Someone cloned my Shopify store or product pages. How do I file a DMCA notice with Shopify?

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Shopify hosts the clone, so it is the service provider that must act expeditiously under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(1)(C) once a compliant notice arrives. Shopify's copyright policy says the online form at shopify.com/legal/tools/report-an-issue/dmca is the most efficient way to submit; you can also write to its designated agent at legal@shopify.com. The notice needs your legal name and contact information, direct links to your original work, direct links to the specific copied pages, a description of what infringes, the good-faith statement, a statement under penalty of perjury that you own the work or act for the owner, and your signature. Shopify says it removes the reported content and informs the merchant through their Shopify admin, and warns that a copy of your notice, including any contact information, may be given to the person who posted it. If the merchant files a counter notice, the content may be reposted in 10 to 14 business days unless Shopify receives notice of legal action within that period. Shopify terminates stores for repeat infringement in appropriate circumstances, including other shops the same person runs. Confirm the clone is actually on Shopify first; if it is not, the notice goes to whichever company hosts it. Build the request at https://takeitdown.agentexchange.work/request/dmca (free; you send it, the deadline is tracked).

Someone cloned my Shopify store or product pages. How do I file a DMCA notice with Shopify?

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