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Copyright Policy

Last updated: 10 November 2026

In short

Meg Transfer respects the rights of creators. Our users may only send material they own or have permission to share (see our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy). We store files only at the request of our users, we do not choose or review what they send, and every transfer is deleted automatically after at most 14 days. This policy explains how rights holders can ask us to remove material, under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, the EU Digital Services Act and, for rights holders in the United States, in the form set out by the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

1. How to send a copyright notice

Email report@megtransfer.com with "Copyright notice" in the subject line. (You can also use the report form, but email lets you include everything below in one message.) Your notice must include:

  1. your full name and contact details (postal address, telephone number and email address), and, if you act for someone else, who you represent;
  2. a description of the copyright work you say has been infringed (for example its title, author, and where an authorised copy can be seen);
  3. the full Meg Transfer link (it looks like https://app.megtransfer.com/t/…) and, if the transfer contains several files, the names of the files concerned;
  4. an explanation of why the use is not authorised;
  5. a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent or the law;
  6. a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorised to act for them; and
  7. your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is enough by email).

A notice in this form also meets the requirements of 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) of the DMCA, so rights holders in the United States can send their usual DMCA notice to the same address.

We can only act on links we can identify. If you only know of a file, but not the Meg Transfer link that shares it, we cannot search for it: we do not scan the contents of transfers.

2. What we do with a notice

  1. Acknowledge: we confirm receipt by email, normally within one working day.
  2. Check: if the notice is incomplete we tell you what is missing. We may ask for evidence that you own or represent the rights.
  3. Act: if the notice is complete and the claim is not obviously mistaken, we disable the transfer link and permanently delete its files, normally within one working day of a complete notice.
  4. Tell the sender: we email the sender a statement of reasons, including the substance of your notice (your name and the work concerned) so they can understand and respond. We do not share your telephone number or address unless you agree or the law requires it.
  5. Record: we record the notice, the decision and the date, and count a strike against the sender (see section 4).

If we decide not to act — for example because the transfer has already expired, or the notice is clearly wrong — we tell you why.

3. Counter-notices: if your transfer was removed

If we removed your transfer and you believe this was a mistake — because you own the work, have permission, or the use is allowed by law (for example a copyright exception such as quotation, criticism or review) — you can send a counter-notice to report@megtransfer.com within six months. It must include:

  1. your name, address, telephone number and email address;
  2. the link of the transfer that was removed;
  3. a statement, made in good faith, that the material was removed by mistake or misidentification, and why;
  4. for users in the United States: a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address, and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice; for everyone else: a statement that you accept that the person who sent the notice may bring proceedings against you in the courts of England and Wales or of your home country; and
  5. your physical or electronic signature.

We send a copy of a complete counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. If they do not tell us within 10 working days that they have started court proceedings, we cancel the strike against your account and lift any block that it caused. Because removed files are permanently deleted (we do not keep copies), we cannot restore the transfer itself; you may send the files again.

4. Repeat infringers

We count a strike each time we remove a transfer after a valid copyright notice that has not been successfully challenged by counter-notice. Strikes are recorded against both the account (if there is one) and the sender's email address. Removals for breaking our other rules count in the same way. Strikes are kept for two years after the case is closed.

We may close an account after a single strike where the infringement is large-scale, commercial or plainly deliberate. If a Pro account is closed under this policy, we do not refund the remaining subscription, unless the law requires us to.

5. False notices

Please make sure your notice is accurate. Sending a notice you know to be false can make you liable for the sender's losses, and in the United States may make you liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. §512(f). We may ignore notices from people who repeatedly send unfounded complaints.

6. Trade marks and other rights

To complain about other intellectual property — trade marks, designs, database rights or confidential information — use the same address and give the equivalent information. We handle these complaints in the same way.

7. Contact

Copyright and other intellectual property notices: report@megtransfer.com. Solicitors and authorities: legal@megtransfer.com. Postal notices: [TO FILL: company legal name], [TO FILL: registered office address]. Email reaches us far faster than post.