Last updated: September 14, 2026
Craft and Steward respects other people’s copyright and expects the same in return. This page explains how to report material on this site that you believe infringes your copyright, what happens after you do, and what to do if your own work has been removed by mistake.
Before You File Anything, Try Email
A formal takedown notice is a legal document with a real cost attached to getting it wrong. In most cases it isn’t necessary.
If something on this site is yours and shouldn’t be here, email me at admin@craftandsteward.com with the page URL and a link to your original. Material that turns out to be yours gets removed, usually the same day, and you’ll get a reply either way. I’d much rather sort it out directly than through paperwork, and it’s faster for both of us.
The formal route is below if you’d prefer it, and nothing here asks you to waive it.
What’s Protected On This Site
The articles, project instructions, original photographs, original printables, graphics, and the site logo are mine, and copyright in them is reserved. What you can and can’t do with them is set out in the Terms and Conditions.
Craft techniques themselves are a different matter. Nobody owns the idea of a paper plate mask, an egg carton caterpillar, or a handprint turkey. Those are common ideas that have been made in classrooms for decades. What’s protected is the specific way a project is written up here, the photographs of it, and the printable files, not the underlying concept.
Filing A DMCA Notice
If you believe material on Craft and Steward infringes a copyright you own or are authorized to enforce, send a written notice containing all of the following. These are the elements the law requires, and a notice missing any of them may not be actionable.
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized to act for them.
- Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed. If there are several, a representative list is fine.
- Identification of the material you say is infringing, with enough detail for me to find it. The exact URL of the page, and where on the page it appears, is what’s useful here.
- Your contact details: name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.
Send it to: admin@craftandsteward.com Subject line: DMCA Takedown Notice
What Happens After A Valid Notice
I review it, and if it’s valid I remove or disable access to the material. I aim to do this within two business days.
You’ll get a reply confirming what was done. If the material was submitted by someone else, such as a comment or an image in a comment, I’ll notify them and pass on a copy of your notice, which will include your contact details. That’s how the process works, so send only what you’re willing to have shared.
If I think a notice is mistaken, I’ll tell you why rather than ignoring it.
Counter Notice
If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you can send a counter notice. It needs to contain:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, mailing address, and telephone number.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the district where you live, or, if you’re outside the United States, to any district in which this site may be found, and that you’ll accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.
Send it to: admin@craftandsteward.com Subject line: DMCA Counter Notice
A copy goes to the original complainant. If they don’t file a court action within 10 to 14 business days, the material may be restored.
False And Bad Faith Notices
Anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, can be liable under Section 512(f) for damages and legal costs incurred by the other side.
Please don’t use this process to remove a competitor’s post, a negative mention, or a project you happen to have made first. Ideas are not copyrightable. Use of your work in a way you dislike is not automatically infringement.
Repeat Infringers
Accounts and commenters who repeatedly post infringing material have their access removed. Third party material submitted by a repeat infringer is deleted without further notice.
Third Party Material On This Site
Posts sometimes include material I don’t own, such as embedded videos, product images used to illustrate a supply, or links to other creators’ work. This is used editorially, with attribution, and always with a link back to the source.
If you own something in that category and would rather it wasn’t here, tell me and it comes down. You don’t need to argue the case.
If You Find My Work Republished Elsewhere
Craft blogs get scraped constantly, so this section is for other creators as much as for me.
If you’ve come across Craft and Steward articles, photos, or printables reposted on another site, I’d be grateful if you’d let me know where. A URL is enough. This happens often enough that I keep an eye on it, and reader tips are usually how I find out.
If you’re the one who reposted something, the fix is simple. Delete the copied text and images, and replace them with one photo, a couple of sentences in your own words, and a link to the original post. That’s always allowed and you don’t need permission for it.
Changes To This Policy
This page gets updated when the process changes, and the date at the top changes with it.
Contact
Email: admin@craftandsteward.com
Website: https://craftandsteward.com