DMCA & COPYRIGHT
Someone is selling your content right now.
The DMCA gives you the legal right to take it down — on every platform, within 72 hours. Here's exactly how.
§ 512
The law that gives you the right to take down stolen content
$150K
Maximum statutory damages per registered work
48 hrs
Platform removal window under the TAKE IT DOWN Act (2025)
6
Required elements in every valid DMCA notice
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The DMCA
A 1998 federal law that gives copyright owners the right to demand platforms remove stolen content. You don't need a lawyer to use it. You send a notice. Platforms that follow the process are legally required to act.
Content theft is endemic in the adult industry. Your subscription content, custom videos, and live recordings are stolen and redistributed constantly — on tube sites, forums, and file-sharing platforms. Copyright law gives you real legal tools to fight back, including the right to demand platform removal within 24–72 hours and the potential to recover up to $150,000 per stolen work if you registered your copyright before the theft occurred. Knowing how the DMCA actually works — not just that it exists — is the difference between reclaiming stolen content and watching it stay up indefinitely.
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The Adult Creator DMCA Field Guide
- →The exact 6-element notice format platforms are legally required to act on
- →Platform-by-platform instructions: OnlyFans, Fansly, Reddit, Twitter, Google
- →What to do when platforms don't respond within 14 days
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This guide provides general legal information only. It does not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed by purchasing this guide. Consult a licensed attorney for advice specific to your situation.
Get this guide →KEY CONCEPTS
What you need to understand
17 U.S.C. § 102
Copyright is automatic
You own your content from the moment you create it — no registration, no filing, no waiting.
17 U.S.C. § 512
Section 512 safe harbor
The provision that gives you takedown rights and tells you exactly what platforms must do — and when they lose legal protection.
17 U.S.C. § 412
Statutory damages
Registration before infringement unlocks up to $150,000 per work — without it, you're limited to actual damages that are hard to prove.
PUB. L. NO. 118-231 · 2025
TAKE IT DOWN Act
Platforms must remove nonconsensual intimate imagery and AI deepfakes within 48 hours — a separate, faster pathway from standard DMCA.
17 U.S.C. § 512(g)
Counter-notices
What happens after you file — the infringer's rights, your response window, and what it means for keeping your content down.
17 U.S.C. § 512(f)
Common mistakes
Six ways creators invalidate their own notices, including why a false DMCA notice can expose you to liability.
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Section 512
The specific part of the DMCA that creates the takedown system. Platforms that follow it get legal immunity for user-uploaded content. That's why they respond to notices — if they don't, they lose that protection.
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Statutory damages
A preset amount the law lets you collect without proving actual harm. For copyright, up to $150,000 per work willfully infringed. Only available if you registered your copyright before the theft happened.
Legal Disclaimer: Siren System provides legal information, not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is created by using this site or purchasing a guide. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Nothing on this site or in any guide constitutes legal, tax, or financial advice. Sending a knowingly false DMCA notice can expose you to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). Consult a licensed attorney for legal advice specific to your situation.