Copyright Complaints & DMCA Policy

The Giga King James Version (GIGAKJV) project is committed to respecting the intellectual property rights of others. The current drafting policy uses a KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and documented source-language study, without using modern copyrighted translations as wording templates. Complete historical provenance review is still pending, and reports are assessed against the sources and editorial records.

However, due to the limited number of natural phrasing options when modernizing the same public domain source text (the Merger Doctrine), some modern verses may share stylistic similarities with other translations.

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content in this repository or on the GIGAKJV website infringes upon your copyright, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) or a friendly request for modification.

1. Cooperative Resolution Policy (Friendly Modification Requests)

Before filing a formal legal notice, we encourage you to contact us directly. Since the GIGAKJV is an open and ministerially focused project, we will immediately investigate and modify any verse where a claimant shows that our independent modernization has resulted in an excessive or proprietary phrasing overlap with their copyrighted translation.

Please email us at gigakjv@gmail.com with the book, chapter, and verse number, along with the text of the overlapping translation. We will review it and apply a corrective synonym change or grammatical restructure within 48 hours to resolve any concerns.

2. Filing a Formal DMCA Notification

If you choose to file a formal DMCA notice, please send the following information in writing to our designated agent at gigakjv@gmail.com:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
2. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., specific file path, book, chapter, and verse).
3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address.
4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
6. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

3. Copyright Objection Form

To expedite your query, you may copy and email the following template to gigakjv@gmail.com:

Subject: Copyright Objection / Phrasing Query - GIGAKJV

1. Claimant / Owner Name: _________________________________________________
2. Claimed Copyrighted Translation Name: ____________________________________
3. Specific Book, Chapter, and Verse(s) in GIGAKJV: ___________________________
4. Proprietary Wording in question: _________________________________________
5. Wording in your translation: _____________________________________________
6. Proposed alternative wording or query details: ___________________________

[ ] I state in good faith that the wording described above matches my proprietary copyright.
[ ] I request a cooperative modification of this verse to ensure distinct phrasing.

Contact Email: ____________________________________
Signature/Name: __________________________________
Date: ________________________

We will respond to and act upon all valid DMCA notices and cooperative requests within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt.