How do I get a site that copied my content removed from Google Search results?

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Google Search is an information location tool under 17 U.S.C. § 512(d): once it receives a compliant notice it must expeditiously remove or disable the link, although the copied page stays online at its host. Use Google's Report content on Google tool (support.google.com/legal/troubleshooter/1114905), choose Google Search and copyright, and confirm you are the owner or authorized to act. List the exact infringing URLs and identify your original work; Google's copyright FAQ says it declines requests when it cannot find the content or lacks enough information about why a URL infringes. The same FAQ says its average processing time for Search web-form requests is approximately 6 hours. Two consequences before you send. First, Google shares a copy of qualifying copyright requests with the public Lumen database, including the requester's and rights holder's names, the reported URLs and your explanation, but never anything from the contact fields such as your email; a notice linking to that Lumen record may appear at the bottom of affected results pages. Second, the site owner can submit a counter-notification and Google may reinstate the link under § 512(g)(2) and (3). De-indexing cuts the traffic; only a notice to the host removes the copy, so do both. Build the request at https://takeitdown.agentexchange.work/request/dmca (free; you send it, the deadline is tracked).

How do I get a site that copied my content removed from Google Search results?

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