DMCA.com handles cases every day where someone has found their personal private video(s) online. Often stolen from email, phones, laptops or even cameras these videos find end up on a website without your permission.
If this has happened to you, we can help. DMCA.com has been very successful at getting this kind of infringement taken down from most of the popular adult websites on the internet.
If someone has gained access to your email, computer files, smartphone or camera and published them on the internet without your permission DMCA.com can get them removed.
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What can you do when private videos are posted on website without permission?
- Don't Panic. Respond quickly. The faster the better. Be confident. Get help.
- Contact the police - especially if:
- You or the person in the video were underage.
- The perpetrator of this crime is known to you and you never gave permission for the videos to be shared.
- Note: Often the authorities can help with the perpetrators of the crime but are unable to act if the videos have been uploaded to servers located outside their legal jurisdiction. Be prepared to deal with getting your videos taken down as a separate issue.
- Do not become a victim of extortion! Do not send money or a picture of your ID to hosting companies or website owners in order to get your video removed. This is a serious act of privacy violation and not required within any takedown process, anywhere. If you must pay to have your video taken offline it is extortion or a bribe under most laws. If you must pay or follow some other bizarre process to have your video taken offline do so with a lawyer, inform the police and where possible, have an internet specialist with you. Do not pay money to anyone - do not give in to blackmail. If you pay them once they will come back again and again.
- Find as many copies and versions as you can. You are the best person to identify this video. Often it will be cropped or altered in some way so often you can identify it the quickest. Make a list. Like a weed if you can get at the source, you can stop it from spreading. Often only one website was the source of the uploaded video. It is important to get it removed from there and move on to the other sites, if there are any.
- It's wrong to assume that once your video is off one website the issue is resolved. It could have been copied and uploaded somewhere else. The longer the video has been up the more likely it has spread to other networks and websites.
- Begin Processing (DMCA) Takedowns immediately! The faster the better. Do it now! Staying on top of getting your video taken down means you can stop or slow the spread. You can conduct takedowns yourself (DMCA.com has a very inexpensive DIY Program), use a lawyer or use a service like DMCA.com Professional Takedown Service. Regardless of the method you use, the quicker the better. Processing takedown can also help any legal action you have started or will start later. If you choose to conduct the process yourself here are a few important tips:
- Follow the (DMCA) Takedown process of website where you have found the video exactly. If the website has its own policy follow that.
- Do not be emotional in your description or request for removal.
- Do not tell a story or give background or incident details.
- Clearly the state facts related to the video usage - it's your video, or you are in it and you did not give permission to be used in this manner or you own the copyright.
- Stop the source. Find out where the video came from and make sure no more theft of your videos can occur. If the video is on your email, mobile, camera, laptop etc. make sure to remove access to the internet. If someone has gained access to your mobile or cell phone, email, computer files, GoPro, camera or iCloud storage and published your nude videos on the internet without your permission change your passwords and remove the video.
If you have questions about your situation, we can help. Submit your takedown questions here: www.dmca.com/question. Be as detailed as possible. Include as many links as possible. Include complete details on video ownership and source.
Can a DMCA Takedown remove my private video from a website?
The DMCA Takedown is a well accepted internet standard followed by website owners and internet service providers everywhere. When content is removed from a website at the request of the owner of the content. 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.
We can help you get your private videos removed, start the process but submitting the Takedown Form
DMCA Fast Tip
The fact the video is yours, or if the subject in the video is you, can be reason enough to process a takedown notice AND for the video to be taken down. Even though the DMCA is part of US Copyright law, a DMCA Takedown does not always require the videoto be copyrighted in order to process a takedown notice and for the video to be taken down.
How long does it take to submit the form for takedown of my private video from a website?
Our goal at DMCA.com is to make the process as fast and easy as possible. The DMCA.com Takedown claim form takes about 3 minutes to fill out. We do the rest for you.
How long until my private videos are taken down?
The length of time for the video 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Simply add a note to ask your takedown professional to provide you an estimate of the time it will take to get your video down.
What do I need to provide to have my private videos removed?
To start takedown, three things will be needed:
1. Stolen or Infringing URL(s)
What is the link that you want the video removed from? Where on the internet (or platform like Instagram or Tumblr) is your stolen video located? Be sure to provide the URL or website/webpage link of the video you want removed.
An example link would look like: https://www.badguy_site.com/webpage/image_2
2. Original or Source URL(s)
Where was your video located when it was stolen? Was it from your own website? Was it on you social media profile? Provide the exact URL where it was stolen from, even if the video has already been removed from it's 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 video to a cloud storage service and provide that URL with an expalanation of where it was originally stolen from.
An example link would look like: https://share.icloud.com/videos/my_original_video
3. Description of What Happened
How is this video yours? How do you own it? Did you create it, buy it, copyright it? What is the video owner's name and how was the video stolen? Who is claiming ownership of the video? Who is authorized to file the DMCA Takedown? When did you create the video and when was the video stolen?
An example description would sound like: "My video 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.
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I would like to thank DMCA.com for your efforts in solving my problem. The one where a hacker steals my phone's content and takes over my content. Then he fabricated this content and showed him my personal data on one of the porn sites. Then I advanced To the DMCA to take legal action to remove this offensive content. Indeed, the company made a great effort in a short time to solve my problem and remove the content from the site. -Ahmed. B.
What if my private videos are on more than one website?
Most takedown notices contain several websites or platforms. Our takedown signup form has all the space you need to add as many links as you want.
If there is one site in particular that is of the most concern for you make sure and highlight that when you sign up for your takedown. It will help the team prioritize the work they need to do for you case.
Our team is familiar with the process of multiple website takedown notices. They will help guide you through what you need to do and know.
What if I don't have the original videos?
Not having the original videos can make the issue more complex, however it is a common problem.
Please clearly indicate why this information is not available to add to your takedown form.
Our team is familiar with the process of missing source information for takedown notices. They will help guide you through what you need to do and fix.
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