Counter-notice appeals

Your content. Taken down by mistake.
Back up, by the book.

A DMCA notice is a claim, not a verdict. When your video, track, photo, or post is removed by mistake, misidentification, or a bogus claim, a §512(g)(3) counter-notice forces the question: the complainant goes to court, or your content comes back.

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Restores typically land in 10–14 US business days after delivery, unless the claimant files suit.

When to file

The removals worth fighting

False claim on your video

Your original footage flagged by someone who doesn't own it, or an automated match gone wrong.

Your music, your rights

Tracks you wrote, own, or licensed removed from streaming or social platforms.

Fair use, wrongly struck

Commentary, criticism, parody, or review taken down although the law is on your side.

Mistaken identity

Content removed because someone confused your work with theirs, or claimed public-domain material.

What the law expects

A counter-notice is a sworn statement

You swear, under penalty of perjury, the removal was a mistake or misidentification
You consent to the jurisdiction of your federal district court
Your contact details are forwarded to the original complainant, that is how §512(g) works
The complainant then has 10–14 US business days to file a court action, or the content goes back up

The honest check first

If you did post someone else's work without rights, a counter-notice is the wrong tool and the perjury exposure is real. When the case is genuinely yours (or clearly fair use), filing is exactly what the mechanism was built for.

Not sure which side you're on? Read what happens after a counter-notice or ask us before you pay, we answer honestly.

What happens after you start

Four steps to restored

1
You show us what was removed
The URLs the provider took down (one website per case, domain and its subdomains), your original work's location, and the removal notice or strike email if you have it. One case covers one removed asset.
2
We draft the §512(g)(3) counter-notice
Good-faith statement, consent to jurisdiction, signature, contact block, every statutory element, worded to be taken seriously by the provider's legal queue.
3
Delivered to the providertracked
The counter-notice goes to the platform's designated DMCA agent, with delivery confirmation in your dashboard.
4
The clock runs
The provider forwards it to the complainant. No court filing in 10–14 US business days and the material is restored. If they do sue, we tell you exactly what that means and what your options are.