Copyright on urPet.TV.
urPet.TV honors the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you own a copyrighted work and you believe a video on this platform uses it without authorization, you can file a takedown notice. If a takedown was filed against your video and you believe it was wrong, you can file a counter-notice. Both are described below in plain English. The legal text is in our Copyright Policy.
File a takedown
Use this if your copyrighted work appears on urPet.TV without your permission. The form captures every field §512(c) requires, including the sworn statement.
Submit takedownCounter-notice a takedown
Use this if your video was removed and you believe the takedown was incorrect — you have the rights, you have a license, or it's clearly fair use.
File counter-noticeHow it works, step by step
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A rights holder files a takedown.
Anyone with a good-faith belief their copyrighted work is being used without authorization can file via /takedown/submit. The form requires the URL, identification of the work, contact info, a sworn statement, and a signature.
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We review and act promptly.
A complete, good-faith notice triggers expedient removal of the targeted material. We notify the uploader.
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The uploader can counter-notice.
If the uploader disputes the takedown — they have the rights, a license, or believe it's fair use — they file a counter-notice via /takedown/counter. We forward it to the original claimant.
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A 10–14 business-day window.
If the rights holder does not file a court action within 10–14 business days, the content is restored. If they do file, the content stays down pending the case.
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Repeat infringement gets you removed.
Three strikes and the channel is terminated. Non-cruelty copyright strikes expire after 90 days. Animal-cruelty strikes do not expire.
A few things worth saying plainly
Filing a false takedown is a federal offense.
17 U.S.C. §512(f) creates liability for material misrepresentation. We forward repeat or abusive notices to legal review.
Attribution is not a license.
Crediting the original author does not give you the right to use their work. When in doubt, get a written license or use public-domain or Creative-Commons-licensed material.
Fair use is real but narrow.
Commentary, criticism, parody, education, and journalism may qualify. The legal test weighs purpose, amount used, and market harm. If you're betting your channel on a fair-use claim, get advice first.
Public-domain is fully usable.
Most U.S. federal-government-produced content (NOAA, NPS, USFWS, USGS, NASA) is in the public domain and is welcome on the platform. We re-publish a lot of it ourselves.
Not sure which form to use?
If you own the copyright and someone else uploaded your work, you want the takedown form. If your video was removed and you believe it shouldn't have been, you want the counter-notice form. If you have a question that doesn't fit either, email dmca@urpet.tv.
This page is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. The binding text is in ourCopyright Policyand the underlying statute (17 U.S.C. §512). If you need advice for your situation, consult a lawyer.