Copyright & DMCA

How we handle copyright on Makenot.work.

Our Position

When you upload content to Makenot.work, you retain all rights. We don’t claim any ownership, and our license to your content is limited to what’s necessary to operate the platform (displaying it to fans, generating thumbnails, etc.).

DMCA Compliance

We comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to valid takedown notices and have procedures for handling copyright disputes.

Handled by email, not in-app. The DMCA workflow on Makenot.work (takedown notices, counter-notifications, the statutory waiting period, and repeat-infringer tracking) runs through the designated agent email below, reviewed by a human. There is no self-serve in-app filing form today. We respond within the statutory window. In-app tooling for filing, tracking, and counter-notification is on the roadmap; this page describes how the process works regardless of where you submit.

Designated Agent

DMCA takedown notices should be sent to:

Email: dmca@makenot.work

Mail: Make Creative, LLC ATTN: DMCA Agent 2055 Main St, Apt 502 Irvine, CA 92614

Filing a Takedown Notice

If you believe content on Makenot.work infringes your copyright, send a notice containing:

Your contact information - Name, address, phone number, email
Identification of the copyrighted work - What work is being infringed
Identification of the infringing material - URL or other specific location on our platform
Statement of good faith - “I have 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”
Statement of accuracy - “The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed”
Your signature - Physical or electronic

Incomplete notices may not receive a response.

What Happens When We Receive a Notice

Review - We review the notice for completeness and validity
Removal - If valid, we remove or disable access to the content
Notification - We notify the creator whose content was removed
Counter-notification - Creator may file a counter-notification (see below)

Complex cases may require additional review.

Counter-Notification

If your content was removed and you believe the takedown was invalid, you can file a counter-notification.

File a counter-notification if:

You own the copyright to the removed content
You have a license to use the content
The use is fair use or otherwise lawful
The content was misidentified

Do not file a counter-notification if you know the content actually infringes someone’s copyright. Counter-notifications are made under penalty of perjury.

Required Elements

Your counter-notification must include:

Your contact information - Name, address, phone number, email
Identification of removed content - Describe the content and where it appeared before removal
Statement under penalty of perjury - “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I 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”
Consent to jurisdiction - “I consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which my address is located, or if my address is outside the United States, the judicial district in which Make Creative, LLC is located, and I will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person”
Your signature - Physical or electronic

Send counter-notifications to: dmca@makenot.work

What Happens After Filing

We review for completeness
We notify the original complainant (they receive a copy)
10-14 business day waiting period: The complainant has this time to file a court action
Content restored: If no court action is filed, we restore your content

The waiting period gives the complainant time to seek a court order. If the complainant files suit, your content stays down pending resolution. At that point, this is a legal matter between you and the complainant.

Repeat Infringer Policy

We terminate accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyright.

How it works:

First valid DMCA: Content removed, creator notified
Second valid DMCA: Content removed, creator notified of repeat status
Third valid DMCA: Account terminated

“Valid” means the notice was complete, we removed content, and no successful counter-notification was filed.

We may skip steps and terminate immediately for egregious infringement (large-scale piracy, commercial counterfeiting, etc.).

What We Won’t Do

Remove content without proper notice - Informal complaints or social media callouts aren’t DMCA notices
Act on incomplete notices - All required elements must be present
Ignore counter-notifications - If a creator disputes a takedown, we follow the legal process
Share creator contact info with complainants - We forward notices to creators, not the reverse

Abuse of DMCA

Filing false DMCA notices is perjury. If you knowingly misrepresent that content is infringing, you may be liable for damages. We track abuse patterns and may block repeat false filers from our DMCA process.