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Intellectual Property

Copyright & Content Removal Policy

Last Updated: October 16, 2026 • Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notice & Procedure

1. Respect for Intellectual Property

Transcriptly respects the intellectual property rights of content creators, video producers, publishers, and rights holders. We expect all users of our Service to respect these rights in full accordance with copyright laws.

Transcriptly is a technical utility that retrieves public closed-caption tracks and auto-generated subtitle streams made publicly available by creators on YouTube. Transcriptly:

  • Does not host, store, or stream YouTube video or audio files.
  • Does not bypass access controls, DRM, paywalls, or privacy settings.
  • Does not claim ownership or copyright over any spoken words, subtitles, or captions extracted via the Service.

2. Fair Use and Educational Purpose

Transcripts generated through Transcriptly are intended for transformative, personal, and fair use purposes, such as:

  • Academic study, lecture note-taking, and research citations.
  • Accessibility assistance for hearing-impaired individuals and non-native language speakers.
  • Searchability and textual indexing of spoken educational content.

Users who reproduce, publish, or redistribute extracted transcripts are solely responsible for ensuring that their downstream use complies with the Fair Use provisions of copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 107) and international intellectual property treaties.

3. Content Removal and DMCA Notice Procedure

If you are a copyright owner, video creator, or authorized agent and believe that content accessible through Transcriptly infringes upon your copyright, or if you wish to exclude your YouTube channel or specific videos from transcript processing, you may submit a formal notification.

To expedite your request, please include the following details:

  1. Identification of Copyrighted Work: A clear description of the copyrighted video or work claimed to have been infringed, including the direct YouTube video URL(s).
  2. Proof of Authority: Evidence demonstrating that you are the creator, copyright owner, or authorized representative of the copyright owner.
  3. Contact Information: Your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and an active email address where we can contact you.
  4. Statement of Good Faith: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  5. Accuracy Statement & Signature: A statement that the information in the notification is accurate under penalty of perjury, accompanied by your physical or electronic signature.

4. Submitting Your Notice & Video Blacklisting

Send your notification to our designated copyright contact:

Email: copyright@transcriptly.net

Subject: DMCA / Content Removal Notice - [Your Channel or Video ID]

Web Form: Contact Form (Topic: Copyright & DMCA)

Upon receipt of a valid and verified notification, Transcriptly will promptly take appropriate action, which may include blocking transcript generation for the designated video ID(s) and purging any associated digital book records from our platform within 24 to 48 hours.