How to File An Online DMCA Complaint With Google

If someone has plagiarized your content online, you may file a Digital Millenium Copyright Act complaint with Google to have the content removed from the search engine or advertising removed from the infringing page. Filing the complaint is straightforward and requires just a bit of information in Google's form.

Things You'll Need

• Internet access
• A Google account

Instructions

1. Go to your Google account page and navigate to the DMCA online complaint form.

2. Complete the form by providing your personal information, the content that belongs to you, the URL where the content is located and the URL of the site where your copyrighted material is being plagiarized.

3. Be certain that the content you are purporting to be plagiarized is genuinely your content. There are severe consequences for filing a false claim, so be certain to read the instructions.

Tips & Warnings

• The DMCA complaint can take up to 2 or 3 weeks to be processed by Google, so be patient.

• Be certain to file only genuine, bonified complants with Google

References

• Google: Report Alleged Copyright Infringement