Copyright Protection Policy (DMCA)

PodStream respects intellectual property rights and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe your content has been used illegally through our service, you can send a removal request.

DMCA Agent

All DMCA complaints must be sent to the specified email. Complaints sent by other means may be processed with a delay.

How to File a DMCA Complaint

Send an email to: dmca@podstream.ru

The statement must contain:

• Description of the copyrighted work — specify exactly which content is your intellectual property.
• Link to the infringing material — the exact link to the RSS feed or page on our site.
• Proof that you are the copyright holder — documents confirming your rights (optional but recommended).
• Your contact details — name, email, phone (if available).
• Confirmatory wording:
  "I have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."
• Liability statement:
  "I confirm that the information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I declare that I am the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner."
• Electronic or physical signature of the copyright holder.

Complaint Review Procedure

Processing steps:

1. Receipt of complaint → automatic confirmation of receipt
2. Verification of information completeness (24 hours)
3. Temporary blocking of disputed content (upon justified complaint)
4. Notification of the user who posted the content
5. Final decision (removal or restoration)

Counter-Notice

If you believe your content was removed by mistake or you have the right to use it, you can send a counter-notice.

The counter-notice must contain:

• Your contact details — name, email, phone
• Description of the removed content — what exactly was removed and where it was located
• Justification for the legality of use:
  • You are the copyright holder
  • You have a license to use
  • The content is in the public domain
  • The use falls under "fair use"
• Proof: documents, licenses, screenshots, links
• Statement:
  "I have a good faith belief that the content was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification."
• Consent to jurisdiction:
  "I consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district in which my address is located."
• Electronic or physical signature.

Send counter-notice to: dmca@podstream.ru

Repeat Infringer Policy

In accordance with the DMCA, we will terminate services to users who repeatedly infringe copyrights:

• 1st infringement: Warning + content removal
• 2nd infringement: Temporary account block (7 days)
• 3rd infringement: Permanent account block

False Complaints

Technical Information

It is important to understand:

• PodStream does NOT host video or audio files
• We only create an RSS structure based on public links
• Content is stored on source platform servers (YouTube, VK, RuTube)
• Removing RSS from PodStream does not remove original content from the source

For full content removal, also contact the source platform.