DMCA Policy

Last updated August 5, 2026

The short version

  • If your copyrighted work is on the Service without permission, email our agent and we'll take it down.
  • A valid notice needs your signature, the work, its URL here, your contact info, and two sworn statements.
  • Removed by mistake? You can file a counter-notice and we may restore it.
  • Repeat infringers lose their accounts.
  • Filmmakers: unlicensed music is the most common problem — crediting the artist is not a license.

Little Indie Films respects the intellectual property of others and expects its members to do the same. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512).

Filing a takedown notice

If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent including all of the following:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed;
  3. The URL (or other precise location) of the material you want removed;
  4. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act for the owner.

Designated agent

DMCA Agent, Scratchmade LLC — dmca@littleindiefilms.com

What happens next

On receipt of a valid notice we will remove or disable access to the material promptly and notify the member who posted it. Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing may make you liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

Counter-notice

If your content was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the same agent including: your signature; identification of the removed material and its former location; a statement under penalty of perjury of your good-faith belief the removal was a mistake; your name, address, and phone number; and consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or Travis County, Texas if outside the U.S.). If the complaining party does not file a court action within 10–14 business days, we may restore the material.

Repeat infringers

We terminate the accounts of members who are subject to repeated valid infringement notices.

A note for filmmakers

The most common infringement in student and indie film is unlicensed music. Before you publish, make sure every track in your film is original, licensed, or genuinely royalty-free — “I credited the artist” is not a license.