About
About Takedown Bureau
Copyright concerns can interrupt the work of creating and publishing. Takedown Bureau provides structured assistance with evidence review, authorized submissions and case follow-up.
Our role
Takedown Bureau LLC is a private U.S. company providing YouTube copyright removal assistance to creators, video producers and other copyright owners. A person on our team reviews the evidence and written authorization for each matter before we submit a copyright removal request as the owner’s authorized representative, and every matter is tracked under an internal case number.
- A person on our team reviews ownership evidence, written authorization and the relevant context before any removal request is submitted.
- We file as the copyright owner’s authorized representative — never as the owner of the work.
- Every matter is tracked under an internal case number, including any correction or retraction.
Who we help
We work with creators, video producers and other copyright owners who believe their work is being used on YouTube without permission.
If a matter is really about criticism, competition or a commercial disagreement rather than copying, or falls outside the YouTube copyright processes we work on, we say so early and decline or refer it back to the owner.
How we work
Four public commitments summarize the Bureau Standard, the operating doctrine every matter is handled under.
- Verifiable, or it didn’t happen.
- We disclose no more than the process requires.
- A person on our team reviews every filing.
- We tell you what we can’t do.
Responsible person
Ralph S. BecnelDirector, Copyright Enforcement & Rights Operations, Takedown Bureau LLC
Ralph S. Becnel is the named officer responsible for Takedown Bureau’s copyright operations, and the signatory of the copyright removal requests we submit. The name is published so that anyone receiving a filing from us can check who signed it.
Published company details
These are the details Takedown Bureau LLC publishes about itself. Platforms and reviewers will find the full record, and how to check a filing against it, in our platform information.
- Organization
- Takedown Bureau LLC
- Type
- Private U.S. company
- Named officer
- Ralph S. Becnel — Director, Copyright Enforcement & Rights Operations
- Based in
- California, USA
- Copyright matters
- copyright@takedownbureau.com
What we do not decide
YouTube decides what happens to every request, under its own processes. Legal questions — who owns a work, whether a use is fair use — are for the parties and, ultimately, the courts. We do not guarantee removal, that a removal will be permanent, or that material will not be restored through a counter notification.
- Not a law firm, and nothing we provide is legal advice.
- Not a government agency.
- Not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.
Have a copyright concern to discuss?
Start with the original work, the URLs involved and what shows the rights are yours. A short first message describing the matter is more useful than an attachment folder.