Copyright & DMCA
Where rights holders should start, and what we need in order to act on a notice rather than write back asking for more.
Updated 9 September 2026Where we stand
Musicians, labels, publishers, performers and everyone else who makes the things people want to listen to deserve to have their rights respected. We expect the people using this tool to respect them, and the terms of use say so directly.
One technical thing worth understanding first
FreeYTMP3 stores no media. There is no library on our servers, nothing to browse, nothing to search and no catalogue. The tool acts on an address a person supplies, at the instant they supply it, and keeps nothing afterwards. So there is usually no file of ours for a notice to remove in the traditional sense.
That said, notices are taken seriously. When a notice pins down a particular video, we are able to bar that video from the converter altogether — and that is what we do.
What a notice has to contain
Under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3), a notice is only actionable if it includes all six of the following. Missing any one of them means we have to write back rather than act:
- A physical or electronic signature from the copyright owner, or somebody authorised to act for them.
- Identification of the work you say has been infringed — or a representative list, if one notice covers several works.
- Identification of the material complained of, with enough detail for us to find it. In practice that means the exact video address or its identifier.
- How to reach you: your full name, a postal address, a telephone number and an email address.
- A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the rights owner, their agent or the law.
- A statement that the notice is accurate and — under penalty of perjury — that you are the owner or are authorised to act for them.
Where to send it
Use the contact form and pick Copyright or takedown notice as the subject. Those are read ahead of everything else that arrives.
A note saying only “you are hosting our music” cannot be acted on, because it identifies nothing in particular. Send the video address and the six items above and it can usually be dealt with in one pass instead of three.
What we do with it
A complete notice is reviewed promptly. Where it is warranted, the video named in it is barred from the converter and you get a reply setting out what changed and at what time.
If you think we got it wrong
Material blocked in error — because you hold the rights, because it is public domain, or because the use is lawful for another reason — can be challenged with a counter-notice sent the same way. Under 17 U.S.C. §512(g)(3) it needs:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material and where it was before it was blocked.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith it was blocked through mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, address and telephone number, plus consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the district where you live — or, if you are outside the United States, any district where we may be found — and agreement to accept service of process from whoever sent the original notice.
Repeat offenders
Where circumstances warrant it, we will cut off access for users who repeatedly use the service in ways that infringe other people's rights.
Notices sent in bad faith
Section 512(f) exists for a reason. Anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or that it was blocked by mistake — can be liable for the resulting damages, including costs and legal fees. A takedown notice is not a convenient way to silence lawful material.
This page is not legal advice. It describes our process. If you are unsure whether you are entitled to send a notice, take proper advice before sending one.