About Intellectual Property

Meta is committed to helping people and organizations protect their intellectual property rights. Meta does not allow posting content that violates someone else’s intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademark.

Copyright

Copyright is a legal right that seeks to protect original works of authorship (example: books, music, film, art). Generally, copyright protects original expression such as words or images. It does not protect facts and ideas, although it may protect the original words or images used to describe an idea. Copyright also doesn’t protect things like names, titles and slogans; however, another legal right called a trademark might protect those. Learn more about reporting copyright violations:

If you believe content on Meta is infringing your copyright, you can report it to us through one of the following forms:

Trademark

A trademark is a word, slogan, symbol or design (example: brand name, logo) that distinguishes the products or services offered by one person, group or company from another. Generally, trademark law seeks to prevent confusion among consumers about who provides or is affiliated with a product or service.

Learn more about reporting trademark violations

If you believe content on Meta is infringing your trademark rights, you can report it to us through one of the following forms:

Appealing the removal of content

If we remove your content due to an intellectual property report, you will receive a notification from Meta. This notification may include the name and email address of the rights owner who made the report, as well as other details about the report.

If you believe that your content shouldn't have been removed, you can try to resolve the issue by contacting the rights owner directly. Alternatively, you may have the option to submit an appeal, in which case you will receive instructions on how to do so in the notification sent to you.

Repeat Intellectual Property Infringer Policy

Repeatedly posting content that infringes someone else's intellectual property rights can result in additional restrictions. Your account or profile may be disabled, or you may face limitations on your ability to post content or access certain features and functionality.

Meta's Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Designated Agent

The fastest and easiest way to send a DMCA report of copyright infringement to our designated agent for each Meta platform is to contact Meta through our designated reporting channels. If you wish to reach our designated agents through other (and slower) methods, you can contact them here:

Meta AI's Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Designated Agent

The fastest and easiest way to send a DMCA report of copyright infringement to our designated agent is to contact Meta.

If you wish to reach our designated agent through other (and slower) methods, you can contact:

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Attn: Meta AI Designated Agent

1601 Willow Road

Menlo Park, California 94025

650.543.4800 (phone)

ip@meta.com