#### [[How to Deal with content theft]] --- Send them a DMCA takedown notice and my courses were removed. 1️⃣️ STEP #1 Here's a sample DMCA notice: Send it to [tutnetflixpm](mailto:[email protected]) > Attn: DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE Pursuant to 17 USC 512(c)(3)(A), this communication serves as a statement that: > > My name is [ NAME ]. > > Your website or a website that your company hosts are infringing on a copyright-protected video course NodeCLI.com owned by myself. The original video course, entitled “NodeCLI.com”, to which I own the exclusive copyrights, is located at: [ ] > > The unauthorized and infringing copy is located at: [ ] > > It is hosted at: [ ] > > This letter is official notification under Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (”DMCA”). I seek the removal of the infringing material referenced above. Take note as a service provider, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act requires you, to completely remove and disable access to the infringing materials upon receipt of this notice. > > The Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act grants service providers such as your company immunity from liability so long as investigate and rectify this copyright violation in a timely manner. Should your company fail to do so, it may become liable for the infringement. > > Remove and disable all access to the aforementioned copyrighted work immediately. I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. > > I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. > > Regards, > [ NAME ] 2️⃣️ STEP #2: Report this DMCA to Google so that search links are removed. You can do that at this link → https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/legal-removal-request?hl=en-GB&pid=0&complaint_type=1 And then keep up with the status of your reports here https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/legal-removal-dashboard?hl=en-GB&pid=0&complaint_type=1 Also make sure that you submit all possible URLs from Google. Category pages, search pages, everything. ![[Pasted image 20210125002151.png]] --- Tags: [[🌲️/Business]] - [[Theft]] Reference: [Discord chat](https://discord.com/channels/676387490634006529/704555102630838322/782617301425193030) Related: -