Templates
Takedown templates.
A fillable DMCA §512(c)(3) notice plus per-platform report scripts for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and Telegram. Every merge field is documented below; fill them once, then copy each card's body into your own mailbox or webform.
Read before sending.Review the templates and the platform's latest policy — intake portals and §512 requirements change. Do not transmit without verifying every merge field, especially the complainant block, the infringing URL, and the signature line. Last full sweep:2026-08-01.
What this page ships
Eight hand-authored templates across six surfaces — one full §512(c)(3) notice plus seven per-platform scripts. Click any card to reveal the body; the Copy button pushes verbatim text to your clipboard, ready to paste into a webform or your mail client.
- genericGeneric (DMCA)3 templates
- youtubeYouTube2 templates
- tiktokTikTok1 template
- instagramInstagram2 templates
- facebookFacebook1 template
- twitchTwitch1 template
- telegramTelegram1 template
- twitterX (Twitter)1 template
Templates
Pick a card, copy the body.
Each card holds the full copy-paste body, the platform references, and a working Copy button. The DMCA §512(c)(3) notice on top is plain text — open it, fill the {{merge_field}} placeholders, and send it from your own authenticated mailbox.
Reference
Fill the merge fields once.
These are the {{placeholders}} referenced inside every template above. Documented once so you don't have to re-read field-name back-references in each card.
{{field}}referenced in the templates above, with the value it expects. Fill these once and reuse them across all seven templates — the present-tense instructions in each body assume you've already done so.- {{creator_legal_name}}
- Your full legal name as it should appear on the signature line (e.g. "Jane A. Doe" — not a handle or alias).
- {{creator_address_line1}}
- Street address line 1 (§512(c)(3)(D) — physical address is required).
- {{creator_city}}
- City for the §512(c)(3)(D) block.
- {{creator_region}}
- State / province / region for the §512(c)(3)(D) block.
- {{creator_postal_code}}
- Postal / ZIP code for the §512(c)(3)(D) block.
- {{creator_country}}
- Country of residence as it should appear in the contact block.
- {{creator_phone}}
- Telephone number per §512(c)(3)(D) — supply if the recipient asks.
- {{creator_email}}
- Reach-back email — the recipient will reply to this.
- {{creator_telegram_handle}}
- Your Telegram handle (without the "@"). Telegram prefers handle + email for triage.
- {{work_title}}
- Title of the original copyrighted work you are protecting.
- {{work_original_url}}
- Stable URL of the legitimate original (your channel, official upload, etc.).
- {{work_first_published_on}}
- ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) when the original was first published — helps weigh priority.
- {{work_description}}
- One sentence describing the work — most webforms only have a short textbox.
- {{infringing_url}}
- Direct URL of the infringing material. Many platforms reject reports without an exact URL.
- {{infringing_url_2}}
- Optional — second infringing URL.
- {{infringing_url_3}}
- Optional — third infringing URL.
- {{detected_at}}
- Optional — ISO timestamp when you first noticed the infringing copy.
- {{infringement_reason}}
- One short sentence explaining why this is infringement (e.g. "full reupload of my original upload, no transformation").
- {{notice_date}}
- Date you are sending the notice — most filers leave this blank since the timestamp is auto-stamped.
- {{designated_agent_name}}
- Recipient name — the service's designated copyright agent (e.g. "Google LLC — Copyright Team").
- {{designated_agent_address}}
- Multi-line mailing address of the service's designated agent.
- {{designated_agent_email}}
- Email for the service's designated agent.
- {{signature_line}}
- Printed name + role for the (A) signature block (e.g. "Marisol Vega, Owner").
- {{file_via_url}}
- Optional — reference URL for audit trail (e.g. the filing page that generated this template).
- YouTube — Copyright complaint policy & webform
- YouTube — Counter-notification procedure
- TikTok — Intellectual Property Policy
- Instagram — Report IP infringement
- Telegram — Abuse channel
- 17 U.S.C. §512(c) — statutory text
Hand-authored for Snareline. No automated generation — bodies are static templates you fill by hand before transmitting.