# takedown

Drafts DMCA takedown notices, triages incoming infringement claims, and prepares §512(g) counter-notices. Useful for copyright enforcement against services under US jurisdiction.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 598 installs · ★ 9795
- Author: anthropics · official Anthropic repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal/tree/HEAD/ip-legal/skills/takedown/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/takedown

## What it does

The skill runs in three modes: drafting an outgoing notice with `--send`, triaging an incoming claim with `--respond`, and drafting a counter-notice with `--counter`. When preparing an outgoing notice, it walks through the fair-use evaluation under *Lenz* and enforces a perjury warning. In counter-notice mode, the tool runs an explicit check to confirm consent to US federal court jurisdiction.

Execution halts if the practice profile at `~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/ip-legal/CLAUDE.md` is missing or contains `[PLACEHOLDER]` tags. In that case, you must complete the setup via `/ip-legal:cold-start-interview` before drafting. The skill also respects matter workspace boundaries to prevent cross-matter data leaks.

DMCA §512 is federal US statutory law. If the service provider or infringer operates outside the United States, you will need to apply local frameworks such as the EU Digital Services Act instead.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill takedown -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/takedown/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/takedown/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill takedown -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/takedown/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill takedown -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/takedown/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install anthropics/claude-for-legal takedown
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/takedown/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill takedown -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal --path ip-legal/skills/takedown
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/takedown/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill takedown -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal/tree/HEAD/ip-legal/skills/takedown/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- draft a formal §512(c)(3) DMCA takedown notice
- triage an incoming notice into comply, counter, engage, or ignore paths
- prepare a §512(g)(3) counter-notice with federal jurisdiction admission
- assess fair-use risks prior to asserting copyright claims

## Example prompts
- /ip-legal:takedown --send
- /ip-legal:takedown --respond ~/Downloads/youtube-takedown-notice.pdf
- /ip-legal:takedown --counter

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: takedown
description: >
  Draft a DMCA takedown notice, triage one you received, or draft a §512(g)
  counter-notice. Use when asserting copyright through a §512(c)(3) takedown
  with the fair-use and perjury gates, when an incoming takedown needs triage
  into comply / counter / engage / ignore options, or when drafting a
  §512(g)(3) counter-notice with the consent-to-federal-jurisdiction gate.
argument-hint: "<--send | --respond | --counter> [context or path to incoming notice]"
---

# /takedown

Three modes. Pick one:

- `/ip-legal:takedown --send` — draft a §512(c)(3) takedown notice. Fair-use gate (*Lenz*) + loud perjury / §512(f) gate before delivery.
- `/ip-legal:takedown --respond` — triage a takedown someone sent you. Options: comply / counter / engage / ignore.
- `/ip-legal:takedown --counter` — draft a §512(g)(3) counter-notice. Loud gate for the federal-jurisdiction admission and the perjury statement.

## Instructions

1. **Read the practice profile.** Load `~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/ip-legal/CLAUDE.md`. If it contains `[PLACEHOLDER]` markers or does not exist, stop and say: "This plugin needs setup before it can give you useful output. Run `/ip-legal:cold-start-interview` — the takedown skill depends on your approval matrix and practice profile."

2. **Check matter workspaces.** Per `## Matter workspaces`: if `Enabled` is `✗`, skip. If enabled and there is no active matter, ask: "Which matter is this for? Run `/ip-legal:matter-workspace switch <slug>` or say `practice-level`."

3. **Dispatch on `$ARGUMENTS`:**
   - `--send` → run send mode (below). Walk identify-the-work, identify-the-infringing-material, fair-use gate (*Lenz*), good-faith belief, accuracy/authority, draft the §512(c)(3) notice, run the loud gate, write output.
   - `--respond` → run respond mode (below). Read the incoming notice, assess (license, fair use, defects, host §512(g) compliance, sender credibility), present the four options, recommend, write the triage memo.
   - `--counter` → run counter mode (below). Confirm the predicate (taken down in response to a §512 notice, good-faith belief of mistake/misidentification, ready for federal-jurisdiction admission, attorney in the loop), draft the §512(g)(3) counter-notice, run the loud gate, write output.
   - No flag → ask once: "Are we sending a DMCA takedown, triaging one we received, or drafting a counter-notice?"

4. **Respect the gates.** In `--send` and `--counter`, the loud gate runs before any final output is written. The fair-use gate in `--send` is separate and runs earlier; "debatable" or "likely" fair use stops the draft and routes to attorney review.
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