The report includes the total number of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices and counter notices received for Twitter, Vine, and Periscope content, along with data about the top five copyright reporters across all three platforms.
We have seen a 58% increase in takedown notices received since our last report.
of 199,403
of 23,614
of 20,366
| Month | Copyright takedown notices | Percentage where material removed | Accounts affected | Tweets withheld | Media withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Copyright takedown notices | Percentage where material removed | Accounts affected | Media withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Copyright takedown notices | Percentage where material removed | Accounts affected | Media withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NOTE: The data in these reports is as accurate and comprehensive as possible.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) outlines the statutory requirements necessary for formally reporting copyright infringement (i.e., DMCA takedown notices). This data includes reports of alleged copyright infringement submitted through our web form or otherwise sent to us (e.g., fax). For more information, please see our Copyright and DMCA Policy.
‘Accounts affected’ includes Twitter, Vine, and Periscope accounts where content has been removed in response to a valid DMCA takedown notice.
Each user was notified of the takedown request and subsequent action, and provided with instructions on how to file a counter notice if they believed the content was removed in error.
‘Tweets withheld’ includes all Tweets identified and subsequently removed in response to valid DMCA takedown notices.
‘Media withheld’ includes profile photos, header photos, background images, Twitter-hosted media (e.g., pic.twitter.com), Vine videos and Periscope broadcasts identified and subsequently removed in response to valid DMCA takedown notices.
We may not comply with every request for a variety of reasons. For example:
We do not comply with takedown notices that fail to provide sufficient information for us to locate material on Twitter.
We receive a large number of misfiled, non-copyright complaints through our web form.
| Month | Copyright counter notice(s) | Percentage of material(s) restored | Tweet(s) affected | Media affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NOTE: The data in these reports is as accurate and comprehensive as possible.
The DMCA also provides statutory instructions on how an affected party can formally appeal a removal by submitting a valid counter notice.
‘Tweet(s) affected’ and ‘Media affected’ each include content that was (1) originally reported and withheld in response to a valid takedown notice and (2) subsequently identified in a valid counter notice and restored.
| Top reporters | Copyright takedown notices | Percentage of total takedown notices | Materials withheld |
|---|---|---|---|
NOTE: The data in these reports is as accurate and comprehensive as possible.
We receive copyright takedown notices from copyright owners or their authorized representatives. For this reporting period, the entities who have submitted the most takedown requests over the past six months are: NetResult, Digiturk, La Liga, Zuffa, LLC, and Remove Your Media.
You can see these takedown notices, along with all the other actionable copyright notices we process, at Lumen.