DMCA Copyright Policy

Last Updated: June 5, 2026 · Effective: June 5, 2026

Anime.com respects intellectual property rights and complies with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe content on Anime.com infringes your copyright, you can submit a takedown notice using the process below.

If you’re a user whose content was removed because of a takedown notice, you can submit a counter-notification to challenge it.

1. Designated Agent

To submit a DMCA notice, contact our Designated Agent for copyright matters. Per 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2), this agent is also registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

Anime.com Designated Copyright Agent

Email is the fastest and recommended way to reach us.

2. Filing a Takedown Notice

If you’re the copyright owner (or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf) and believe content on Anime.com infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our Designated Agent that includes all of the following information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed. If multiple works are covered, you can provide a representative list.
• Identification of the infringing material on Anime.com, with enough detail for us to locate it. Include direct URLs to each infringing item (e.g., links to the specific posts, reviews, images, or profiles).
• Your contact information: full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
• A good-faith statement: “I have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”
• An accuracy and authority statement under penalty of perjury: “The information in this notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.”
• Your physical or electronic signature.

Send the complete notice to legal@anime.com or by postal mail to the Designated Agent address above.

Notices that don’t include all six elements may not be valid under the DMCA and may not result in takedown. If your notice is incomplete, we may notify you and ask for the missing information.

3. Filing a Counter-Notification

If your content was removed because of a DMCA takedown notice and you believe the removal was wrong — for example, because you have rights to the material or your use is fair use — you can submit a counter-notification.

Your counter-notification must include all of the following required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3):

• Identification of the removed material and the location where it appeared before removal (URL or other identifying information).
• Your contact information: full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
• A statement under penalty of perjury: “I have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.”
• A consent-to-jurisdiction statement: “I consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal court for the judicial district in which my address is located (or, if outside the United States, for any judicial district in which Anime.com may be found), and I will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original DMCA notice or that person’s agent.”
• Your physical or electronic signature.

Send the complete counter-notification to legal@anime.com.

What happens after you file a counter-notification

• We forward your counter-notification to the party that submitted the original takedown notice.
• If that party doesn’t file a lawsuit against you within 10 to 14 business days, we may restore the removed material.
• If they do file a lawsuit, the material stays down pending the outcome of the case.

4. Repeat Infringer Policy

Anime.com will, in appropriate circumstances, suspend or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat copyright infringers.

We use a strike system. Accounts that receive multiple valid takedown notices over a 12-month period may be:

• First strike: Warning and content removal
• Second strike: Temporary suspension (typically 7–30 days)
• Third strike: Permanent account termination

We may skip warnings for severe or willful infringement. Strikes that result from invalid notices (e.g., notices later retracted) are not counted.

5. Misrepresentation

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly materially misrepresents that content is infringing — or that content was removed or disabled by mistake — may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, the copyright owner, or our service.

Do not file a DMCA notice unless you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf, and you have a good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized.

6. Sample Notices

The samples below cover the required elements. Replace the bracketed text with your information.

Sample Takedown Notice

To: Designated Copyright Agent, Anime.com
From: [Your Full Legal Name]

I am submitting this DMCA takedown notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3).

1. Copyrighted work allegedly infringed:
   [Title of work, with registration number if applicable, or a
   description sufficient to identify it. For multiple works, a
   representative list is sufficient.]

2. Material claimed to be infringing on Anime.com:
   [Direct URL(s) to each piece of infringing content on anime.com.
   Include enough detail for us to locate each item.]

3. My contact information:
   Name:    [Your Full Legal Name]
   Address: [Street Address, City, State, ZIP, Country]
   Phone:   [Phone Number]
   Email:   [Email Address]

4. I have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the
   manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its
   agent, or the law.

5. The information in this notice is accurate, and under penalty of
   perjury, I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf
   of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Signed,
[Physical or Electronic Signature]
[Date]

Sample Counter-Notification

To: Designated Copyright Agent, Anime.com
From: [Your Full Legal Name]

I am submitting this DMCA counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3).

1. Material removed and its previous location:
   [Description of the removed content and the URL(s) where it
   appeared on anime.com before removal.]

2. My contact information:
   Name:    [Your Full Legal Name]
   Address: [Street Address, City, State, ZIP, Country]
   Phone:   [Phone Number]
   Email:   [Email Address]

3. I have a good-faith belief, under penalty of perjury, that the
   material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or
   misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

4. I consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal court for the
   judicial district in which my address is located (or, if my address
   is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which
   Anime.com may be found), and I will accept service of process from
   the person who submitted the original DMCA notice or that person's
   agent.

Signed,
[Physical or Electronic Signature]
[Date]

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