Web hosting company Nexcess have put together a flowchart explaining how the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown process typically works.

From the ReadWriteWeb article:

When a site is perceived by a copyright owner to run afoul of the DMCA, those rights holders have the option of issuing a takedown request. From there, things can get complicated, or they can be resolved rather quickly. In some cases, legal battles can drag on for years if a site owner and a copyright owner don’t see eye to eye.

The Infographic flow chart highlights how the process can morph into long wielding repetitive affair depending on how communication between the parties goes.

(via ReadWriteWeb)