How to report copyright on Reddit

Step-by-Step Guide

If you find an image on Reddit that violates your rights, follow this step-by-step guide to report it.

STEP 01

Locate the Image

Go to Reddit and find the image you want to report. It may be in a post, a profile, or a page.
STEP 02

Tap the ‘share’ button

Below the video, tap the arrow (share icon).

STEP 03

Submit a report

  • Breaks r/whatisit rules
  • EU illegal content
  • Harassment
  • Threatening violence
  • Hate
  • Minor abuse or sexualization
  • Sharing personal information
  • Non-consensual intimate media
  • Prohibited transaction
  • Impersonation
  • Copyright violation (select this)
  • Trademark violation
  • Self-harm or suicude
  • Spam
  • Contributor Program violation

Reddit offers different reasons for reporting an image. We will suggest you choose Copyright violation.

STEP 04

Next

Proceed to next step

STEP 05

Whose copyright is it?

  • Yours or an individual or entity you represent.
  • Someone else’s.

https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=16510899084308

STEP 06

Submit a request

  • What do you need assistance with?
    • Account help
    • Report a bug
    • Community help
    • Purchases help
    • Programs help
    • Moderator Code of Conduct Request
    • API support and inquiries
    • Privacy inquiries
    • Intellectual property requests (select this)
    • EU illegal content report from and single contact points
    • Grievance form for users in India
    • Other reports
  • Your email address - Note that Reddit may provide your email address to the affected parties upon request. For this reason, you may wish to provide a generic personal or business email address that does not reveal any personal identifying information.
  • What type of Intellectual Property Request do you need assistance with?
    • Copyright infringement/DMCA (select this)
    • Copyright Counter Notice/Appeal
    • Trademark Request
  • I understand that the information I provide in this copyright infringement notice may be provided to the affected parties upon request - Note that we may provide the copyright owner’s name, your contact information, and the description of the alleged infringement to the affected parties upon request. For this reason, you may wish to provide your business mailing address and professional email address in the contact information section of your notice. If you do not wish for your contact information to be shared with the affected parties, you may authorize a representative to submit the copyright infringement notice on your behalf.
  • Subject of inquiry - ‘I am the copyright owner, and my copyright has been violated’
  • Details of inquiry - ‘I have protected this content before sharing it using SASHA signature and watermarking technology in the SASHA app. This technology shows when and how the image was originally shared. I have discovered that it has been non-consensually shared.’
  • Copyright owner’s full name - Provide the full name (first and last name or business name) of the copyright owner.
  • Your full name (if different from the copyright owner) (optional) - If you are not the copyright owner but are authorized to submit this request on behalf of someone else, please provide your first and last name here. We do not accept initials, nicknames, aliases, or stage names.
  • Street address
  • City
  • State/Province
  • Postal Code
  • Country
  • Reddit URL where the allegedly infringing content appears (required) - Provide a direct link (URL) to the Reddit content (post, comment) that you believe infringes your copyrighted work. A properly-formatted Reddit URL begins with "https://www.reddit.com...".
  • Where does the allegedly infringing content appear on Reddit?
    • In a Reddit post
    • In a Reddit comment
    • In a subreddit custom theme
    • Other - please provide additional information below
  • What is your copyrighted work?
    • A Reddit post or comment I created
    • A photograph I took (select this)
    • An Image I created (select this)
    • A video I recorded
    • An article or book I wrote
    • My song
    • My software
    • Other - please provide additional information below
  • Additional information that may assist us with evaluating your claim - You may provide any additional information that may assist us with evaluating your claim, such as a link to your original work.
    e.g.  “I have protected this content before sharing it using SASHA signature and watermarking technology in the SASHA app. This technology shows when and how the image was originally shared. I have discovered that it has been non-consensually shared.”
  • What is the title of your copyrighted work?
STEP 07

Required statements

Does this report involve a circumvention of technological measures? (optional)
Usually not relevant to fill out.

Required statement: I state that I have 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

Required statement: I state under penalty of perjury that the information in this notice is accurate and that I am copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Your electronic signature - By typing your full name here, you are providing us with your electronic signature. Your signature must exactly match the first and last names that you entered at the top of this form.

STEP 08

Attachments (optional)

e.g. Here you can choose to upload the evidence report that was provided for you in the SASHA app.

STEP 09

Submit

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