Step 1: Identify the Infringing Content

Search Google for your copyrighted content—whether it's an image, video, or link—and take note of the URLs where it appears.

Pro Tip: Always save URLs and take screenshots as proof!

Step 2: Access Google's Copyright Removal Form

Head directly to Google's copyright removal form for Search (sign in with any Google account), or take the guided route through the Report Content troubleshooter — both end at the same form.

Step 3: Complete the Copyright Removal Form

  • Select the type of content (e.g., image, video, link).
  • Provide the URLs of the infringing content.
  • Pro Tip: You must collect the URL to the website page with infringing material.
  • Describe your copyrighted work and explain why it should be removed.
  • Add your contact details and submit an electronic signature.

Never use your legal name. Your request gets processed either way — and copyright notices are forwarded to the site owner and published in the public Lumen database. Sign with the stage or brand name your content is published under, from a dedicated email. (BranditScan files takedowns under its own legal entities, so a creator's name never appears anywhere.)

Insider Tip: Google's removal process only delists content from search results—it doesn't remove it from the original site!

Step 4: Submit and Monitor

Submit your request and monitor its progress.

Insider Tip: Google receives many requests, so it might take time for them to review yours.

1–3 days
Typical Google DMCA review time — Trusted Copyright Removal Program partners like BranditScan get priority processing

Important Considerations

  • Each request is reviewed individually, and removal isn't guaranteed.
  • Even after Google delists content, it may still be available on the source site and listed on Google's Transparency Lumen Report.

How BranditScan Can Help

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