Last updated: 23 August 2026
Art posted to the ASCII Hub is uploaded by the people who use inkmeascii.com, not by us. If your copyrighted work has been posted here without your permission, tell us and we will look at it. This page explains exactly how to do that, what happens afterwards, and how someone whose work was removed can contest it.
One thing worth knowing first: the generator itself runs entirely in your browser. Images converted on the site are never sent to us and we hold no copy of them. The only material we host is what people have chosen to publish to the Hub, so a notice can only concern a Hub page.
Before you send a notice
A takedown notice is a legal document with consequences for the person on the other end of it. If what you actually want is credit, or removal of one detail, emailing us or the poster first is usually faster. It is also worth checking that the use really is unlicensed, and that it is not covered by fair use, fair dealing, or a licence you or a previous rights holder granted.
How to send a takedown notice
Email your notice to [email protected] with "Copyright notice" in the subject line. That is the fastest route and the one we recommend. If you need to send it on paper, our designated copyright agent can be reached at [email protected].
Your notice must contain all of the following. A notice missing any of it may not be actionable.
- Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed. If you are covering several works in one notice, a representative list of them is enough.
- Identification of the material you say infringes, and the full URL of the page on inkmeascii.com where it appears, with enough detail for us to find it without guessing. Screenshots help; a bare domain name does not.
- Your contact details: full name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
- Your physical or electronic signature. Typing your full name at the end of the email counts as an electronic signature.
If something is missing we will tell you what it is rather than leaving you waiting.
What happens next
We acknowledge notices within two working days. We then review the material and normally reach a decision within five working days of the acknowledgement. A complicated claim, for example one where ownership is contested or several works are involved, can take longer, and we will tell you if that is the case rather than going quiet.
If we act on the notice we disable public access to the material and email the person who posted it. They receive a copy of your notice, with contact details redacted where the law lets us redact them, along with an explanation of how to file a counter-notice. If we decline to act, we write back and tell you why.
If you are in the EU
Notices from users in the European Union are handled under the notice and action rules of the Digital Services Act, Regulation (EU) 2022/2065. Every complaint gets a decision, and everyone affected by that decision gets a statement of reasons: what we did, which content it concerned, the legal or policy ground we relied on, whether automated tools were involved in detecting or deciding it, and how to challenge the outcome. Both the person who complained and the person who posted the content receive one.
You can challenge a decision by replying to [email protected], which puts it in front of a person who was not involved the first time. That does not take away your right to go to a certified out of court dispute settlement body, or to a court.
Filing a counter-notice
If your content was removed and you believe it was taken down by mistake or because it was misidentified, you can send a counter-notice to [email protected]. It must contain:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before it was removed.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
- Your full name, postal address and telephone number.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which inkmeascii.com may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or from their agent.
We forward valid counter-notices to whoever sent the original notice, including your contact details, which is what the process requires. If they do not tell us within ten to fourteen business days that they have filed a court action seeking to stop you from posting the material, we may restore it. Those timescales come from United States law; where another country's rules apply to a particular complaint we follow those instead.
Repeat infringers
We keep a record of accepted notices against each account. Accounts that repeatedly infringe are terminated, and we may also terminate an account for a single blatant case, such as bulk posting of someone else's portfolio. Creating a new account to get around a termination is treated the same way as the original conduct. A notice that is later withdrawn, or defeated by a counter-notice, does not count against the account.
False claims carry liability
Under 17 U.S.C. 512(f), knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, can make you liable for damages, including costs and legal fees, to the other side and to us. Equivalent liability exists under other countries' laws. Please do not use this process to remove content you simply dislike or disagree with. If a post breaks our community rules rather than your copyright, report it under the Content Policy instead, which is quicker for everyone.
Trademarks and other complaints
Trademark complaints, publicity and privacy claims, and other legal notices about Hub content go to the same address, [email protected]. Tell us which right you are relying on and give us the URL.
Contact
All copyright correspondence: [email protected]. This site is inkmeascii.com. See also our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.