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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Melon ("Melon," "we," "us," or "our") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), the text of which can be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, Melon will respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Melon service and/or the Melon website (the "Site") if such claims are reported to Melon's Designated Copyright Agent identified below.

This policy outlines the procedure for filing copyright infringement notifications and counter-notifications. It is Melon's policy to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, users who are repeat infringers of copyrighted works.

Filing a Copyright Infringement Notice

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the Melon service, please send a written notice to Melon’s Designated Copyright Agent with the following information (as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)):

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Melon to locate the material.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Melon to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
  5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please send your complete notice to Melon's Designated Copyright Agent at:

Melon Copyright Agent
[Insert Physical Address for DMCA Agent]
Email: [Insert DMCA Agent Email Address]

Upon receipt of a valid notice, Melon will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged content from the Site and/or termination of the user's account.

Filing a Counter-Notification

If you believe that the material you posted on the Site was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to Melon's Designated Copyright Agent. Your counter-notification must be in writing and contain the following information (as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3)):

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Melon may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification of infringement or an agent of such person.

Please send your complete counter-notification to Melon's Designated Copyright Agent at the address provided above.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, Melon will send a copy to the original complaining party. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member, or user, the removed material may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notification, at Melon's discretion.

For general inquiries or other matters not related to copyright infringement, please visit our Contact Us page.