DMCA & Copyright Takedowns
Status: formal DMCA procedure in preparation with counsel
A compliant DMCA takedown procedure requires a Designated Agent registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, specific timelines (for example, a counter-notice window of 10 to 14 business days), and an accurate mailing address to accept service. We are completing that registration with counsel before v1 public launch. Until that is complete, the interim process below is what we can honour today — it is less formal than a fully compliant DMCA procedure, but it is real and it works.
Interim takedown process (what works today)
Email legal@agyata.com with the subject line "Takedown Notice". Include: (1) the URL of the content you believe infringes your rights; (2) identification of the copyrighted work you believe is being infringed; (3) a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised; (4) a statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and that you are the rights-holder or authorised to act on their behalf; (5) your name, physical address, and contact details; (6) your physical or electronic signature. We review takedown requests within 72 hours of receipt. Valid requests result in removal. If the request is not valid on its face, we will explain why.
What lives on Agyata
Most content on Agyata is short anonymous text ("confessions"). Chat messages and video streams are not stored and cannot be taken down after the fact. If the content you are reporting is in a chat room or video call, there is no retained copy to remove — but we can, and will, investigate the session for ban action if the content was infringing.
Counter-notice
If your content was removed in error, email legal@agyata.com with the subject "Counter-Notice". Include: (1) the URL or content ID that was removed; (2) a statement under penalty of perjury that the removal was in error; (3) your name, physical address, and contact details; (4) consent to the jurisdiction of the courts where you live. We review counter-notices within 14 days. When the formal DMCA procedure goes live, the 10-to-14-day counter-notice window prescribed by the statute will apply — this interim window matches it.
Repeat infringers
We ban sessions and device fingerprints of users we have determined to be repeat copyright infringers. A "repeat infringer" means a user against whom we have received and acted on more than one valid takedown notice.
Bad-faith takedowns
Submitting a DMCA takedown notice for content you do not own rights to, or to silence speech you disagree with, is subject to liability under 17 U.S.C. §512(f) in the U.S. and equivalent provisions elsewhere. We do not relay bad-faith takedowns.
When the formal procedure goes live
When the Designated Agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office and the formal procedure is published on this page, a site-wide banner will announce the change for at least seven days. The formal procedure will be at least as accommodating as this interim process — it will add formal structure, not remove rights.
Contact
Takedown notices: legal@agyata.com with subject "Takedown Notice". Counter-notices: legal@agyata.com with subject "Counter-Notice". General legal: legal@agyata.com.