DMCA & Copyright Notice

IPTV Prime USA’s copyright policy, the procedure for filing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notice, the counter-notification procedure for content removed in error, and our commitment on response times. We respond to valid notices under 17 U.S.C. § 512 within 72 hours.

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Copyright Protection Policy

IPTV Prime respects intellectual property rights and operates in good-faith compliance with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512. We take copyright infringement seriously and respond to valid notices of alleged copyright violations within the response window stated below.

IPTV Prime operates as an Online Service Provider (OSP) under the DMCA. We do not host, encode, originate, or produce any copyrighted content delivered through the platform. Content is sourced from third-party upstream providers. When we receive a complete and verifiable copyright notice, the matter is reviewed against the corresponding upstream relationship and acted upon under the safe harbor procedures of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c).

When a valid notice identifies specific allegedly infringing material, our response includes — where warranted — disabling access to that material, notifying the relevant upstream content provider, and tracking repeat-infringement to satisfy the repeat-infringer policy required under 17 U.S.C. § 512(i).

Note for rights-holders: To ensure your notice can be acted on quickly, include all six elements specified in 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). Incomplete notices may not be actionable and may be returned for clarification.

How to File a DMCA Notice

A valid DMCA takedown notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) must be in writing and must include each of the following six elements. Notices missing any of these elements may not be sufficient to obligate action under the DMCA.

1. Your Contact Information

  • Your full legal name (or the name of the rights-holding entity you represent)
  • Email address (for routine correspondence)
  • Phone number
  • Physical mailing address (required for legal process if needed)
  • If you are acting on behalf of a copyright owner: your authorization to act, and the rights-holder’s identity

2. Identification of the Copyrighted Work

  • Identify the specific copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed
  • If multiple works are alleged on the same notice, you may provide a representative list — but the list must be sufficiently specific that each work can be identified
  • Where applicable, include US Copyright Office registration numbers, ISRC/ISWC codes, or other identifying information

3. Identification of the Allegedly Infringing Material

  • Provide the exact location or description of where the allegedly infringing material appears on our service. This means the channel name, the program or content title, the M3U stream identifier if applicable, or other information sufficient to permit IPTV Prime to locate and verify the material
  • Generic references (“you are streaming our content”) without specific identifying information are not actionable under the DMCA

4. Good-Faith Belief Statement

A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. Accuracy and Authority Statement

A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notification is accurate, and that you are either the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

6. Physical or Electronic Signature

Your physical or electronic signature, or that of an authorized agent of the rights-holder.

Notice Review Process & Response Time

Once we receive a notice, our team reviews it for completeness, validity, and verifiability, and takes appropriate action where the complaint is valid.

Step 1 — Notice Received

The rights-holder submits a DMCA notice containing all six § 512(c)(3) elements to our designated copyright contact.

Step 2 — Notice Review

Our team checks the notice for completeness against the statutory requirements. We verify the rights-holder relationship where the notice asserts it. If the notice is missing required elements, we may return it with a request for clarification.

Step 3 — Action Taken

For valid and complete notices, IPTV Prime takes the action appropriate under the circumstances. This typically includes disabling access to the identified material and notifying the upstream provider of the complaint. The reporting party receives confirmation of the action taken via the same channel used to submit the original notice.

Step 4 — Repeat Infringer Tracking

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), IPTV Prime maintains a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of subscribers and account holders who are repeat infringers.

Response Time Commitment: IPTV Prime processes all DMCA notices within 72 hours of receipt during regular business operations. Valid and complete notices are typically addressed within 24 hours; complex investigations may require additional time, in which case the reporting party will be notified of the expected timeline.

Warning About False Claims (DMCA § 512(f))

The DMCA contains specific provisions against the misuse of the notice and counter-notification system.

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents in a DMCA notice that material is infringing — or who, in a counter-notification, knowingly materially misrepresents that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification — may be liable for damages, including any damages incurred by the alleged infringer, the copyright owner, or the service provider, and including costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.

Recommendation: Consult legal counsel before submitting a DMCA notice if you are uncertain about any of the following: whether you actually hold the rights you are asserting, whether the material is actually infringing as opposed to falling within a statutory exception (such as fair use under 17 U.S.C. § 107), or whether the use is otherwise authorized.

The Lenz v. Universal Music decision (9th Circuit, 2015) established that rights-holders must consider whether material qualifies as fair use before submitting a takedown notice. Submitting a notice without that consideration may itself constitute a material misrepresentation under § 512(f).

Counter-Notification Procedure

If you believe that material was removed or access disabled in error — for example, because of misidentification, or because the use is authorized by the copyright owner, by its agent, or by law (including fair use under 17 U.S.C. § 107) — you may submit a counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g).

Your Counter-Notification Must Include

A valid counter-notification under § 512(g)(3) must include:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature
  2. Identification of the material that was removed or to which access was disabled, including the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access disabled
  3. 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
  4. Your name, address, and telephone number
  5. 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 Prime may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notice or an agent of that person

After we receive a valid counter-notification, we will forward a copy to the original notifying party.

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(2)(C), if the original notifier does not file a court action seeking a court order to restrain the alleged infringement within 10 to 14 business days, IPTV Prime may restore the material that was removed or disabled.

Where to Submit Your DMCA Notice

DMCA notices and counter-notices must be submitted in writing to our designated copyright contact:

Email: [email protected]

Subject line: Please use “DMCA Notice” (for original notices) or “DMCA Counter-Notice” (for counter-notifications) so your message is routed to the correct queue without delay.

Mailing address: IPTV Prime — Copyright Agent [Insert IPTV Prime registered mailing address]

For general (non-copyright) inquiries, please use the Contact page instead. Inquiries unrelated to copyright sent to the DMCA address may be delayed.

Designated Copyright Agent

IPTV Prime has designated the contact above as the agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2).