DMCA Notice & Takedown

snip.ninja is a registered service provider under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you hold rights to a film in our catalog and want a clip removed, this page tells you how.

Designated Agent

Verified in the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory. We respond to valid notices promptly — usually within one business day, always within ten.

How to Submit a Takedown Notice

Email [email protected]. Per 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following or it is not a valid DMCA notice and we may decline to act on it:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (the film name + year is fine).
3. Identification of the material to be removed and information sufficient for us to locate it — the snip.ninja URL of the specific clip is the easiest way.
4. Your contact information: address, phone, and email.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate, and that you are the rights holder or authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder.

Templates are available from many places online (including copyright.gov). We accept emailed PDFs, signed images, or plain-text notices that contain all six elements.

What Happens After You Notify Us

1. We acknowledge receipt within one business day.
2. We disable access to the disputed clip(s) within ten business days, usually within twenty-four hours.
3. We notify any user who created the clip (when applicable) and provide them a copy of your notice.
4. We retain a record of the notice and our action for our compliance log.

Counter-Notification

If your clip was removed and you believe the takedown was a mistake or misidentification, you can submit a counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). Email [email protected] with the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the URL where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and phone number, plus a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district where you live (or, if outside the U.S., the Eastern District of Pennsylvania), and that you will accept service of process from the original complainant.

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original complainant. Unless they file a lawsuit within ten business days, we will restore the disputed material.

Repeat Infringer Policy

Per 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), we terminate the access of users found to be repeat infringers. snip.ninja does not currently host user accounts, but every clip generated is tagged with the visitor’s IP address and a session cookie at the time of creation. A user (identified by either) who receives valid takedown notices for three or more clips in any twelve-month rolling period will be blocked from generating further clips on snip.ninja.

Bad-Faith Notices

Section 512(f) makes it actionable to knowingly misrepresent that material is infringing. We document and retain copies of every notice we receive. Bad-faith notices may be reported to the Copyright Office and are subject to liability for damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees incurred by anyone injured by the misrepresentation. Please be sure your notice is accurate and that you actually hold the rights you are asserting.

Other Things You Should Read

• About snip.ninja — our fair-use stance and history
• Terms of Use — the agreement that governs use of the service

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