underlying text is not.

7. Forewords and Introductions

Original forewords, prefaces, introductions, afterwords, and similar material are protected works unless expressly stated otherwise.

8. Annotations and Bibliographies

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9. Original Illustrations and Cover Art

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10. Public-Domain Source Texts

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11. Territory-Specific Copyright Status

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12. No Claim Beyond Rights Held

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15. Automated Extraction and Scraping

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16. Artificial-Intelligence and Dataset Use

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17. Trademark Notice

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18. Copyright Complaints

A rights holder who believes material available through the Services infringes copyright should send a written notice to the contact information below. VMH may remove or restrict material while reviewing a sufficiently detailed complaint.

19. Required Contents of a Rights Notice

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20. Counter-Notification Process

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21. Repeat-Infringement Measures

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22. Contact Information