Free DMCA Takedown Notice template (text download)

Published Sep 29, 2026 · Last reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · by Agent Exchange

A notification of claimed infringement with the six elements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), ready to send to a host's designated agent. Bracketed text marks what you fill in. Download the file or copy it; the generator version fills the brackets for you.

DMCA takedown notice (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3))
Date: [date]

To: the designated copyright agent of [host]

1. Copyrighted work. I am the owner, or the authorized agent of the owner, of the exclusive rights in the following work: [title of the work and where it was first published]

2. Infringing material. The following material infringes that work and is located at:
[URL of the infringing material]

3. Contact. [your name] · [your email] · [postal address and telephone number]

4. Good-faith statement. I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. Accuracy and authority. The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

6. Request. Please remove or disable access to the material expeditiously and confirm to [your email].

Signature: [your name] (electronic signature)

What a DMCA Takedown Notice must contain

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed (§ 512(c)(3)(A)(i)).
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list if several works are covered (§ 512(c)(3)(A)(ii)).
Identification of the infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit the provider to locate it, in practice the URLs (§ 512(c)(3)(A)(iii)).
Information reasonably sufficient to contact the complaining party: address, telephone number and email (§ 512(c)(3)(A)(iv)).
A statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (§ 512(c)(3)(A)(v)).
A statement that the information is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act for the owner (§ 512(c)(3)(A)(vi)). Send it to the agent listed in the U.S. Copyright Office's DMCA designated agent directory; knowing misrepresentation carries liability under § 512(f).

Primary sources: 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) and § 512(g) (Cornell LII). Informational, not legal advice.

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