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Copyright & DMCA Disclaimer

📅 Last Updated: October 21, 2026 • TMDb Metadata Licensing & Intellectual Property Standards
Table of Contents
  • 1. Proprietary Rights
  • 2. TMDb API Attribution
  • 3. Zero Video Hosting Policy
  • 4. Third-Party Trademarks
  • 5. Fair Use & Media Stills
  • 6. DMCA Takedown Procedure
  • 7. Counter-Notification
  • 8. Designated Copyright Agent

1. Proprietary Rights & App Copyright

The software, user interface design, original artwork, branding assets, custom vector typography, and source code of the Movy mobile application are © 2026 Movy App. All rights reserved.

Unauthorized copying, replication, modification, distribution, or reverse engineering of the application's unique layout, proprietary CineMatch algorithm, or design elements is strictly prohibited.

2. The Movie Database (TMDb) API Compliance

🎬 Mandatory Attribution: This product uses the TMDB API for official movie and television metadata, posters, backdrops, and cast profiles, but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

All media information, poster artwork thumbnails, still images, and biographical information referenced within Movy are licensed via The Movie Database (TMDb) API v3. For further details regarding TMDb licensing, visit https://www.themoviedb.org.

3. Zero Video Hosting & Non-Streaming Policy

Movy is an informational companion app and personal organizer. Movy:

  • DOES NOT host, store, upload, stream, or redistribute any full-length video, film, television episode, or copyrighted audio files.
  • DOES NOT maintain video playback servers, torrent trackers, or peer-to-peer indexers.
  • DOES NOT provide unauthorized bypasses, cracks, or circumvention tools for subscription services.

All streaming availability links direct users strictly to certified, legal subscription video-on-demand (SVOD), transactional video-on-demand (TVOD), or free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platforms (such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Max, Hulu, and Disney+).

4. Third-Party Trademarks & Cinema Operators

All brand names, trade dress, venue names, and format tags featured in Movy belong to their respective registered owners:

  • IMAX®, IMAX 15/70mm®, and IMAX with Laser® are registered trademarks of IMAX Corporation.
  • Dolby®, Dolby Cinema®, and Dolby Atmos® are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
  • AMC®, Regal®, Alamo Drafthouse®, Cinemark®, and BFI® are trademarks of their respective theater operators.

The use of these names and format labels is nominative and descriptive, intended solely to inform cinema-goers of the projection technology and venue amenities available for public screenings.

5. Fair Use & Cinephile Trivia Stills

High-resolution movie stills presented in the Movy Trivia Arena are utilized under the Fair Use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107) for transformative purposes of cinema education, historical commentary, film identification, and trivia gamification.

6. DMCA Notice & Takedown Procedure

Movy respects the intellectual property rights of creators and content owners. If you are a copyright owner or an agent authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe that any content displayed within the app infringes upon your copyright, you may submit a formal notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)).

Your notification must include the following information in writing:

  • A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.
  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
  • Identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., movie title, TMDb ID, specific screenshot).
  • Your contact information (name, address, telephone number, and email address).
  • A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  • A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

7. Counter-Notification Procedure

If material you submitted or referenced has been removed as a result of a DMCA takedown notice and you believe this was done by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notification pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(g).

8. Designated Copyright Agent Contact

Please deliver all DMCA notices and copyright inquiries to our designated legal officer:

Movy Designated Copyright Agent

Attn: Legal & Copyright Department

Email: dmca@movyapp.com

Secondary: legal@movyapp.com

Website: https://movy-c2e8a.web.app/copyright.html

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