Copyright and DMCA policy

Last updated 23 October 2026

Vimitron respects creators' rights and expects its users to do the same. This page explains what you may upload, how rights holders can ask us to remove content, how to respond if your content was removed, and what happens to repeat infringers.

Our approach

You may only upload, import or publish content on Vimitron that you own or have permission to use. We respond to valid copyright notices under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), India's Copyright Act, 1957 and the Information Technology Act, 2000, and we close the accounts of users who infringe repeatedly.

What you may upload

Videos, photos, audio and other files you made yourself, or that you have a licence or written permission to edit and republish.
Content that is in the public domain, or released under a licence that allows editing and reuse (for example some Creative Commons licences), following that licence's terms.

Shorts uploads. Before Shorts processes an uploaded video, you must confirm that you own it or have permission from its owner. We record that confirmation and its time. Upload videos you made, or videos whose owner has allowed you to reuse them. A video being publicly viewable online does not mean you may cut and repost it.

Shorts clips are private to your account. We don't show them on Explore or anywhere else on the site. Original videos are deleted from our servers within 24 hours and rendered clips within 48 hours. When you post a clip to a social platform, that platform's copyright rules also apply to you.

You are responsible for the content you upload, import and publish. Using Vimitron with content you don't have rights to breaks our Terms of service.

Reporting copyright infringement

If you believe content on Vimitron infringes your copyright, send a written notice to support@vimitron.com with the subject "Copyright notice". It must include:

Your name, postal address, phone number and email address.
A description of the copyrighted work you believe was infringed, with a link to the original if it's online.
The link to the content on Vimitron, or enough detail for us to find it (for example the Explore link, or the account and the video title).
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is enough).

For a public item on Explore you can also use the flag button on the item and choose the copyright reason. A notice by email is still needed if you want us to treat it as a formal DMCA notice.

What happens after a notice

We review complete notices promptly, normally within 2 working days.
If the notice is valid, we remove the content or disable access to it, and tell the user who uploaded it, with a copy or summary of the notice.
We keep a record of the notice and the action we took.
We may ask for more information if a notice is incomplete. We won't act on a notice that doesn't identify the work or the content.

If your content was removed

If you believe your content was removed by mistake, or that you had the right to use it, you can send a counter-notice to support@vimitron.com with the subject "Counter-notice". It must include:

Your name, postal address, phone number and email address, and the email address of your account.
A description of the content that was removed and where it appeared before it was removed.
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the content was removed by mistake or misidentification.
A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts where you live (or, if you're outside India, the courts of India), and that you will accept service of legal process from the person who sent the original notice.
Your physical or electronic signature.

We forward a valid counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 working days that they have started legal action, we may restore the content.

Repeat infringers

We keep track of valid notices against each account. An account that receives repeated valid notices, or that we find is being used mainly to repost other people's work, will be suspended or closed. Tokens on an account closed for infringement are not refunded, as the Terms of service explain.

False claims

Sending a notice or counter-notice that you know is false can make you liable for damages, including costs and legal fees. If you aren't sure whether a use infringes your rights, for example because it may be a fair use or fair dealing, consider getting legal advice first.

Trademarks, privacy and likeness

To report content that uses your trademark, shows you without consent, or impersonates you, use the flag button on the item or write to support@vimitron.com. We handle these under our Terms of service and Privacy policy.