How to Add DMCA Badge to the Live Stream?

DMCA stands for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which is a United States copyright law that was enacted in 1998. The law provides a framework for copyright owners to protect their digital content and offers a mechanism for resolving disputes related to online copyright infringement.

The DMCA outlines several provisions related to copyright infringement on the internet, including the safe harbor provisions for online service providers. This provision protects online platforms such as social media sites, search engines, and video sharing sites from liability for copyright infringement committed by their users, as long as they comply with certain requirements, such as promptly removing infringing content when notified by the copyright owner.

The DMCA also provides a mechanism for copyright owners to issue takedown notices, which require online service providers to remove infringing content from their platforms. In addition, the law outlines the process for issuing counter-notices for individuals who believe that their content was removed in error.

Adding DMCA notice to your live stream video can protect your right as a content owner. By adding a DMCA badge to your live stream, you can show your viewers that you are committed to protecting your intellectual property and complying with copyright laws. This can also help to deter potential infringers and prevent your content from being stolen or used without your permission.

To get your the DMCA badge, Go to the DMCA website and create an account if you do not already have one. Once you have created an account, navigate to the “DMCA Badge” section of the website. Customize your badge by selecting the badge size, color, and text that you want to display. Now you need to add it to your live stream, and there are two ways to do that.

If your streaming platform supports adding HTML codes, please follow these steps.

1. Copy the HTML code provided for your customized badge from the DMCA website.

2. Open your live streaming platform or website and navigate to the section where you can add HTML code.

3. Paste the HTML code for your customized DMCA badge into the appropriate section of your live streaming platform or website.

4. Save your changes and make sure that the DMCA badge is displaying correctly on your live stream.

Once it is done, all viewers get informed that your content has been protected by DMCA rules

You also can add the DMCA badge to your live stream as a watermark with the help of streaming software. There is plenty of software with adding custom images feature, including pre-installed apps and web-based ones. In the Streamster app the image layer can also be added to your stream. Here are steps to add DMCA badge to the live stream or recorded video with Streamster.

1. Copy the DMCA image in *.png format from DMCA website

2. Download and launch the Streamster app (creating an account is optional, but it unlocks additional features).

3. Add the first video source by clicking the “Add layer” button and select your video source (your web camera, screen, window, web page, etc.)

4. Set up your main video source

5. Click the “Add layer” button once again, choose the “Image” source from the list, and choose the needed image from your PC.

6. Change the image position and size with your mouse.

7. If you want to make your watermark transparent, choose the image layer (1), click on the “Effects” tab (2), choose the “Opacity” filter, and change the opacity level (4).

Overall, the DMCA is an important legal framework for protecting copyright owners’ rights and balancing those rights with the need for innovation and free expression on the internet. DMCA watermark can be used to protect the live stream as well as pre-recorded videos over the internet. It does not guarantee that your video won’t be stolen, but gives a mechanism for copyright owners to issue takedown notices, which require online service providers to remove infringing content from their websites.