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How to File a DMCA Takedown on Odysee

Odysee is a video platform built on the LBRY blockchain, and it attracts plenty of re-uploaded content, including videos lifted wholesale from YouTube creators. Despite the decentralized backend, Odysee itself is a website with a copyright policy, a report flow, and a team that processes DMCA requests from rights holders. Here's how to get stolen videos removed.

Before you start

  • Proof of ownership, a link to your original video on your own channel or site, with an upload date that predates the copy.
  • The URL of every infringing Odysee upload. Copy each video's address from the browser bar; note the channel name too if one account has taken multiple videos.
  • Your contact details, full name and a monitored email address.
  • Whether you're the owner or a legal representative, Odysee says it validates the legitimacy of DMCA requests, so representatives should have authorization ready.

Step 1: Read Odysee's copyright policy

Go to https://help.odysee.tv/copyright/. It's short and worth the two minutes: it explains the report flow, how Odysee handles DMCA requests from owners and legal representatives, and even suggests that contacting the uploader directly can sometimes resolve things faster than a formal notice.

Step 2: Open the infringing video and hit Report

Navigate to the stolen content on Odysee. Click the three-dot menu on the video page and choose Report.

Step 3: Select "Infringes my rights", then "Copyright issue"

In the report flow, pick Infringes my rights, then Copyright issue. This routes your complaint into Odysee's copyright queue instead of the general moderation pile.

Step 4: Provide the details of a proper notice

Even in a report flow, give your complaint the substance of a DMCA notice: identify your original work with a link, list the infringing URL(s), include your name and email, and state that you have a good-faith belief the use is unauthorized and that, under penalty of perjury, you're the owner or authorized to act for them. Complete claims get validated faster.

Step 5: For formal notices, use the contact on the policy page

If you prefer to send a written DMCA notice or need to follow up, use the DMCA contact listed on Odysee's copyright policy page and in the site's footer legal links, always take the address from the official page rather than third-party posts, since contacts change.

Step 6: Keep your evidence organized

Save the URLs, your report date, and screenshots of the infringing channel. Blockchain-based platforms can be slower and quirkier than mainstream ones, and organized records make follow-ups and refilings painless.

What happens after you file

Odysee validates legitimate requests and removes or blocks the infringing content from its site and apps, which is where virtually all viewers are, whatever the underlying blockchain retains. The uploader may dispute the claim, and mirrored re-uploads are common in decentralized ecosystems, so periodic re-checking is part of the deal. If tracking copies across Odysee, YouTube rips, and mirror sites is more than you signed up for, Rulta is a done-for-you DMCA takedown service that monitors, files, and follows up on behalf of creators.

This guide is educational information, not legal advice.

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Exhibit A — official takedown formhttps://help.odysee.tv/copyright/

Frequently asked questions

How do I report a copyright violation on Odysee?

Open the infringing content, click the three-dot menu, choose Report, then select "Infringes my rights" and "Copyright issue". Odysee's copyright policy at help.odysee.tv/copyright/ describes the process.

Who can file a DMCA request with Odysee?

The content owner or their legal representative. Odysee says that upon receiving a DMCA request it will try its best to validate the legitimacy of the request before acting.

Odysee runs on a blockchain, can my video even be taken down?

Yes, in practice. Odysee is the website most viewers use, and a successful takedown removes or blocks the content from Odysee's apps and site, which is where the audience and discovery are.

Is there an email for formal DMCA notices?

Odysee's copyright policy page is the authoritative place to find its current DMCA contact. Check that page (and the site's footer legal links) rather than relying on addresses posted in forums, which go stale.

Should I contact the uploader first?

You don't have to, but Odysee's own policy notes that contacting the person directly can sometimes produce a faster, friendlier fix, credit, licensing, or voluntary removal, before you escalate.