Before sending a notice
Only a copyright owner or a person authorised to act for that owner should send a takedown notice. If you are a person depicted in content and your concern is consent, privacy, safety or identity rather than copyright ownership, use the Content Removal policy instead.
DMCA takedown notice
A notice intended to comply with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) should be a written communication that includes substantially all of the following:
- a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorised agent;
- identification of the copyrighted work, or a representative list if one notice covers multiple works;
- identification of the allegedly infringing material and enough information to locate it, including each complete XBurma URL;
- your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address;
- a statement that you have a good-faith belief the disputed use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law; and
- a statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner.
Include screenshots or source-registration information when useful, but do not send identity documents unless XBurma asks for them through a secure follow-up channel.
Review and action
XBurma reviews complete notices and responds expeditiously when action is required. It may disable access during review, ask for missing information, notify the person associated with the material and retain the notice and related records. Repeat infringers may lose access in appropriate circumstances.
Counter-notice
A person who believes material was disabled through mistake or misidentification may send a written counter-notice containing:
- a physical or electronic signature;
- identification of the disabled material and its location before removal;
- a statement under penalty of perjury that the material was disabled because of mistake or misidentification;
- the sender's name, address and telephone number; and
- the jurisdiction-and-service consent required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3).
If a valid counter-notice is forwarded to the original claimant, restoration may occur after the statutory waiting period unless the claimant notifies XBurma that a court action has been filed seeking to restrain the disputed activity.
Misrepresentation and other rights
Knowingly making a material misrepresentation in a notice or counter-notice may create liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). This process does not determine ownership, fair use or any other defence. XBurma may address clear violations under its Terms even when a message does not qualify as a statutory DMCA notice.