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Liability For False Infringement Notifications

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
6
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4260 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

ActiveCampaign Medium

If you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Services is infringing, you may be liable to ActiveCampaign for certain costs and damages.

Leonardo AI Medium

A party's liability for any Liability under these Terms will be reduced proportionately to the extent the relevant Liability was caused or contributed to by the actions (or inactions) of the other party...

Netflix Medium

The Netflix service and/or some of the Netflix content may not be available at any time as a result of events beyond our reasonable control...we will not be held liable should such events occur.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Services was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, then you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees)...

Excerpt from Public.com's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Public.com Terms of Service
Entity
Public.com
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-020589
Document ID
CA-D-00058
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
40ffbfa6a91d03da7d42cbdfe38895e1b6900c6bc2f5e1641e5eac51038a30b9
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 22:14 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Public.com
Document: Public.com Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-020589
Captured: 2026-05-10 22:14:03 UTC
SHA-256: 40ffbfa6a91d03da…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/publiccom/publiccom-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-020589/liability-for-false-infringement-notifications/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Public.com's Liability For False Infringement Notifications clause do?

The clause states: “if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Services was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, then you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees)...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 287 platforms. See the full comparison.

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