# DMCA takedown workflow
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Manages DMCA takedown and counter-notification workflows under 17 USC 512, and EU Digital Services Act (DSA, Regulation 2022/2065) notice-and-action obligations.

Manages DMCA takedown and counter-notification workflows under 17 USC 512, and EU Digital Services Act (DSA, Regulation 2022/2065) notice-and-action obligations. Use when drafting, sending, or evaluating DMCA takedown notices; handling counter-notifications and put-back timelines; assessing safe harbor eligibility for online service providers; building or auditing repeat infringer policies; registering or verifying a designated DMCA agent; responding to wrongful takedowns; assessing 512(f) misrepresentation liability; or mapping DSA Art. 16 notice obligations, DSA Art. 20 internal complaint procedures, and CDSM Directive Art. 17 upload-filter obligations for OCSSPs. Also triggers when asked about platform copyright liability, user-generated content safe harbors, notice-and-takedown abuse, Lumen Database, Trusted Flaggers, repeat infringer termination, copyright safe harbor loss, or the interaction between US DMCA and EU DSA regimes. Covers US law (17 USC 512), EU law (DSA Reg. 2022/2065; CDSM Dir. 2019/790), and UK law (s.97A CDPA 1988; UK-DSA post-Brexit position) with jurisdiction-agnostic markers for other jurisdictions.

This skill manages the full lifecycle of DMCA takedown and counter-notification workflows, and maps the parallel EU DSA notice-and-action regime. It addresses two perspectives: - **Rights Holder / Complainant**: Sending valid takedown notices, assessing fair use before sending, avoiding 512(f) liability, and following up when platforms fail to act. - **Platform / Service Provider**: Achieving and maintaining safe harbor eligibility, processing notices, handling counter-notifications, running repeat infringer programs, and registering designated agents. - **Alleged Infringer / Content Creator**: Evaluating wrongful takedowns, drafting counter-notifications, and asserting 512(f) misrepresentation claims. **Covers:** - US DMCA safe harbor framework — four harbor categories (17 USC 512(a)-(d)) - Valid takedown notice construction — all six 512(c)(3) elements - Counter-notification procedure and put-back timeline — 512(g) - Designated DMCA agent registration — 37 CFR Part 201 / Copyright Office - Repeat infringer policy design and implementation — 512(i) - 512(f) misrepresentation liability — wrongful takedown claims - EU DSA notice-and-action — Art. 16 notice obligations, Art. 20 internal appeals - CDSM Directive Art. 17 upload-filter obligations for OCSSPs - DSA Trusted Flagger system — Art. 22 - DMCA vs. DSA regime comparison and dual-compliance mapping - UK post-Brexit position — s.97A CDPA 1988 and UK Online ...

## Jurisdictions

Global



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