DMCA Notice & Takedown Policy

Last updated: 2026-11-11 · Response SLA: 48 hours · Designated agent on file.

What Methstreams is, and what it isn't

Methstreams is an editorial site about sport. We publish schedules, previews, lineups, match reports, and league coverage across football, basketball, MMA, tennis, F1 and more. We do not host, upload, store, transcode, or distribute any live stream or video file on our servers. Watch pages embed a third-party player hosted by an unaffiliated provider; we do not control what that provider serves.

For fastest removal of copyrighted live content, the two-step action is: (1) we remove the embed reference from our site, and (2) you send a separate notice to the hosting provider. We will help you identify the provider on request.

Who can submit a notice

• The owner of an exclusive right (league, federation, broadcaster, club).
• A person authorized to act on behalf of the owner — counsel, rights-management agent, or anti-piracy vendor working for the rights holder.

What your notice must include

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

1. Physical or electronic signature of the rights holder or representative.
2. Identification of the broadcast or copyrighted work (match, league, date, broadcaster).
3. Specific URL on Methstreams beginning with https://methstreams.men/. Bulk sweeps without specific URLs cannot be actioned.
4. Your full legal name, address, phone, email.
5. Good-faith statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."
6. Accuracy statement under penalty of perjury.

Where to send it

Our process

1. Hour 0 — Receipt. Automated acknowledgement with reference number MS-YYYYMMDD-NNNN.
2. Hour 0–24 — Review. We confirm § 512(c)(3) compliance.
3. Hour 24–48 — Action. Valid notices → removal of the URL(s) from site, sitemap, and embed registry. Per-URL status reply.
4. Post-action — Record. Logged with reference number, URL, claimant, action date. Three-year retention.

Live-stream fast track

For in-progress unauthorized live broadcasts, rights-holder anti-piracy teams can request a priority takedown by including LIVE-NOW in the email subject. We monitor that channel through matchday and target under-30-minute response during peak hours.

Counter-notification

Counter-notices go to dmca@methstreams.men with subject COUNTER-NOTICE: MS-.... Must include signature, identification of removed material, statement under penalty of perjury the removal was by mistake, contact info, and consent to federal jurisdiction.

Repeat-infringer policy

Methstreams removes editorial coverage of any specific franchise, league, or event where the rights holder requests it in writing, regardless of fair-use defenses we might otherwise raise. Contributor access terminated after three validated strikes in any rolling 12-month window.

Transparency

Annual transparency report every January: total notices, valid vs. invalid, average response, most frequent claimants. The 2025 report: /transparency-2025.