Copyright claims (DMCA)
What is the DMCA?
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) creates a standardized process for copyright holders (including software developers) to ask GitHub to take down infringing content. You can find more information about the DMCA at the U.S. Copyright Office’s official website. For more information about how GitHub handles DMCA requests, please read our DMCA takedown policy.
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Submit a DMCA takedown notice
If someone else is using your copyrighted content in an unauthorized manner on GitHub, fill out the form below to submit a DMCA takedown notice and request that the infringing content be changed or removed. Before you begin, please read GitHub’s guide to submitting a takedown notice.