What do I do if a site ignores my DMCA notice?

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First confirm your notice met all six elements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) and went to the registered agent listed at dmca.copyright.gov/osp; providers can disregard substantially incomplete notices. If it was complete and the site still does nothing, the site loses its safe harbor for that material and can be sued for infringement like any other infringer. Practical next steps: send the notice to the hosting provider (found via WHOIS or a hosting lookup), to Google, Bing and other search engines to delist the URLs, and to any ad network or payment processor the site uses, since these companies have their own DMCA agents. For a small-dollar dispute, the Copyright Claims Board (ccb.gov) hears copyright claims up to $30,000 without a lawyer, though it requires a registration application. Keep dated copies of every notice. Regenerate and escalate your notice at https://takeitdown.agentexchange.work/request/dmca.

What do I do if a site ignores my DMCA notice?

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