Copyright & DMCA Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Our Position

SubContext respects the rights of copyright holders, and we expect the people who use our service to do the same. We built SubContext to make movies and shows watchable in languages where no subtitles exist, not to infringe anyone's rights.

It is important to understand exactly what SubContext is. We provide community-shared and AI-generated subtitle text translations. We do not host, stream, store, or distribute films, video, or audio of any kind. The only content on our servers is subtitle text: timestamped lines of dialogue translated into another language, plus movie and show metadata we fetch from sources like TMDB and Wikipedia.

When you upload an .srt file or translate a title, you are responsible for having the right to the source material you are working with. Subtitle translations are a derivative of the underlying dialogue, and rights in that dialogue may belong to others. If you do not have permission to translate a given work, please do not use SubContext to do so.

We honor valid copyright takedown requests and act on them promptly.

Filing a Takedown Notice

If you believe subtitle text hosted on SubContext infringes a copyright you own or are authorized to represent, you can ask us to remove it. To be valid, your notice should include all of the following:

• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
• Identification of the specific material on SubContext you want removed, including the exact URL(s) or enough detail for us to locate it.
• Your contact information, name, email address, and, where applicable, a physical address and phone number.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
• Your physical or electronic signature.

Where to Send It

Send your takedown notice by email to support@subcontext.xyz with "Copyright / DMCA" in the subject line. We review every valid notice and remove or disable access to the identified material promptly once we have confirmed it contains the required information.

Counter-Notification

If your subtitle translation was removed and you believe that removal was a mistake or a misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to the same address: support@subcontext.xyz. A valid counter-notice should include:

• Identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal.
• Your contact information and your physical or electronic signature.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.

If we receive a proper counter-notice, we may restore the material unless the original complainant pursues the matter further through appropriate legal channels. Because accounts on SubContext are anonymous, please be sure your counter-notice clearly identifies the content in question.

Repeat Infringers

We remove infringing content when we are notified of it, and we may terminate the accounts of contributors who repeatedly upload or share infringing material. Repeated misuse of the service is grounds for removal of access.

A Note in Good Faith

SubContext is an independent project run by a solo developer, and this is a good-faith copyright policy, not legal advice. We handle notices as quickly and fairly as one person reasonably can. Submitting a false or bad-faith notice, or counter-notice, can carry legal consequences, so please make sure anything you send us is accurate and that you are authorized to send it. If you have questions before filing, reach out to support@subcontext.xyz.

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