Copyright & DMCA

Copyright ownership

Unless otherwise noted, all content on stjack.com—text, articles, essays, procedural artwork, illustrations, design, and site architecture—is © 2026 Jeff Jack. All rights reserved.

The procedural art system that generates illustrations for articles is original work. The output is unique to each piece and is part of the copyrighted content.

Fair use

Short quotations with clear attribution and a link back to the original are welcome. Commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarship that rely on brief excerpts are generally protected under fair use (17 U.S.C. § 107).

Reproducing full articles, repurposing substantial portions, or using content for commercial purposes without permission is not fair use.

AI and machine learning

You may not use content from this site to train, fine-tune, or otherwise feed machine learning models without prior written permission. Automated scraping for that purpose is expressly prohibited.

DMCA takedown requests

If you believe that content on this site infringes your copyright, send a written notice to the designated agent below with the following information:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
2. Identification of the material on this site that you claim is infringing, with enough detail to locate it (a URL is ideal)
3. Your contact information: name, address, phone number, and email
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf
6. Your physical or electronic signature

Designated agent

Jeff Jack
Email: jeff@stjack.com
Subject line: DMCA Takedown Request

I will review and respond to valid takedown requests promptly. If appropriate, the identified content will be removed or disabled.

Counter-notification

If you believe content was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification with:

1. Identification of the material that was removed and its former location
2. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake
3. Your name, address, and phone number
4. A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal court in your district (or Los Angeles County, CA, if outside the U.S.)
5. Your physical or electronic signature

Counter-notifications go to the same address above.

Repeat infringers

Accounts or users that repeatedly infringe copyright will be terminated.