Copyright and DMCA Notices

A takedown notice should include

• the physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent;
• identification of the copyrighted work, or a representative list for multiple works on one site;
• identification of the claimed infringing material and exact URLs sufficient to locate it;
• your name, mailing address, phone number and working email;
• a statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the owner, agent or law;
• a statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner.

What happens next

We acknowledge a receipt, review locatable material and may remove or restrict access during review. When an identifiable submitter supplied the material, we may notify them and provide a counter-notice opportunity. We may ask for missing information.

A counter-notice should include

After a qualifying counter-notice is forwarded, material ordinarily may be restored only after the statutory waiting period and if no court-action notice is received.

• your physical or electronic signature;
• the removed material and its former location;
• a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief removal resulted from mistake or misidentification;
• your name, address and phone number, plus the jurisdiction and service-of-process statements required by law.

Repeat infringement and misrepresentation

Account access may be restricted or terminated for repeat infringement in appropriate circumstances; public uploads remain unavailable. A knowing material misrepresentation about infringement or mistaken removal may create liability for damages, costs and attorneys’ fees.

How to submit

Use the legal-report form below, select “Copyright takedown” or “Counter-notice,” and keep the receipt number. Because this is not a registered agent mailbox, keep your own complete copy and submission timestamp. Do not place notices in an ordinary character chat.

Still required before a formal DMCA program

The operator must publish a real service-provider/agent name, serviceable physical address, phone number and email; register and timely renew the designation in the U.S. Copyright Office directory; and maintain durable notice, counter-notice and repeat-infringer records.