Process
The CCB is a voluntary small-claims tribunal inside the U.S. Copyright Office. It is meant to be cheaper and more written than federal court. It is not a shortcut around copyright law, and it is not automatic.
Educational information about the U.S. Copyright Claims Board, not legal advice and not a filing with the government. We are not the Copyright Office or the CCB. Outcomes are not guaranteed. The other side may opt out. Official filing is at ccb.gov.
You need to say what you created, that you own (or exclusively control) the rights you are asserting, and where the other party used it. Screenshots and URLs matter later.
For an infringement claim, the CCB expects you to show a registration or that you have already applied. If you have not filed with the Copyright Office yet, start there before you treat the CCB as open. Registration is a separate government process from the CCB claim.
A single CCB proceeding cannot recover more than $30,000 (not counting limited fees/costs). There is also a smaller-claims track with a $5,000 cap. If your real number is far above that, this forum may be the wrong tool.
The official case is opened on the government site, with the government filing fee. This website does not file the case for you unless you later hire someone to do that work. You still have to follow CCB service rules.
The CCB is designed so a respondent may decline to participate. If they opt out, you generally cannot force the CCB case forward. Federal court (or walking away) is what remains. Plan for that before you spend the filing fee.
CCB matters are built around papers and limited discovery, not a full federal trial. Damages, if any, stay inside the cap. Nothing here predicts what a board will do with your facts.
Official overviews: ccb.gov and copyright.gov/about/small-claims.