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DMCA-Ignored Hosting in 7 Offshore Jurisdictions

The DMCA is a US law. It has no legal authority outside the United States. Our servers sit in jurisdictions where DMCA notices are procedurally discarded — not fought, not "evaluated", simply not applicable. If your project needs legal distance from US copyright enforcement, this is what you deploy.

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Our DMCA policy

Notices discarded automatically
No forwarding to customers
No proactive content scanning
No "good faith" takedowns
Published auto-discard policy

No KYC

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No Logs

DMCA Ignored

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Understand what "DMCA ignored" means

DMCA is a US law — our servers are not

Many hosts advertise "DMCA ignored" while silently forwarding complaints to customers or quietly terminating accounts. Our policy is public, unambiguous and uniform across all 7 jurisdictions: DMCA notices received by our abuse desk are auto-discarded with a 451 response. We do not investigate, do not forward and do not terminate services based on US copyright claims.

No US jurisdiction

None of our 7 datacenters are located in US territory. US courts have no authority over them.

No US legal entity

AnonPort has no registered entity in the United States, making service of process impossible.

No MLAT exposure

Several of our jurisdictions have no Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the US for copyright matters.

Automated discard pipeline

DMCA notices hit /dev/null. Automated 451 response confirming non-applicability.

What is a DMCA takedown, and why it does not apply here

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a 1998 US federal statute that grants copyright holders a streamlined process to compel US-based service providers to remove allegedly infringing content. Its legal force is tied to the US — specifically to providers who benefit from the DMCA safe harbour. A hosting provider outside the US neither benefits from the safe harbour nor is subject to its procedures. We have deliberately structured our operation to stay outside that legal envelope.

What jurisdictions actually apply

A server physically located in Iceland is subject to Icelandic copyright law — which, while recognising copyright, does not implement DMCA-style notice-and-takedown. Panama has even weaker enforcement and no MLAT for copyright matters. Russia treats US legal process as non-existent. Switzerland requires a local court order before any takedown action. For any given country page, the local legal framework section tells you exactly what applies.

What we still do NOT allow

DMCA-ignored does not mean lawless. We do not host CSAM — full stop, no exceptions, detected and removed automatically. We do not host active malware distribution or phishing infrastructure targeting specific victims. Beyond these universal red lines, we do not evaluate content legality through a US copyright lens. Your project either fits a jurisdiction or it does not.

How to choose the right jurisdiction for your DMCA resistance

If your concern is pure copyright takedown resistance, Russia, Panama and Moldova offer the strongest procedural distance. If you need that resistance plus strong courts in case someone escalates to an actual lawsuit, Iceland and Switzerland are safer. Use our jurisdiction selector to map your specific requirements to the best country. The same customer often deploys in two jurisdictions simultaneously for redundancy.

Jurisdictions

Jurisdictions ranked for DMCA resistance

All 7 of our jurisdictions discard US DMCA notices. These are ranked roughly by procedural distance and legal immunity.

Iceland

Free Speech Haven

Strong privacy laws, renewable energy, outside EU.

$10.00/mo VPS $63.00/mo Dedi

Panama

No Data Retention

No retention laws, no MLAT with most western countries.

$8.50/mo VPS $53.50/mo Dedi

Moldova

Budget Offshore

Light regulation, low prices, minimal intl cooperation.

$7.50/mo VPS $48.50/mo Dedi

Romania

Anti-Retention

Courts struck down data retention laws. Great EU connectivity.

$8.50/mo VPS $53.50/mo Dedi

Switzerland

Premium Privacy

Strict privacy laws, political neutrality, top-tier infra.

$11.00/mo VPS $68.00/mo Dedi

Netherlands

Best Peering

Excellent connectivity, tolerant hosting, AMS-IX peering.

$9.00/mo VPS $58.50/mo Dedi

Russia

Western-Proof

Outside western legal reach. Subject to Russian law.

$7.50/mo VPS $48.50/mo Dedi

FAQ

DMCA-ignored hosting FAQ

01 Does "DMCA ignored" mean you allow piracy?

It means we do not act on US DMCA notices. What you host is your responsibility under the local law of your chosen jurisdiction. We do not audit content proactively except for universal red lines (CSAM, active malware, phishing).

02 What happens when you receive a DMCA notice?

It is auto-classified and discarded. Our abuse endpoint returns HTTP 451 ("Unavailable for Legal Reasons — DMCA is not applicable in this jurisdiction"). We do not forward it to you, do not log it against your server, do not use it for future decisions.

03 Can a US court force you to take content down?

Only if the court has jurisdiction over our operation, which requires either a physical presence in the US or a US legal entity. We have neither. A default judgement in a US court carries no practical force against infrastructure physically outside the US.

04 What about actual copyright lawsuits (not DMCA)?

A copyright lawsuit filed in the jurisdiction where your server sits is a different matter — it must be handled under that country's law. Several of our jurisdictions have very customer-favourable copyright precedent, but a valid local court order is a valid local court order.

05 Can I host a Sci-Hub mirror / IPTV / streaming site?

From a DMCA standpoint, yes. From a local-law standpoint, it depends on the jurisdiction — streaming mirrors are occasionally challenged under non-DMCA frameworks in EU countries. We recommend Russia, Panama or Moldova for the most procedural distance.

06 Does Cloudflare in front of my server re-expose me to DMCA?

Yes — if you put Cloudflare in front, DMCA notices can be filed against Cloudflare directly, and Cloudflare will forward them to you or disclose your origin IP. For pure DMCA resistance, use our DDoS protection and skip Cloudflare. Our guide to hiding your origin server IP works through the whole trade-off.

See all questions in the full FAQ →

How it works

How to deploy an offshore server in 5 minutes

Pick a jurisdiction, choose a plan, pay with cryptocurrency, receive a token, deploy.

1

Choose your jurisdiction

Pick the country that matches your legal needs — free speech (Iceland), no data retention (Panama), DMCA-proof (Russia), etc. Use our jurisdiction selector if unsure.
2

Pick a plan

Browse VPS or dedicated plans. All include NVMe SSD, unlimited bandwidth, DDoS protection and IPv6.
3

Pay with cryptocurrency

Pay in Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum, Tether or any of 5 other supported crypto chains. No email, name, phone or ID required. No fiat accepted.
4

Receive your access token

After payment confirmation, you receive a unique token. This token replaces all account credentials. Save it securely.
5

Connect to your server

Server is provisioned automatically in under 5 minutes. SSH into it with the credentials provided. Full root access, VNC console available.

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Offshore VPS and dedicated hardware in 7 jurisdictions that auto-discard DMCA.

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