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Free DMCA 512(c)(3) notice validator
A hosting provider that wants safe-harbor protection under 17 U.S.C. 512(c) acts on notices that contain six elements listed in section 512(c)(3)(A). Paste a notice below to see which elements are present and what to ask the sender to add. The text is checked locally in your browser and is never uploaded.
The six elements
- Signature (512(c)(3)(A)(i)): a physical or electronic signature of the owner or an authorized agent.
- Copyrighted work (ii): identification of the work claimed to be infringed.
- Infringing material and location (iii): enough information, usually a URL, for the host to find and disable the material.
- Contact information (iv): how the host can reach the complaining party.
- Good-faith statement (v): a statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the owner, its agent or the law.
- Accuracy and authority (vi): a statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the signer is authorized to act for the owner.
How to use the result
If an element is missing, reply to the sender asking for a corrected notice rather than ignoring it; section 512(c)(3)(B) has specific rules for notices that miss elements, so check them with counsel. If all six are present, move on to the host's takedown, customer-notice and counter-notice steps and keep the dates. See the DMCA workflow for hosting providers and the counter-notice process.
This tool matches wording patterns only. It cannot confirm who owns a work, whether a use is fair use, or whether a notice is legally sufficient. Talk to qualified counsel for those questions. TrustDeskAI is not legal advice.