PasteDL is a browser-based utility, not a media host. It does not store, index, archive, cache or republish Instagram or TikTok content. When you paste a public link, PasteDL requests the file the platform already serves to a logged-out visitor and passes it to your device for that single request; nothing is retained afterwards, and there is no PasteDL library, gallery or search index of creator content. This matters for a takedown notice, because in most cases there is no copy on our servers to remove — the file remains hosted by Instagram or TikTok, and only Meta or ByteDance can remove it at source.
Send us a notice if you are a rights holder, or authorised to act for one, and you believe PasteDL has been used to infringe your work. If your concern is that a copy of your work is publicly visible on Instagram or TikTok itself, the faster and more effective route is that platform’s own intellectual property reporting process, because the platform is the only party that can remove the file at its source. We will tell you so and point you there if that applies, rather than leaving your notice unanswered.
To be actionable under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a notice should include all of the following: your full name, postal address, telephone number and email address; identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed; identification of the material you claim is infringing, with the specific PasteDL URL or the Instagram or TikTok URL and account involved, in enough detail for us to locate it; a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent or the law; a statement that the information in your notice is accurate; a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that you are the rights holder or authorised to act on their behalf; and your physical or electronic signature. An incomplete notice slows the process down, so please include every element.
Email your notice to support@pastedl.com with the subject line “Copyright notice”. We acknowledge every notice within 72 hours and complete our review within 30 days, usually sooner. Where the notice is complete and the material is within our control, we remove or disable access to it. Where it is not within our control, we say so plainly and direct you to the party who can act.
If material of yours was removed or disabled and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the same address with the subject line “Counter-notice”. It should include your name, postal address, telephone number and email address; identification of the material and the location where it appeared before removal; a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; and your consent to the jurisdiction of the competent courts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, or of your local district court if you are outside India. We forward a valid counter-notice to the original complainant and may restore the material if they do not pursue the matter further.
PasteDL is intended solely for publicly available content, and using it to infringe copyright breaches our Terms of Use. We restrict access for users who repeatedly misuse the service to infringe, and we may block addresses or accounts involved in systematic abuse. Note also that submitting a notice you know to be false carries liability for damages, including costs and legal fees, under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
Downloading a file through PasteDL transfers no copyright, licence or republishing right. Copyright stays with the original creator. Saving a public post for personal reference is generally acceptable in most jurisdictions; republishing, editing, redistributing or monetising someone else’s work without permission is not, and that responsibility is yours alone. When in doubt, ask the creator first.
