DMCA Copyright Notices

How copyright owners can send DMCA takedown notices for allegedly infringing material displayed or linked by our sites.

Regulation & Compliance

May 2, 2026·3 min read

Copyright owners or authorized agents can send a DMCA notice if they believe material on our sites infringes their copyright. This page describes the information needed to review a notice.

This page is practical support guidance, not legal advice. If you are unsure about your rights or obligations, consult a qualified attorney.

What This Process Covers

Use this process for copyright claims involving material displayed, hosted, cached, or linked by our sites.

For non-copyright issues, use the relevant support path:

Creator removal for profile opt-out or privacy concerns.
Trust and safety for age, consent, exploitation, doxxing, impersonation, or harassment concerns.
Claim profile for corrections and official-link updates.

DMCA Notice Requirements

A complete notice should include:

Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed.
The URL or specific location of the allegedly infringing material on our site.
Your name, company if applicable, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
A statement that you have a good-faith belief the disputed 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 for the owner.
Your physical or electronic signature.

Do not send passwords, payment data, private addresses unrelated to the notice, government IDs, or unnecessary intimate material.

Review Process

After receiving a notice, we may:

Confirm the affected URL or material.
Remove or disable access to the material.
Request missing information if the notice is incomplete.
Notify the affected user or source where appropriate.
Document the action, date, reviewer, and notice details.
Reject notices that are clearly invalid, abusive, unrelated to copyright, or missing required information.

Counter Notices

If material was removed because of a DMCA notice and the affected party believes removal was a mistake or misidentification, they may submit a counter notice. A counter notice should include the information required by the DMCA, including contact details, identification of the removed material, statements under penalty of perjury, consent to jurisdiction where required, and a physical or electronic signature.

Counter notices can have legal consequences. Consider speaking with a qualified attorney before sending one.

Repeat Infringers

We may restrict or remove accounts, profiles, sources, or submissions associated with repeat or serious copyright infringement reports.

Safety Escalations

Some copyright reports also raise safety or consent concerns. If a notice involves leaked, stolen, non-consensual, underage, exploitative, or private material, route it for trust and safety review as well as copyright review.