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US DMCA notices: not actioned

DMCA-ignored hosting,
done by the book.

A US DMCA notice has no legal force in Iceland, Switzerland, Moldova, Romania, the Netherlands, Bulgaria or Malaysia. We answer it with our policy and your server stays online. What can require action is written down: a court order from your server’s country, or a valid EU notice in EU locations.

  • US DMCA notices not actioned
  • Local court orders only
  • No KYC, email only
  • Every request published

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01The process

What happens to a DMCA notice.

The same four steps for every notice, in every jurisdiction.

  1. We receive it

    Notices arrive through our online report form. Each one is logged and read by a person.

  2. We check the law

    Is it enforceable in the country where your server runs? For a US DMCA notice, the answer is no.

  3. We answer the sender

    We reply with our policy. The notice is not forwarded to you as a takedown, and your server stays online.

  4. We publish the count

    Every notice is counted in our quarterly transparency report, without customer data.

02The limits

What we ignore, and what we do not.

Offshore is not lawless. Here is the full list, so there are no surprises.

Not enforced Your server stays online

Notices with no legal force where your server runs

US DMCA notices
Answered, not enforced
Other foreign copyright notices
Answered, not enforced
Automated “robot” notices
Logged and counted
Pressure from rights holders
No effect

Can require action

What the law of your jurisdiction allows

Court order from the server’s country
Yes, you are told first
EU DSA notice (Romania, Netherlands, Bulgaria)
Assessed, may apply
Zero-tolerance abuse
Immediate action
Emergency (threat to life)
Handled at once

We inform you before acting on a court order, unless the order itself forbids it. Zero-tolerance abuse means CSAM, malware, spam and phishing, attacks and fraud.

03Jurisdictions

Seven places where a DMCA notice is just an email.

What differs from one to the next is the local law, and whether EU notice rules apply.

Seven places where a DMCA notice is just an email.
JurisdictionEU DSA rulesRemoval requiresBest for
IcelandDoes not applyIcelandic court orderJournalism, activism, publishingDetails
SwitzerlandDoes not applySwiss court orderSensitive data, privacy SaaSDetails
MoldovaDoes not applyMoldovan court orderStreaming, media, high-traffic sitesDetails
RomaniaAppliesRomanian court orderEU audiences on a budgetDetails
NetherlandsAppliesDutch court orderLow latency to all of EuropeDetails
BulgariaAppliesBulgarian court orderBalkans, Turkey, Eastern EuropeDetails
MalaysiaDoes not applyMalaysian court orderLow latency to South-East AsiaDetails

For the fewest ways to remove content, choose a location outside the EU: Iceland, Switzerland, Moldova or Malaysia. Full jurisdiction guide

04Servers

The same policy on every server.

VPS, dedicated, Windows RDP and GPU: every plan is covered by the same DMCA policy, at 30% under the cheapest offshore competitor.

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Offshore VPS: 7 plans, monthly prices in USD
Plan CPU RAM Storage Network Locations Price Order
Dinghy Starter 1 vCPU1 GB RAM25 GB NVMe1 Gbps unmeteredAll 7 locations 1 vCPU 1 GB 25 GB NVMe 1 Gbps · unmetered All 7 $2.39/mo Cheapest competitor $3.49 Deploy Dinghy
Sloop Personal 1 vCPU2 GB RAM40 GB NVMe1 Gbps unmeteredAll 7 locations 1 vCPU 2 GB 40 GB NVMe 1 Gbps · unmetered All 7 $3.49/mo Cheapest competitor $5.00 Deploy Sloop
Schooner Production 4 vCPU8 GB RAM160 GB NVMe1 Gbps unmeteredAll 7 locations 4 vCPU 8 GB 160 GB NVMe 1 Gbps · unmetered All 7 $12.49/mo Cheapest competitor $18.00 Deploy Schooner
Brigantine Heavy apps 6 vCPU16 GB RAM240 GB NVMe1 Gbps unmeteredAll 7 locations 6 vCPU 16 GB 240 GB NVMe 1 Gbps · unmetered All 7 $19.99/mo Cheapest competitor $28.99 Deploy Brigantine
Frigate Databases 12 vCPU32 GB RAM500 GB NVMe1 Gbps unmeteredAll 7 locations 12 vCPU 32 GB 500 GB NVMe 1 Gbps · unmetered All 7 $47.99/mo Cheapest competitor $69.00 Deploy Frigate
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05Offshore, in writing

The rest of the fine print.

DMCA handling is one of four commitments we put in writing.

  • US DMCA noticesNot actioned

    Answered with our policy, never enforced. Only a local court order, or a valid EU notice in EU locations, can require action.

    DMCA policy
  • IdentityEmail only

    No name, address, phone or ID document, ever. A private or disposable address is fine.

    Privacy policy
  • Payment5 cryptocurrencies

    Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, USDT and Solana, paid on-chain from any wallet to your balance. No card processor, no chargebacks.

    Crypto payments
  • TransparencySigned canary

    A PGP-signed warrant canary every quarter and a public count of every request we receive.

    Warrant canary

06FAQ

DMCA-ignored hosting, answered.

Another question? The full FAQ answers what people ask before an order: payments, privacy, complaints and support.

Read the full FAQ
Is DMCA-ignored hosting legal?

Yes. The DMCA is a US law; it binds US providers, not hosts operating in other countries. We follow the law of each server’s jurisdiction instead. You remain responsible for obeying the law that applies to you and to your content.

Will you forward DMCA notices to me?

We may let you know that a notice arrived, for your information. It is never a takedown request, and you do not need to act on it.

What about the EU locations?

In Romania, the Netherlands and Bulgaria, the EU Digital Services Act applies: a precise, substantiated notice about illegal content must be assessed and can lead to action. Iceland, Switzerland, Moldova and Malaysia are outside the DSA.

Can a court still order my site offline?

Yes, a court in your server’s country can. That is the rule we follow and publish. We inform you first unless the order forbids it, and the request appears in our transparency report.

What is never allowed?

Child sexual abuse material, malware and botnets, spam and phishing, attacks from our network, and fraud against real people. These are removed immediately, whatever the jurisdiction. See the acceptable use policy.

Is this “bulletproof” hosting?

No. Bulletproof hosts protect abuse; we protect lawful content from foreign pressure and refuse abuse outright. Why the difference matters.

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