Takedown requests

What this site holds

Bibliotheca Catholica hosts only the reading-room texts, each a public-domain edition checked under our pre-1931 rule. The books listed in the Isidore Index are held by isidore.co, not by us: we show their catalog records and link to their book pages. To have a file removed from isidore.co itself, contact isidore.co. We can remove or change our own record, badge, or link.

Where to send a request

PLACEHOLDER: designated takedown agent. The name, postal address, and email address of our designated agent will be added here by the site owner. Until then, use the contact address in the Fidelity & Editorial Policy and put “Takedown request” in the subject line.

What to include

A notice is easiest to act on when it has the elements listed in US law (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)):

1. your physical or electronic signature, as the rights holder or someone authorized to act for them;
2. the copyrighted work you believe is infringed;
3. the material on this site, with its page link (for example, an Isidore Index record number or a reading-room address);
4. your name, postal address, telephone number, and email address;
5. a statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent, or the law; and
6. a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act for the rights holder.

What happens next

We review each request promptly. While we review it, we disable the record’s file links or the hosted text, and we tell you what we changed. If we find we were wrong, we update the badge and its evidence.

Counter-notices

If something you posted or relied on was removed by mistake, you may send a counter-notice with the elements in 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3): your signature; the material removed and where it appeared; a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or misidentification; and your name, address, and telephone number, with consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address and to accept service from the person who sent the notice.

Please be accurate

Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, can create liability (17 U.S.C. § 512(f)).

How badges are decided: Rights & Permissions.

This is not legal advice. It explains how this library labels and links books. If you need advice about a particular work, ask a lawyer.