DMCA Policy for Meta Private Messages
Meta Private Messages ("Meta PM") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA"), we will respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Meta PM service that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent, identified below. Please note that Meta PM cannot adjudicate disputes between third parties. Meta PM provides tools for copyright owners to protect their rights but does not offer legal advice.
Filing a DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement
If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement within Meta Private Messages, please send a written notification ("DMCA Notice") to our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Meta PM to locate the material (e.g., username of the sender/receiver, specific message ID, timestamp, and a description or screenshot of the content).
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit Meta PM to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address.
- A statement that the complaining party has 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.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification
If you believe that material you posted within Meta Private Messages was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send a written counter-notification ("Counter-Notice") to our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled (e.g., specific message ID, username, timestamp).
- A 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 of the material to be removed or disabled.
- Your 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 you are outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Meta PM may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notice or an agent of such person.
Contact Our Designated Copyright Agent
To submit a DMCA Notice or Counter-Notice, please use our dedicated contact link. Submissions that do not include all the required information may not be processed.
For all DMCA-related inquiries, please visit our Contact Page.