Last updated October 13, 2026
Before you file
Many repositories are open source. Check the project's license first, and consider contacting the repository owner through an issue. For phishing, malware or other abuse that is not about copyright, use the abuse report form instead.
Filing a takedown notice
Send notices to our designated agent at abuse@gitfor.dev. You can also start with the abuse report form using the copyright category. A notice must include:
- Your physical or electronic signature, and your name, address, phone number and email.
- The copyrighted work you say is infringed.
- The exact URLs of the material on this service (repository, file path, commit, release asset, site URL).
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner.
Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing can make you liable for damages (17 U.S.C. § 512(f)). We may forward notices, including your contact details, to the affected user and publish redacted copies.
What happens next
If the notice is complete we disable access to the material and notify the account owner. Where only part of a repository is affected we give the owner a short window to remove it before disabling the repository. For forks, we act on the forks listed in the notice.
Counter-notices
If you believe your material was removed by mistake, send a counter-notice to the same address with:
- Your physical or electronic signature, name, address, phone number and email.
- The material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief it was removed by mistake or misidentification.
- Your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your address (or, outside the US, any judicial district where we may be found), and that you will accept service from the person who sent the notice.
We forward valid counter-notices to the original complainant and may restore the material in 10 to 14 business days unless they tell us they have filed a court action.
Repeat infringers
We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe.