--- title: "How to Report Copyright Infringement on Facebook" description: "How to report stolen content on Facebook with Meta's copyright form, what Rights Manager is, what happens after a report, and what to do about a counter-notice." canonical_url: "https://adultmodelprotection.com/blog/how-to-report-copyright-infringement-on-facebook" last_updated: "2026-11-06T04:31:25.897Z" --- ## How Copyright Reporting Works on Facebook If someone posts your photos or videos on Facebook without your permission, Meta's [Copyright help page](https://www.facebook.com/help/1020633957973118) says you can report it by filling out its copyright report form. Rights holders, or someone authorized to act for them, can use that form. Meta also offers [Rights Manager](https://www.facebook.com/business/help/932705380468613), a tool that scans Facebook and Instagram for matches to reference files, but only for applicants who show a need for copyright tools. The notice-and-takedown process behind these reports is set out in US law, [17 U.S.C. 512](https://www.copyright.gov/512/), and it applies to online services generally. The same rights apply on short-form video platforms; our guide to [TikTok copyright infringement](/blog/how-to-report-stolen-content-on-tiktok-guide) covers the reporting flow there. Facebook [restricts the display of nudity and sexual activity](https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/adult-nudity-sexual-activity/) under its Community Standards. Creators commonly report that copies of their content on Facebook are cropped or censored versions, often used to promote other pages. A cropped or censored copy of your photo or video can still be your copyrighted work. ## What to Collect Before You Report A copyright report needs to identify your work, where the copy is, and a signed statement. Before you start, collect: - **The link to each post, page or profile** that uses your content, and the date you found it. Save the link and the date; do not take screenshots of posts with sexual content. - **Where your original was published**, such as the link to the post on your own page or site and its publication date. - **Your original files**, with their creation dates. You do not need to register your copyright to send a notice: in the United States, protection exists once a work is created, and [registration is voluntary](https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/). ![](/blogs-img/700x420-fansly-security-and-copyright-protection-and-online-safety-f.webp) ## Filing a Copyright Report With Meta's Form Open the [copyright report form](https://www.facebook.com/help/1020633957973118) from Facebook's Help Center. Meta says you can report more than one piece of matching content at a time, so one report can list several posts. In the form, describe the work you own and give the link to each post that copies it. Be specific: a clear description of your work and the exact link to each copy lets the reviewer match them. Use your own words for each report instead of a generic template. Meta's Copyright help page also has a section on what information is sent to the person who posted the content. Read it before you file, because the details in your report may be passed on to the poster. ![Five steps for reporting a copy on Facebook: save the link and the date, fill in Meta's copyright form with your work and each link, Meta reviews the report and can remove the post, a counter-notice can bring it back after 10 to 14 business days unless a court action is filed, or let AMP find the copies, file as your agent and check removal on the Luxe and higher plans.](/images/blog/blog-how-to-report-copyright-infringement-on-facebook.webp) *How a Facebook copyright report runs, and where AMP fits.* ## Rights Manager: For Applicants Who Show a Need [Rights Manager](https://www.facebook.com/business/help/932705380468613) lets rights holders manage, authorize and protect their video, audio and image content at scale. Participants upload reference files of the content they own, and the tool then scans Instagram and Facebook for content that matches them. For each match, actions include allowing it, hiding it, claiming earnings, adding a credit link, or reporting it and requesting takedown. Meta says Rights Manager and its content protection tool are only available to applicants who have demonstrated a need for copyright tools. You apply and tell Meta what kind of content you own the exclusive rights to. Content protection, the version for creators, uses the same technology to detect video matches. If you are not approved, or your content is mostly photos, the copyright report form is the route for you. ## What Happens After You Submit a Report Meta's business help page says a takedown report may result in the reported content being removed. Meta does not publish a response time for copyright reports. Whether to remove a post is Meta's decision. The person who posted the content can send a counter-notice, a statement that they believe the removal was a mistake. Under [17 U.S.C. 512(g)](https://www.copyright.gov/512/), the platform may restore the content after 10 to 14 business days unless it is told within that period that the copyright owner has filed a court action. A reply or more evidence on its own does not stop the restoration. A lawsuit over a US work generally requires registration (or a refused application) first ([17 U.S.C. 411(a)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/411)); ask a lawyer. See [how a DMCA notice works](/services/dmca-takedowns-adult-content) for the full process. Keep your original files and the dates you published them, so you can show where the work came from if a report is disputed. Adult Model Protection is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. ![Illustration of digital copyright enforcement and privacy protection tools](/blogs-img/700x420-copyright-enforcement-privacy-protection-and.webp) ## If a Report Gets No Result Check that your report was complete: the link to each post, a description of the work, and the signed statement. Then send a new report with the link and the work. Keep a list of what you reported and when, so you know which posts are still up. ## Intimate Images Shared Without Your Consent If the post is an intimate image of you shared without your consent, Meta has separate routes. Instagram's [help page on intimate images](https://help.instagram.com/1769410010008691/), also run by Meta, says trained reviewers remove images that break its Community Standards and that it uses photo-matching technology to help stop the same image being shared again on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. Facebook and Instagram are also industry partners of [StopNCII.org](https://stopncii.org/partners/industry-partners/), which lets you create a hash of an image on your own device, so the image itself is never uploaded. For paid content that you made and own, the copyright report is usually the route that fits. ## Keeping Watch on Facebook Search Facebook regularly for your stage name, your brand name and distinctive captions from your posts, and check for profiles and pages that use your photos. Ask trusted fellow creators to tell you if they see your content. A visible watermark with your name or handle can make a repost easier to recognize, though it can be cropped out. Adult Model Protection does not provide watermarking; it is in development. For more on your rights, read [copyright basics](https://docs.adultmodelprotection.com/docs/legal/copyright-basics) and our guide to [how DMCA takedowns work](/blog/how-dmca-takedowns-work-a-creators-complete-guide). ## Filing Yourself or With AMP You can file Meta's copyright form yourself, for free. What Adult Model Protection adds is the work around the form: - **Finding the copies.** On paid plans, our team runs regular scans of Google, Bing and Yandex and more than 500 known leak and piracy sites, reverse image searches with the content assets you upload, and manual searches. Your content assets are used only to search for copies and are never shared with third parties. - **Filing as your agent.** We file copyright notices on Facebook through Meta's form under AMP's name as your authorized agent. The rights holder named on the notice is your model (stage) name, and the platform may show it to the uploader. Your legal name is shared only with your consent. - **A person checks every notice** before it is sent. - **Removal checks and follow-up.** We check whether each post is gone and follow up when it is not. Reposts are found in later scans and get a new notice. Platform notices are limited to 100 a month on Essentials and unlimited on the Luxe and higher plans. - **Copies elsewhere.** Copies on other sites get their own notices, and search results get de-indexing requests. Facebook takedowns are social media removals, included on the Luxe and higher plans. Intimate-image reports are also part of the Luxe and higher plans. See our [Instagram DMCA service](/services/instagram-dmca) for Meta's other platform, and [pricing](/pricing) for the full plan comparison. Adult Model Protection is independent and not affiliated with Meta. ## Conclusion Facebook gives every rights holder a copyright report form, and Rights Manager to applicants Meta approves. A good report names your work and links each copy; a counter-notice can bring a post back after 10 to 14 business days unless a court action is filed. Keep the links, the dates and your originals, and report each copy you find. --- **Want help with copies on Facebook and elsewhere?** [Start Free Plan](https://app.adultmodelprotection.com/signup?redirect=/subscribe) for a quarterly web scan, or see [pricing](/pricing) for plans where our team runs regular scans and files removal requests for you.