Copyright & DMCA policy

Last updated: October 2026

Orbit respects the rights of creators. Only post things you made yourself or have permission to share. When you upload a video, you confirm that you own it or have permission to share it, and that it doesn’t infringe anyone’s rights or include copyrighted music you can’t use. We keep a record of that confirmation.

This page explains how copyright owners can ask us to remove material, how members can respond if they think a removal was a mistake, and what happens to accounts that infringe repeatedly. Orbit follows the notice-and-takedown process of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512) and the notice-and-action rules of the EU Digital Services Act.

Reporting copyright infringement

If you believe a post on Orbit infringes your copyright, the fastest way is to open the post, choose Report → Copyright infringement, and fill in the form. You can also email our designated copyright agent (see below). Your notice must include:

Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is fine) as the copyright owner or a person authorized to act for them.
Identification of the copyrighted work you say is infringed (for example a link to the original, or a description of it).
Identification of the material you want removed and where it is on Orbit — the link to the post is best.
Your contact information: name, postal address, phone number and email address.
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use isn’t authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Please be accurate: under 17 U.S.C. §512(f) anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing can be liable for damages. If you aren’t sure whether something infringes your rights, consider getting legal advice first.

What happens after a notice

Our team reviews every notice. If it is complete and valid, we remove the post (or disable access to it), tell the member who posted it what was claimed and by whom, and record a copyright strike on their account. If a notice is incomplete or doesn’t hold up, we may reject it or ask for more information. We keep removed videos for a limited time so they can be restored if a counter-notice succeeds.

Counter-notices

If your post was removed and you believe that happened by mistake or because the material was misidentified, you can send a counter-notice. Signed-in members can do this from Your copyright notices, or by email to our copyright agent. A counter-notice must include:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before it was removed.
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of a mistake or misidentification.
Your name, address and phone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Federal District Court for the judicial district where your address is (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which Orbit may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.

We forward valid counter-notices to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 to 14 business days that they have filed a court action to stop the infringement, we may restore the post and remove the strike.

Repeat infringers

Every post we remove after a valid copyright notice counts as one strike on the account that posted it.
Strikes expire 12 months after the takedown. A strike is removed early if the post is restored after a counter-notice.
With 3 active strikes, an account can no longer upload videos, whatever its role in an orbit.
In serious or repeated cases we may suspend or close the account.

Members in the European Union

Under the EU Digital Services Act you can notify us of any content you consider illegal, including content that infringes intellectual property rights, using the same report form or by email. We handle notices in a timely, diligent and objective way, tell you what we decided, and explain our reasons to both the person who sent the notice and the member whose content is affected. If you disagree with a decision you can ask us to review it by replying to our message or, for removed posts, by sending a counter-notice. You may also turn to a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body or to the courts.

Designated copyright agent

Please send only copyright notices and counter-notices to this address. For anything else, contact support@orbitdiscuss.com. See also our Terms of Use.