Can DMCA.com Help Remove Revenge Porn?

We can help. A common outcome of revenge porn is pictures or videos sent in confidence are uploaded online for everyone to see.

While revenge porn can affect anyone, the majority of revenge porn cases we receive the victims are women. DMCA.com has qualified, experienced experts that handle these kinds of situations every day. If you feel more comfortable that your case be handled by a woman, or by a man, let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your preference.

Most revenge porn cases involve private, personal photos, videos or emails posted online without permission. DMCA.com has been very successful at getting this kind of infringement removed through (DMCA) Takedown, cease and desist notices, or the accepted takedown practice in the jurisdiction of the website owner or web hosting company.

If you have been a victim of revenge porn and your personal photos or videos are published online without your permission, DMCA.com can get them removed. To get started right away simply go to: Submit Takedown Request and complete the form.

Also see DMCA.com's How to stop from being a victim of revenge porn.

DMCA Fast Tip

While the DMCA is part of USA Copyright Law. The DMCA Takedown process described within the law is widely used throughout the world. Most countries accept the standard DMCA Takedown Notice form and process. Although the DMCA Takedown is part of US Copyright law, a DMCA Takedown Notice is often used and accepted throughout the world and not exclusive to the United States. However, many countries have their own copyright laws specifically related to the removal of content from internet service providers and site owners within their borders. Which service providers do and do not accept the standard DMCA takedown notice form and process is dynamic and constantly changing.

How can a DMCA Takedown help me if I am a victim of revenge porn?

Any owner of content has the right to process a takedown notice against a website owner and/or an Online Service Provider (e.g., ISP, hosting company etc.) if the content owner's property is found online without their permission. When content is removed from a website at the request of the owner of the content. The DMCA Takedown is a well-accepted internet standard followed by website owners and internet service providers everywhere.

We can help you get your private pictures taken down, start the process by submitting the Takedown Form

What will I need to provide if I am a victim of revenge porn?

Three pieces of information will be needed to get started with takedown:

1. Stolen URLs or Infringing URLs

Questions to answer when providing the stolen picture links:

1. Where on the internet is your stolen picture located?
2. What is the link that you want the picture removed from?
3. Was it on a social media website?

Be sure to provide the exact image link you want taken down.

An example link would look like: https://www.badguy_site.com/webpage/image_2

2. Original URLs or Source URLs

Questions to answer when providing the original pictures:

1. Where was the picture located when it was stolen?
2. Was it on your social media profile like Instagram or Reddit?
3. Was it from your own website?

Be sure to provide the exact URL where it was stolen from, even if the picture has already been removed from its original location. The original URL is still valuable to the notice. If it was not online you can reference cell phone, computer, or camera etc. If it was online such as a website or cloud storage provide the link to the exact page it was stolen from. You can upload the original content to a cloud storage service and provide that URL with an explanation of where it was originally stolen from.

An example link would look like: https://share.icloud.com/pictures/my_original_content

3. Theft and Ownership Description or Description of Infringement

Questions to answer when writing out the description:

1. Who is authorized to file the DMCA Takedown?
2. What is the picture owner's name and how was the picture stolen?
3. Who is claiming ownership of the picture?
4. How is this picture yours?
5. How do you own the picture?
6. Did you copyright it, create it, buy it?
7. When did you create the picture and when was the picture stolen?

An example description would sound like: "My picture I took of myself on my camera was stolen from my Google Drive and was posted on this website without my knowledge and I would like it removed."

If you are unsure how to collect the information for these three categories the Professional Takedown Team at DMCA.com can help with the answers. Click here to ask us about your situation.

DMCA Takedown Testimonial

There was a website that was posting inappropriate pictures of me and linking them with my employer. I contacted DMCA.com and was immediately helped by two different people. I felt very taken care of and my request to remove the images from this website was taken very seriously. The site was shut down within a matter of three days and no longer exists thanks to DMCA.com. I would recommend this service to anyone who was in the same boat as myself. I hope I never go through something like this again; however if something like this does happen again I will not hesitate to contact DMCA.com again. They really work hard for you.

How long does it take to remove revenge porn?

The DMCA.com Takedown claim form takes about 3 minutes to fill out. We will do the rest for you. Our goal at DMCA.com is to make the process as fast and easy as possible.

The length of time for the content to be taken down from a website can be hours or days. It depends on the site and conditions of the takedown notice.

One of the advantages of using a professional company like DMCA.com is experience and expertise in building and processing takedown notices.

1. Experience means, the team is familiar with the site where your content is located and will know what it takes to get the content removed quickly.
2. Expertise means, getting it right the first time. It is critical to get notice process right the first time to not waste time in the getting the content removed.

Ask your takedown professional to provide you with an estimate of the time it will take to get your content down.

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