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DMCA copyright complaint procedure

Notice-and-takedown policy for the 8KGermanyEurope hosting service. How to file a complaint, how to file a counter-notice, and what we do when we receive one.

1. Our role

8KGermanyEurope is a streaming hosting service. We provide technical infrastructure that allows users to access content. We do not produce, broadcast, license, or curate the content that flows through the service. We act as an intermediary "information society service provider" within the meaning of Article 14 of EU Directive 2000/31/EC and § 10 of the German Telemedia Act (TMG), and as an "Online Service Provider" within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. § 512 (the DMCA).

All users are solely responsible for the content they access, store, transmit, or share through the service. By using the service, the user warrants that they hold the necessary rights, licences, or permissions for any content they handle, and that their use complies with the laws of the user's own jurisdiction.

8KGermanyEurope does not pre-screen user content and has no general duty under §§ 8–10 TMG or Article 15 of the e-Commerce Directive to monitor stored or transmitted information.

2. Notice-and-takedown

If you are a copyright holder (or an authorised agent) and you believe that content accessible through 8KGermanyEurope infringes your copyright, you can submit a takedown notice. We act on properly-formed notices promptly — typically within 48 hours.

What a valid notice must include

To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must contain all of the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, for multiple works, a representative list).
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material — the precise URL, channel name, or stream identifier.
  4. Your contact information: full legal name, postal address, telephone number, and email address.
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the owner's behalf.

Send notices to: info@8kgermanyeurope.com with the subject line "DMCA Notice".

Notices that omit any of the elements above may be treated as deficient and returned for completion. Knowingly false or misleading notices may expose you to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

3. What happens after a valid notice

  1. We acknowledge receipt of the notice within 24 hours of receiving it.
  2. We act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the identified material.
  3. We notify the user who is associated with the material, providing them with a copy of the notice (with personal contact details redacted on request).
  4. We log the notice, the action taken, and the date.

4. Counter-notice

If you are a user whose content has been removed and you believe the removal was a mistake or based on a misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), it must contain:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material that has been removed and the location at which the material appeared before removal.
  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  4. Your name, postal address, and telephone number, plus a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in your district (or, if outside the United States, the courts of the Federal Republic of Germany), and that you will accept service of process from the complainant.

Send counter-notices to: info@8kgermanyeurope.com with the subject line "DMCA Counter-Notice".

On receiving a valid counter-notice, we forward it to the original complainant. If the complainant does not file a court action within 10–14 business days, we may restore the removed material.

5. Repeat-infringer policy

Consistent with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), we maintain a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the access of users who are repeat infringers. A user who receives multiple substantiated complaints will have their account suspended or terminated.

6. EU notice-and-action (Digital Services Act)

For users and rightholders within the EU, the same contact channel serves as our notice-and-action mechanism under Article 16 of the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065). Notices may be submitted in any official EU language. We will provide a statement of reasons for any restriction we apply, in accordance with Article 17 DSA.

7. Misuse

Submitting a knowingly false notice — under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), or as an abuse of process under EU law — may expose you to civil liability for damages, costs, and attorneys' fees. Please be sure of your rights before sending a notice.

8. Designated contact

8KGermanyEurope — Copyright complaints
Email: info@8kgermanyeurope.com
Subject line: "DMCA Notice" or "DMCA Counter-Notice"
Live chat: 24/7 via the chat widget on every page (please use email for formal notices)

Last updated: 9 May 2026