HeadFade's designated agent for receiving notifications of claimed infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is:

All DMCA notifications must be sent to the email address above. Notifications sent to any other HeadFade email or contact form may not receive a timely response.

If you believe that content hosted on HeadFade infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). Your notice must include all of the following:

1. 1A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
2. 2Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list if multiple works are covered by a single notification.
3. 3Identification of the material claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to permit HeadFade to locate the material (e.g., the URL of the video page).
4. 4Your contact information: name, address, telephone number, and email address.
5. 5A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. 6A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate, and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

If you believe your content was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). Your counter-notification must include:

1. 1Your physical or electronic signature.
2. 2Identification of the material that was removed or to which access was disabled, and the location at which it appeared before removal.
3. 3A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. 4Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, for any judicial district in which HeadFade may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification or an agent of such person.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, HeadFade will forward it to the original complainant. If the complainant does not file a court action within 10–14 business days, HeadFade will restore the removed material.

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), HeadFade maintains a policy to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

• ①First strike: the infringing content is removed and the account holder is notified.
• ②Second strike: the infringing content is removed, the account is temporarily suspended, and a written warning is issued.
• ③Third strike: the account is permanently terminated and all hosted content is removed.

Strikes are tracked on a rolling 12-month basis. HeadFade reserves the right to terminate accounts at any strike count if the infringement is willful or egregious.

HeadFade encourages copyright holders to consider whether fair use, fair dealing, or a similar exception to copyright applies before submitting a takedown notice. Misuse of the DMCA takedown process to suppress legitimate speech may result in liability under § 512(f).

Before filing a takedown notice, please consider:

• →Does the use constitute fair use under 17 U.S.C. § 107? Consider the purpose, nature, amount, and market impact.
• →Is the content transformative? Commentary, criticism, parody, and educational use are broadly protected.
• →Did you authorize a license that permits this use? Check Creative Commons or other open licenses.
• →Is the work in the public domain? Works with expired copyright or government-authored works may not be protectable.