DMCA Policy & Copyright Takedown Procedure

Last updated 5 May 2026 Reviewed by IPTV Americans Compliance

1. Statement of policy

IPTV Americans operates an editorial website covering IPTV services across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. We do not host live broadcast streams, channel feeds, or copyrighted video content on this domain. We do publish editorial articles, comparison tables, screenshots used under fair-use commentary, and (where enabled) user-submitted reviews and forum posts.

If any material accessible at iptvamericans.com infringes a copyright you hold or are authorised to act on behalf of, we will respond promptly to a properly formed notice of alleged infringement and remove or disable access to the material in accordance with applicable law.

2. How to submit a DMCA takedown notice (United States)

Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a notification of claimed infringement must be a written communication that includes substantially the following six elements (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A)):

1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or — if multiple works at a single site are covered — a representative list of the works.
2. Identification of the allegedly infringing material, with sufficient detail to permit us to locate it. The most reliable form is the full URL of the page where the material appears.
3. Your contact information: name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
6. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or their authorised agent.

Send your notice to our designated DMCA agent — see Section 4 below. Failure to include all six elements may render your notice ineffective under § 512(c)(3)(B); we will respond on a best-effort basis but cannot guarantee statutory takedown timelines without a complete notice.

3. Counter-notification procedure

If you believe material you submitted to or have control over on this website has been removed or disabled in error or as a result of misidentification, you may file a counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3). A counter-notification must include the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber whose content was removed.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or disabled and the location at which the material appeared before removal.
3. A statement, made 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. Your name, mailing 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 your address is outside the United States — for any judicial district in which IPTV Americans may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification or that person's agent.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will forward a copy to the original complainant and may restore the removed material in 10 to 14 business days unless we receive notice that the complainant has filed a court action seeking a restraining order against the alleged infringing party.

4. Designated DMCA agent

For non-DMCA copyright matters in Canada or the United Kingdom, the same agent will receive notices on behalf of IPTV Americans. See Sections 6 and 7 for jurisdiction-specific procedures.

5. Repeat-infringer policy

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), we maintain a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts and access privileges of users who are repeat infringers of intellectual-property rights. A user against whom we receive multiple unrebutted DMCA takedown notices within a rolling 12-month period may have their account suspended or terminated. We may also remove specific content without terminating an account where the totality of circumstances does not warrant termination.

This policy applies to user-submitted reviews, forum posts, comments, screenshots, and any other content originated by users of this website. It does not apply to editorial content authored by the IPTV Americans staff, which is published under our own copyright.

6. Canada — Notice-and-Notice (Copyright Act of Canada)

For copyright matters arising under Canadian law, the Notice-and-Notice regime in sections 41.25 and 41.26 of the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42) applies. A Canadian copyright owner who believes content on this website infringes their copyright may send a notice in the prescribed statutory form to our designated agent. The notice must include:

1. The claimant's name and address.
2. Identification of the work or other subject-matter to which the claimed infringement relates.
3. The claimant's interest or right with respect to the copyright in the work.
4. The location data of the electronic location to which the claimed infringement relates.
5. The infringement that is claimed.
6. The date and time of the commission of the claimed infringement.
7. Any other information that may be prescribed by regulation.

Upon receipt of a compliant Notice, we will forward it to the alleged infringer where required by statute and retain records of the Notice for the period specified in s. 41.26(1)(b) (currently six months, extending to one year where the claimant initiates a proceeding). Canadian Notice-and-Notice does not require us to remove content automatically — it is a forwarding obligation, not a takedown obligation. Where Canadian copyright law nonetheless makes content infringing, we will act on a takedown basis consistent with our DMCA procedure above.

For broader compliance information for the Canadian market, see our Canadian legality page, which describes the 5-point CRTC compliance framework we apply to upstream IPTV providers.

7. United Kingdom — CDPA, DEA & FACT framework

For copyright matters arising under the law of England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland, the principal legislation is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA), as amended, alongside the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA) and the broader Communications Act 2003 framework administered by Ofcom. The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) operates as a private trade body coordinating enforcement on behalf of UK rights holders.

UK rights holders may send a takedown request to our designated agent identifying:

1. The work or works claimed to have been infringed under CDPA.
2. The location (URL) of the allegedly infringing material on this website.
3. Evidence of ownership or authorisation to act on the rights holder's behalf.
4. A statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorised.
5. Contact information.

We will respond to UK takedown requests on the same timeline as US DMCA notices. UK readers may also wish to refer to our UK legality page, which explains the 5-point compliance test (including FACT-enforcement-history checks) we apply to upstream providers, and our UK comparison.

8. False or fraudulent claims

Be aware that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification — may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by us, the alleged infringer, or by any copyright owner or licensee. The penalty-of-perjury statements required in DMCA notices and counter-notifications are not boilerplate; they impose real legal exposure on parties making false claims.

Equivalent false-statement liability exists under Canadian and UK law. Submit notices in good faith and only with respect to material in which you hold or are authorised to assert rights.

9. Trademark and other intellectual-property claims

The DMCA addresses copyright only. If you believe content on this website infringes a trademark, trade name, or other non-copyright intellectual-property right (including the Lanham Act in the US, the Trade-marks Act in Canada, or the Trade Marks Act 1994 in the UK), please send your claim to the same designated agent at dmca@iptvamericans.com with the subject line "Trademark claim". Trademark claims are not handled under DMCA procedure but receive equivalent prompt review.

10. This page is not legal advice

This DMCA policy describes the procedures we follow on this website; it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified attorney or solicitor. The DMCA, the Canadian Copyright Act, and the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act each contain procedural requirements not exhaustively summarised here. If you are unsure whether material constitutes copyright infringement, or whether you have standing to file a notice, consult counsel before sending. Notices that are facially deficient may be rejected without action, and notices made in bad faith may expose the sender to liability under § 512(f) or its Canadian/UK equivalents.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this DMCA policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, in our designated-agent registration with the US Copyright Office, or in our internal compliance procedures. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be communicated through the website's normal channels; the designated agent's contact information will not change without prior notice.

For commercial questions about IPTV Americans subscriptions, see /pricing.html. For our editorial-integrity policy and review methodology, see the about page. For our 5-point compliance test applied to upstream IPTV providers, see /legal-iptv-services.html (US), /ca/legal-iptv-services.html (Canada) and /uk/legal-iptv-services.html (UK).