Free DMCA takedown notice generator
Fill in the form, and the generator writes a DMCA takedown notice in your own name with the six elements US law asks for. You copy it, download it or open it in your email, and you send it yourself.
A DMCA notice is how you ask a website or host to remove copies of your work under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The law, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), lists what a notice must contain. If it has those elements and reaches the site's designated agent, the site must act quickly to keep its safe harbor from liability for its users' uploads.
The generator also writes a follow-up for a site that has not responded, and an escalation to the hosting provider when the site ignores you. Nothing you type is sent to us or stored: the notice is put together in your browser.
Step by step
Collect the links
Copy the exact address of every page or file that shows your work, not just the site's homepage. Add where your original is published, if it is online.
Find who to send it to
Look for a DMCA, copyright or legal page in the site's footer. Many sites list a designated agent there. US services can also register an agent in the US Copyright Office directory.
Create your notice
Fill in the form below, read every statement in the notice and sign it by typing your name. Copy, download or open it in your email.
Keep a record and follow up
Note the date you sent it and keep a copy. If the copies are still online after a week or so, send the follow-up. If the site still does not act, send the escalation to its hosting provider.
What a DMCA notice must contain
Section 512(c)(3)(A) lists six elements. The generator puts each one in your notice:
- A physical or electronic signature of the owner or of a person authorized to act for the owner. A typed signature such as /Your Name/ is an electronic signature.
- Identification of the copyrighted work. Describe it so the site can tell what it is, and link to the original if you can.
- Identification of the infringing material and enough information to find it: the exact URLs.
- Information reasonably sufficient to contact you, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an email address. The form asks for your name and email; the postal address and phone number are optional.
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act for the owner.
Before you send it
- Make sure you own the copyright, or that the owner has asked you to act for them. If you made the photos or videos yourself, you usually own them, unless you signed the rights away, for example in a studio or agency contract.
- You do not need to register your work with the US Copyright Office to send a notice. Registration matters later: to file a court action over a US work, for example after a counter notice, the work must be registered first (17 U.S.C. § 411(a)).
- Think about whether the use could be allowed by law, for example as fair use. The good faith statement in the notice says you have.
- Be accurate. Under § 512(f), a person who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing can be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.
Who to send it to
Send the first notice to the site where the copies are. Look in its footer for a DMCA, copyright, legal or contact page. If the site is run from the US, search the US Copyright Office DMCA designated agent directory for its agent. Many sites outside the US also publish a DMCA policy and accept notices in this form.
When the site does not respond, find who hosts it: a hosting lookup of the domain shows the hosting provider or the network behind it, while a WHOIS shows the registrar. Many sites sit behind a CDN such as Cloudflare, which has its own abuse form that forwards reports to the host. Hosting providers usually publish an abuse or copyright address. The escalation notice is written for them.
What happens next
A site that follows the DMCA removes the material or disables access to it and may tell the person who uploaded it. That person can send a counter notice. The site may then restore the material 10 to 14 business days later, unless you tell it that you have filed a court action. If you receive a counter notice, talk to a lawyer.
Some sites ignore notices, especially sites that host leaked content on purpose. That is when following up with the host and the search engines matters, and when many creators prefer to have it done for them. See how we send takedowns for you
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Frequently asked questions
Is this DMCA generator really free?
Yes. You need no account and pay nothing. You fill in the form, and you send the notice yourself.
Do you see or keep what I type?
No. The notice is put together in your browser and nothing you type is sent to Adult Model Protection or stored. Our analytics record that a notice was created, copied, downloaded or opened in email, and on which page, and the generator is excluded from session replays. The form values are never sent.
Can I use my stage name?
The law asks for a signature and contact information that let the site reach you. Many creators use the name they publish under, but some sites ask for a legal name before they act. If a site insists, you decide whether to give it.
Does a DMCA notice work on sites outside the US?
The DMCA is US law, so a site outside the US does not have to follow it. Many do publish a DMCA policy and accept these notices anyway. For sites in the EU or the UK, our EU and UK notice pages fit the law there.
Can someone else send the notice for me?
Yes. A person authorized by the owner can send it. In the form, choose that you act for the owner and give the owner's name.
How long does removal take?
There is no fixed time in the law: a site must act expeditiously. Some act quickly, some never answer. Keep a record and follow up.
Sources
- 17 U.S.C. § 512, Limitations on liability relating to material online (Cornell Law School) (opens in a new tab)
- Section 512 of Title 17, U.S. Copyright Office (opens in a new tab)
- DMCA Designated Agent Directory, U.S. Copyright Office (opens in a new tab)
- ICANN Registration Data Lookup (WHOIS) (opens in a new tab)