All about copyright and how to give and respond to a complaint of copyright violation

Q: Do you have an example of a DMCA counter notice?
A: Here is a template for creating a DMCA counter notice. You will have to customize the information between the [[ ]]. You can send your completed DMCA counter notice to dmca@shootingstarhosting.com by email:



[[Date]]

Shooting Star

dmca@shootingstarhosting.com

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing to you to exercise my rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

You recently provided me with a copy of a Notice of Infringement from [[name of complaining party]]. This letter is a Counter-Notification as authorized in § 512(g) of the U.S. Copyright Law.

I have a good faith belief that the Notice of Infringement was made as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material on my website and I therefore request that the material not be removed or access disabled.

The material in question appears or appeared at the website address: [[provide the Domain name or site URL here]].

My contact information is as follows: [[provide your full name, address, telephone number, and email address]].

[[ US residents say:

For the purpose of resolution of this dispute, I consent to the jurisdiction of the US Federal District Court for the judicial district in which my address is located.

OR Non-US residents say instead:

For the purpose of resolution of this dispute, I consent to the jurisdiction of the US Federal District Court for the judicial district in which Shooting Star Hosting is located. ]]

I agree to accept service of process from the person who provided the Notice of Infringement.

I declare under penalty of perjury that this statement is true and correct. My name typed below constitutes my electronic signature.

[[type your name as your electronic signature]]

Q: To whom should copyright complaints be sent?

A: The simplest way to send us a copyright complaint is to address it by email to:

dmca@shootingstarhosting.com

Alternatively you may send it by postal mail addressed to:

Shooting Star Hosting
2043 E. Joppa Road #323
Baltimore, Maryland 21234