DMCA Notice & Counter-Notice

Vidiyo respects the rights of copyright holders and expects the same of its creators. We respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) and, where applicable, equivalent laws in other jurisdictions.

Filing a takedown notice

Send a written notice to our designated agent that includes all of the elements required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, for multiple works on the Service, a representative list).
2. The URL(s) on Vidiyo where the allegedly infringing material appears, specific enough for us to locate it.
3. Your contact information: name, mailing address, telephone number, and email.
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.

On receipt of a complete notice we will remove or disable access to the material expeditiously, notify the uploader, and provide them a copy of the notice.

Before you file: fair use and misrepresentation

Consider whether the use is protected by fair use, fair dealing, or another exception before filing. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, is liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, the copyright owner, or Vidiyo. We may reject notices that are incomplete, abusive, or submitted in bad faith, and may restrict submitters who repeatedly file defective notices.

Designated agent

Our designated agent is registered with the US Copyright Office's DMCA Designated Agent Directory.

Counter-notice

If your content was removed and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you may send our designated agent a counter-notice that includes:

1. Identification of the material removed and the URL where it appeared before removal.
2. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, the federal courts of Delaware), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.
5. Your physical or electronic signature.

We will forward a complete counter-notice to the original claimant. Unless the claimant notifies us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement, we will restore the material within 10 to 14 business days of receiving the counter-notice.

Repeat infringer policy

We track substantiated takedown notices against each account. An account that accumulates repeated substantiated notices is terminated, and associated channels stop being distributed and monetised. A notice resolved in the uploader's favour by counter-notice or retraction does not count. We may also terminate immediately for egregious infringement, such as uploading pre-release commercial content or operating a channel consisting primarily of infringing material.

Non-copyright complaints

This process is for copyright only. For trademark, privacy, defamation, or other complaints, contact legal@vidiyo.com.