How to Write a DMCA Take Down Request
Identify the website that is using your content., Find the ISP who hosts the infringing website., Prepare your take down notice.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Identify the website that is using your content.
Make note of the specific URL(s) that use your content.
For example: www.stolencontent.com/yourcontent, www.stolencontent.com/morestolencontent. -
Step 2: Find the ISP who hosts the infringing website.
Run a “who is” search to find the information. , This is essentially a business letter or email and need not be lengthy.
You must simply include all 6 pieces of information. (i) To comply with the DMCA, your notice must be in writing and must be signed by the copyright owner or the owner’s agent.
You may send the notice via email or by postal mail.
If you send it by email, include a digital signature by typing “/s/” and then your name at the end of the notice.
Address your notice to the contact person indicated in your ISP lookup. (ii) Identify that you own the copyright to works being infringed upon.
Be sure to list each specific URL that contains your work separately.
Attach copies of images (screenshots) or text to assist the ISP in locating your material.
Note that you have attached them in the letter. (iii) State that the website’s use of your content is infringing your copyright. (iv) Include your contact information.
An email address may be sufficient. (v) Include a statement that you (the “complaining party”) have a “good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.” (Taken verbatim from 512(c)(3)) (vi) Include 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. -
Step 3: Prepare your take down notice.
Detailed Guide
Make note of the specific URL(s) that use your content.
For example: www.stolencontent.com/yourcontent, www.stolencontent.com/morestolencontent.
Run a “who is” search to find the information. , This is essentially a business letter or email and need not be lengthy.
You must simply include all 6 pieces of information. (i) To comply with the DMCA, your notice must be in writing and must be signed by the copyright owner or the owner’s agent.
You may send the notice via email or by postal mail.
If you send it by email, include a digital signature by typing “/s/” and then your name at the end of the notice.
Address your notice to the contact person indicated in your ISP lookup. (ii) Identify that you own the copyright to works being infringed upon.
Be sure to list each specific URL that contains your work separately.
Attach copies of images (screenshots) or text to assist the ISP in locating your material.
Note that you have attached them in the letter. (iii) State that the website’s use of your content is infringing your copyright. (iv) Include your contact information.
An email address may be sufficient. (v) Include a statement that you (the “complaining party”) have a “good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.” (Taken verbatim from 512(c)(3)) (vi) Include 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.
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