DMCA means “Digital Millennium Copyright Act” and it applies if you’re based in the USA.
The DMCA provides safe harbor from copyright infringement liability for online service providers. In order to qualify for safe harbor protection, certain kinds of service providers must designate an agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement.
A few examples of these service providers are: services that allow users to post or store material on their systems, search engines, directories, and other information location tools.
To designate an agent, a service provider must:
The service provider must also ensure that this information is up to date.
Please note that failure to register the Copyright Agent via the online system (available here) will result in loss of DMCA safe harbor protection. In addition, failure to renew a Designated Agent’s online registration every three years will result in the loss of DMCA safe harbor protection.
This clause describes the mandatory procedure of filing a copyright complaint under the DMCA.
