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Us Copyright Office Dmca Agent Structure

A registered DMCA designated agent for an Online Service Provider (OSP), as recorded in the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory per Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Type: object Properties: 10 Required: 4

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DMCADesignatedAgent is a JSON Structure definition published by US Copyright Office, describing 10 properties, of which 4 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

registration_id service_provider_name service_provider_url designated_agent_name mailing_address email phone registration_date last_updated status

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/json-structure/us-copyright-office-dmca-agent-structure.json",
  "name": "DMCADesignatedAgent",
  "description": "A registered DMCA designated agent for an Online Service Provider (OSP), as recorded in the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory per Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "registration_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier assigned by the Copyright Office to this DMCA agent registration."
    },
    "service_provider_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the Online Service Provider (OSP) that registered this designated agent.",
      "example": "Example Technology Company, Inc."
    },
    "service_provider_url": {
      "type": "uri",
      "description": "Website URL of the Online Service Provider.",
      "example": "https://www.example.com"
    },
    "designated_agent_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full name of the designated agent authorized to receive DMCA takedown notices.",
      "example": "Jane Smith"
    },
    "mailing_address": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Mailing address for sending DMCA takedown notices to the designated agent."
    },
    "email": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Email address for DMCA takedown notice submissions.",
      "example": "dmca@example.com"
    },
    "phone": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Phone number for DMCA-related contact.",
      "example": "+1-555-555-0100"
    },
    "registration_date": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Date this DMCA agent registration was submitted to the Copyright Office."
    },
    "last_updated": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Date this registration was last updated."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current registration status.",
      "enum": [
        "Active",
        "Expired",
        "Cancelled"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "registration_id",
    "service_provider_name",
    "designated_agent_name",
    "email"
  ]
}