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Instagram U.S. Copyright Appeal Form

IG IP - DMCA counter Intro

If Facebook has informed you that we have removed content you posted on the site because we received notice from a third party that the content infringes their copyright(s), and this was under the notice and counter-notice procedures of the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), then you are able to file a counter-notification under the DMCA. You should be accessing this form with the link we sent in a message to your account. Otherwise, we will not be able to process your counter-notification. This page has more information about appealing the removals of your content, in appropriate circumstances, by submitting a DMCA counter-notification.

Why was my content removed?

Facebook respects the copyrights of others, and we prohibit users from uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting on Facebook any materials that infringe another party's copyrights.

What is the DMCA, and how does it affect me?

Facebook complies with the notice and takedown procedures defined in section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). While Facebook does not tolerate copyright infringement, we also do not tolerate false claims of infringement. If your content was removed under the notice and counter-notice procedures of the DMCA, and you believe it was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification, you are able to file a DMCA counter-notification.

How does the DMCA counter-notification process work?

Upon submission of an effective DMCA counter-notification, we will promptly forward it to the reporting party. If the reporting party does not notify us that they have filed an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity on Facebook related to the material in question within 10-14 business days, we will promptly restore eligible content under the DMCA.

In rare instances, we may not be able to restore content due to technical limitations. In that event, we’ll send you an update letting you know you may repost the content to the site at your discretion.

An effective DMCA counter-notification must contain your name, address and telephone number, among other information, and the party who reported your content can use that information to assist them in filing an action against you in court. This means that Facebook is required to pass the contact information you provide in the counter-notification to the reporting party.

Restored content will not be counted against you if your account is ever reviewed for potentially violating our policies about repeat infringement.

How do I know whether I should file a counter-notification?

If you are uncertain whether you should file a DMCA counter-notification, we recommend that you seek the advice of an attorney, ideally one who specializes in intellectual property law.

There may be adverse legal consequences if you submit a false DMCA counter-notification or submit one in bad faith. If you file a false counter-notification, you could be liable for damages and attorney’s fees under section 512(f) of the DMCA, among other things.

After taking all of the above into careful consideration, if you believe that content that you posted on the site was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification, you may file a DMCA counter-notification by checking the box below.

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Contact Information

Please be sure to provide the requested information below. Failure to provide this information may delay the processing of your appeal.

Your full name

Address

Email address

Phone number

Your Instagram username

If the link to your Instagram account is instagram.com/[username] please enter "username" here.

Reported Content At Issue

Report number

If available, this can be found in the email you received when your content was removed.

Please provide URL(s)/description leading to where the content appeared on Instagram.

Please select the content you wish to appeal

For technical reasons, we may be unable to locate all content you may wish to appeal.

We're unable to locate the content you may wish to appeal. Please use the checkbox below to describe where the content was located.

I do not see the content I wish to appeal, or some of the content is missing

Please describe the content that was removed from Instagram.

Please explain why you believe the content should not have been removed. The rights holder who filed the complaint against the content you posted will be provided with your explanation in its entirety (including free-form text and any attachments you include).

Attachment (optional)

Note that we only support the following file formats: JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF and PDF.

Declaration

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 Facebook, Inc. may be found.

agree to accept service of process from the party who reported your content, or that party's agent.

state under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material in question was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

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Electronic signature

Your electronic signature should match your full name.

Section 512(g)(2) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") requires us to pass through a copy of your counter-notification to the complaining party. This includes contact information that you provide. By submitting this counter-notice, 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 Facebook, Inc. may be found. agree to accept service of process from the party who reported your content, or that party's agent. state under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material in question was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

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