diff --git a/src/api/client_server/media.rs b/src/api/client_server/media.rs
index cd117232..a06d443b 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/media.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/media.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ async fn get_redirected_content(
 
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
 async fn get_remote_content_via_federation_api(
-    mxc: &MxcData<'_>,
+    mxc: MxcData<'_>,
 ) -> Result<RemoteResponse, Error> {
     let authenticated_media_fed::get_content::v1::Response {
         metadata,
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ async fn get_remote_content_via_federation_api(
 #[allow(deprecated)] // unauthenticated media
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
 async fn get_remote_content_via_legacy_api(
-    mxc: &MxcData<'_>,
+    mxc: MxcData<'_>,
 ) -> Result<RemoteResponse, Error> {
     let content_response = services()
         .sending
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ async fn get_remote_content_via_legacy_api(
 
 #[tracing::instrument]
 pub(crate) async fn get_remote_content(
-    mxc: &MxcData<'_>,
+    mxc: MxcData<'_>,
 ) -> Result<RemoteResponse, Error> {
     let fed_result = get_remote_content_via_federation_api(mxc).await;
 
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ async fn get_content_route_ruma(
     } else if &*body.server_name != services().globals.server_name()
         && allow_remote == AllowRemote::Yes
     {
-        let remote_response = get_remote_content(&mxc).await?;
+        let remote_response = get_remote_content(mxc).await?;
         Ok(authenticated_media_client::get_content::v1::Response {
             file: remote_response.content.file,
             content_disposition: Some(content_disposition_for(
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ async fn get_content_as_filename_route_ruma(
     } else if &*body.server_name != services().globals.server_name()
         && allow_remote == AllowRemote::Yes
     {
-        let remote_response = get_remote_content(&mxc).await?;
+        let remote_response = get_remote_content(mxc).await?;
 
         Ok(authenticated_media_client::get_content_as_filename::v1::Response {
             content_disposition: Some(content_disposition_for(
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ async fn get_content_thumbnail_route_ruma(
             ),
         }
 
-        get_remote_content(&mxc).await?;
+        get_remote_content(mxc).await?;
 
         if let Some((
             FileMeta {
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 30be1bad..136e9b5f 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub(crate) fn dbg_truncate_str(s: &str, mut max_len: usize) -> Cow<'_, str> {
 }
 
 /// Data that makes up an `mxc://` URL.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub(crate) struct MxcData<'a> {
     pub(crate) server_name: &'a ruma::ServerName,
     pub(crate) media_id: &'a str,