Copyright & DMCA

Our position

YTMP3Music respects the rights of creators, performers, labels, publishers and everyone else whose work ends up on the internet. We expect the people using this tool to do the same, and the Terms of Use say so in as many words.

An important technical point

This site does not host, store, index, catalogue or distribute media files. It holds no library and offers nothing to search. It is a utility that acts on an address a user supplies at the moment they supply it. There is, therefore, nothing sitting on our servers for a takedown notice to remove in the usual sense.

That said, we take notices seriously. Where a specific video is identified we can block it from being processed through this service, and we will do so on receipt of a properly formed notice.

Sending a takedown notice

Send notices through the contact form, choosing Copyright or takedown notice as the subject — that routes it to the front of the queue. To be actionable under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3), a notice must include all of the following:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or of a person authorised to act on their behalf.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed — or, if multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list of them.
• Identification of the material you say is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it. In practice this means the exact YouTube URL or video ID.
• Your contact details: full name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
• A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and — under penalty of perjury — that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on their behalf.

What happens after you send one

Notices are read before general support mail. Once we have a valid, complete notice we will review it promptly and, where appropriate, block the identified material from being processed through this service. We will confirm to you what action was taken.

Counter-notification

If you believe material was restricted in error — because you hold the rights, because it is in the public domain, or because the use is otherwise lawful — send a counter-notification the same way. Under 17 U.S.C. §512(g)(3) it should contain:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was restricted and where it appeared before restriction.
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was restricted as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, postal address and telephone number, together with a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the district in which you live (or, if you are outside the United States, any district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the party who filed the original notice.

Repeat infringers

In appropriate circumstances we will block access for users who repeatedly misuse the service in ways that infringe the rights of others.

A warning about false claims

Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or that it was restricted by mistake — may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees. Notices are not a convenient way to have lawful material suppressed, and they are not free of consequence.