DMCA Notice Procedure

Last updated: May 2026

This page describes how to submit a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice or equivalent EU / Italian copyright takedown request for content on Football Insider. The process applies to copyright takedown notices under the U.S. DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512), the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (Directive 2019/790), and Italian copyright law (L. 633/1941).

Designated agent

Designated agent for DMCA notices:

• Email: dmca [at] footballinsider [punto] store
• Postal address: available upon request from counsel through the email above (we do not publish a residential address publicly).

This is the channel for all copyright-takedown correspondence regardless of jurisdiction. EU and Italian-law-based takedown requests use the same address; the substantive review framework adapts to the applicable jurisdiction.

What to include in a takedown notice

A valid takedown notice under the DMCA framework includes:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed. Where multiple works are infringed by content on the Site, a representative list is acceptable.
2. Identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Site, with sufficient specificity that we can locate it (URL of the article, paragraph reference where applicable, screenshot helpful).
3. Contact information for the complaining party: name, address, telephone number, email address.
4. A statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law.
5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
6. A physical or electronic signature of the complaining party or an authorized representative.

For EU / Italian-law-based takedown requests, equivalent information is required: identification of the protected work; identification of the infringing material on the Site; identification and contact details of the rightsholder or their representative; reasoned demand for removal.

Sample notice format

To: dmca [at] footballinsider [punto] store
Subject: DMCA Takedown Notice — [brief description]

I am writing to provide notice of copyright infringement under
17 U.S.C. § 512(c) (or applicable equivalent EU / Italian framework).

1. Copyrighted work being infringed:
   [Description of the work, with the URL or other identifier if it
    exists online; e.g., "Article titled '[Headline]' published at
    [URL] by [Publisher] on [Date]"]

2. Infringing material on Football Insider:
   [URL of the article on footballinsider.store containing the
    allegedly infringing material; description of the specific
    content alleged to be infringing — e.g., paragraphs 3-5;
    screenshot attached if helpful]

3. Contact information:
   Name:
   Address:
   Telephone:
   Email:

4. I have a good-faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material
   described above is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent,
   or the law.

5. The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty
   of perjury, I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the
   exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Signature: [physical or electronic signature]
Date:

What we do upon receipt

1. Acknowledge receipt of the notice within 7 business days.
2. Review the notice for procedural validity (the items listed above).
3. Where the notice is procedurally valid, evaluate the underlying claim. For most clear-cut infringement claims (verbatim reproduction of substantial passages, unauthorized images, etc.) the response is to remove the disputed content within 3 business days.
4. Where the use is potentially permitted under fair use / fair dealing or under the editorial-quotation exception in EU / Italian copyright law, the analysis may take longer and include consultation with counsel where the situation warrants.
5. The submitter of the article (if a contributor other than the publisher) is notified of the takedown action.
6. The complaining party is notified of the action taken.

Counter-notice (DMCA § 512(g))

Where a contributor or other content originator believes a takedown was issued in error, a counter-notice can be submitted. A valid counter-notice includes:

1. Identification of the material removed and its location prior to removal.
2. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the contributor has a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
3. The contributor’s name, address, and telephone number.
4. A statement that the contributor consents to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the relevant judicial district (or, if outside the U.S., consents to the jurisdiction where Football Insider’s designated agent may be found) and accepts service of process from the original notifier.
5. A physical or electronic signature.

Upon valid counter-notice, we forward the counter-notice to the original complaining party. The DMCA framework provides that where the complaining party does not initiate court proceedings within 10-14 business days after receipt of the counter-notice, the disputed content is restored.

Repeat-infringer policy

Football Insider does not currently host third-party-uploaded content at scale that would create a repeat-infringer pattern (the Site is a single-publisher editorial publication). Where repeat infringement issues arise — for example, a contributor who has had multiple articles taken down for copyright reasons — the contributor relationship is reviewed and may be terminated.

Bad-faith and abusive notices

Submission of a knowingly false DMCA notice is a violation of 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) and may subject the submitter to liability for damages. We respond to clearly-bad-faith notices accordingly: notices submitted for non-copyright reasons (an attempt to suppress accurate, fairly-framed reporting; an attempt to extort the publisher; etc.) are documented and may be referred to counsel. We do not honor takedown requests where the notice does not establish a credible copyright claim.

EU / Italian copyright framework

For takedown requests grounded in EU or Italian copyright law:

• Italian L. 633/1941 (Legge sul diritto d’autore) and subsequent amendments establish the substantive copyright framework.
• EU Directive 2001/29/EC (Information Society Directive) and Directive 2019/790 (Copyright in the Digital Single Market) establish the EU-level framework.
• Article 17 of Directive 2019/790 applies to large content-sharing service providers; Football Insider as a single-publisher editorial publication is not subject to Art. 17 obligations but operates within the substantive copyright framework.
• The editorial quotation exception (Italian L. 633/1941 Art. 70; equivalent EU framework) supports brief, attributed, fair quotation in editorial contexts; substantial reproduction beyond the exception requires permission.

Football-specific considerations

Football journalism specifically raises these copyright contexts that may give rise to takedown questions:

• Match footage and video clips. Broadcast rights are owned by the league or broadcaster. We do not host significant volumes of clip content on our own infrastructure; embedded clips from official sources are governed by the source platform’s terms, not by us.
• Photographs of matches and players. Editorial-news photography licensing is complex; where photographs are used, they are sourced from licensed wire services or used under editorial fair-use frameworks. Photographer or rights-holder claims for unauthorized use are addressed promptly.
• Statistical data. Specific statistical data may be subject to the EU sui generis database right (Directive 96/9/EC); use of substantial portions of databases requires consideration of that framework.
• Article text from other publications. Brief, attributed quotation supporting editorial commentary is fair use. Substantial verbatim reproduction is not, and a takedown notice for verbatim reproduction would be honored.

Contact

DMCA / copyright takedown: dmca [at] footballinsider [punto] store. Other legal correspondence: info [at] footballinsider [punto] store.

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