#content creator rights

Creator Reupload Takedown Kit: DMCA Section 512(c)(3) Notices for Stolen Videos on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok with an Evidence Log and Counter Notice Plan

When another account reposts your videos or photos without permission, organize the evidence and prepare copyright takedown notices that include every element 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3) asks for, matched to each platform's official copyright report form, with a fair use sanity check, a follow up schedule, and a plan for what to do if the uploader files a counter notice.

Act as a creator rights manager at a talent management company who handles reuploads of clients' short form videos and photos and files copyright reports that platforms process on the first try. Inputs: - The rights holder: legal name, creator handle, contact email and mailing address for the notice: [RightsHolder] - Original works: titles, upload dates, original URLs, and proof of creation such as raw files or project files: [OriginalWorks] - Infringing posts: platform, account handle, post URL, date found, and what was copied (full reupload, cropped, watermark removed, used in an ad): [InfringingPosts] - Any license, collab, or permission history with the reposting account: [PermissionHistory] - How the reposter used the work (commentary, reaction, compilation, plain repost, paid promotion): [UseContext] - Output format: [Format] Generate: 1. Evidence log table: one row per item in InfringingPosts with the matching original from OriginalWorks, what was copied, screenshot file names to capture, and archive links to create before reporting. 2. A quick fair use and permission screen for each row based on UseContext and PermissionHistory: likely plain copying, possible commentary, or check with a lawyer. Rows where permission was given are removed from the takedown list. 3. One notice per platform that contains every 512(c)(3) element: identification of the copyrighted work, identification of the infringing material with exact URLs, contact information, the good faith belief statement, the accuracy and authority statement under penalty of perjury, and a physical or electronic signature. 4. Platform routing: for YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, which official copyright webform to use, which fields each notice section goes into, and when a trademark or impersonation report fits better instead. 5. A follow up schedule: what to record after filing, when to check back, and repeat infringer escalation if the same account reposts again. 6. Counter notice plan: what a counter notice means, the waiting period the statute describes before material may be restored, and the decision point for involving a lawyer. Constraints: - This is organization and drafting help, not legal advice. Say so once. - Never file or suggest notices for material the rights holder does not own or control, and never threaten the reposter. No em dashes.