effective April 21, 2026

DMCA takedown policy.

MicrLink respects the intellectual property rights of others and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe that content accessible via a short link on micrl.ink infringes your copyright, you may submit a takedown notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c).

Important context

MicrLink does not host content. We operate a URL redirection service — a short code maps to a destination URL, and that destination is hosted by a third party. A valid DMCA notice to us will result in the short link being disabled, but it will not remove content from the destination site. For takedowns of the underlying content, contact the destination’s hosting provider.

Designated DMCA agent

Per 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2), our designated agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is:

Note: This agent is also registered with the United States Copyright Office as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2). The current registration can be verified at dmca.copyright.gov.

How to submit a takedown notice

Send a written notice to the designated agent above that includes all of the following (required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)):

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list if multiple works are covered.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity — including the specific short code(s), e.g. micrl.ink/abcdefg. Reasonably sufficient information for us to locate the material.
• Reasonably sufficient contact information for the complaining party: address, telephone number, and email.
• A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Misrepresentations

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or that material was removed by mistake or misidentification — may be liable for damages. Do not submit a takedown notice for material you do not actually own or control.

What we do after receiving a valid notice

• We disable the identified short link(s). Clicking them will return a takedown notice page instead of redirecting.
• We make reasonable efforts to notify the person who created the short link, if we have a way to contact them.
• We keep a record of the takedown for compliance and repeat- infringer tracking purposes.

Counter-notification

If you believe your short link was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). Your counter-notification must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location at which it appeared before removal.
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address, and telephone number; and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the U.S., for any judicial district in which MicrLink may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the complaining party.

Send counter-notifications to the same designated agent above. If we receive a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original complainant and may restore the short link in 10-14 business days unless the complainant files a court action seeking to restrain the infringing activity.

Repeat infringers

MicrLink maintains a repeat-infringer policy as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(i). Users whose links are the subject of repeated valid infringement notices may have their IP address blocked from creating new short links and existing links from that IP may be proactively disabled.

Trademark and other non-DMCA claims

The DMCA applies only to copyright. For trademark infringement, privacy violations, or other abuse (phishing, malware, spam), use our abuse report form instead.

last updated April 21, 2026 · this is not legal advice