---
title: "DMCA notice of claimed infringement"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/us-dmca-takedown-notice"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a23-us-dmca-takedown-notice"
area_id: "A23"
kind: "notice"
ai_level: "red"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A23-A20260923-2", "A23-A20260923-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# DMCA notice of claimed infringement

> Checklist and cover fields for a notice of claimed infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). It identifies the work, the location and the designated agent.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/us-dmca-takedown-notice  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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Checklist and cover fields for a notice of claimed infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). It identifies the work, the location and the designated agent. It does not contain the good-faith statement or the statement under penalty of perjury.

## Key facts

- Kind: Notice. A formal notice to serve or publish.
- Practice area: [Intellectual Property — Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright, Designs](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States
- AI level: Red. You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 2 authorities it cites, for United States.

## When to use it

Use when a rights holder asks a service provider to remove material and the provider has a designated agent. Do not use it as a court pleading, a counter-notice, or a letter to the alleged infringer. The rights holder writes the two statutory statements before anything is sent.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft a cease-and-desist letter for IP infringement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/draft-a-cease-and-desist-letter-for-ip-infringement.md)
- [Build an infringement claim chart from the asserted rights and the product](https://ailawframework.com/practice/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/build-an-infringement-claim-chart-from-the-asserted-rights-and-the-produ.md)

## How AI may be used

Rated red. One element of a valid notice is a statement under penalty of perjury. The tool may list locations and work titles the lawyer has already identified. It does not write the notice that will be sent.

**AI may:**

- List the URLs and work titles the lawyer has already identified, in a working table
- Compare a lawyer's draft with elements (i) to (iv) of § 512(c)(3)(A) and mark what is missing
- Record the designated-agent name and address from the directory page the lawyer opened

**AI must not:**

- Must not draft element (v) or element (vi), or any statement under penalty of perjury
- Must not assert that material is infringing, or that the sender is authorised to act
- Must not draft a counter-notice, and must not send the notice

**The lawyer checks:**

- The notice goes to the provider's designated agent, checked on the current Copyright Office directory
- The rights holder, not a tool, writes the good-faith statement and the statement under penalty of perjury
- The work, the location and the sender's authority have been checked against the file before anything is sent

## Authorities

- [17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) and § 512(f) (elements of a notice of claimed infringement, and misrepresentation)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512)
- [U.S. Copyright Office, DMCA Designated Agent Directory](https://www.copyright.gov/dmca-directory/)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/us-dmca-takedown-notice and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*