General
dmca takedown
What does dmca takedown mean?
A formal copyright complaint filed under the US DMCA to force a host or search engine to pull leaked content. Creators either fire them off themselves all day long or pay a takedown service to do it on rotation, because the leaks reappear faster than they vanish.
"Half her week is just firing DMCA takedowns at Reddit and the usual leak forums."
Origin
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, US 1998 — written for record labels, now mostly used by OnlyFans creators chasing their stolen PPVs off forums.
Frequently asked questions
What is a DMCA takedown?
A DMCA takedown is a legal notice creators file to have leaked or pirated content removed from sites.
How do you use DMCA takedown in a sentence?
"She sent a DMCA takedown to get her stolen photos pulled off the pirate site."
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