DMCA takedowns for digital creators
Your course is on a pirate site right now. We'll find it and get it taken down.
PirateHound watches the web for pirated copies of your online courses, presets, LUTs and templates, checks each one, and files DMCA takedowns with Google, file hosts and the sites themselves. A person reviews every notice before it goes out.
Free, no obligation. Paid plans have no contract.
PirateHound found this copyWhat is PirateHound?
PirateHound is a piracy monitoring and DMCA takedown service for creators who sell digital products. We search for pirated copies of your courses, presets, LUTs, templates and plugins, verify each one, and file removal requests with search engines, file hosts and website hosts, then report back with every link.
How it works
How we track down pirated copies.
Every page is checked before anything is filed, so each notice we send is accurate and specific.
- 01 · FIND
We search where pirates post
Google results, pirate download sites, file hosts, forums, Telegram, and spam posts on Spotify and Facebook, for every product you list with us.
- 02 · PROVE
We check every page
Each page is opened and checked for your product and a real download. Your own site, affiliates and reviewers are never targeted.
- 03 · REMOVE
We file where it counts
We send notices to Google and Bing, the file host holding the download, and the site's hosting company, choosing whichever is most likely to get the copy removed.
- 04 · REPORT
You see what happened
Each month you get a short report listing what we found, what was removed and what is still pending, with every link.
Built for creators
Built for courses, presets and other digital products.
We started out protecting creator bundles, so we know where course and preset piracy shows up and what pirate sites call your products.
- Online courses
- Lightroom presets
- LUTs
- Photoshop actions
- Templates
- Plugins
- Ebooks & guides
- Sound & music packs
- Overlays & textures
- A person reviews every noticeWe only file when a page clearly offers your product. A mistaken notice can hurt an innocent business and your reputation.
- We never contact pirates or pay themWe only use the official removal processes that search engines and hosts provide.
- Your partners stay safeAffiliates, resellers and reviewers you list are excluded automatically.
Pricing
Priced by products watched, not notices filed.
Pricing is based on how many products we watch, so we have no reason to file extra notices. Your first piracy report is free.
Starter
- Weekly scans
- Google and Bing delisting
- File-host notices
- Monthly report
Pro Best value
- Everything in Starter
- Daily scans during launches and sales
- Hosting-provider notices
- Re-filing when copies come back
Studio
- Everything in Pro
- Priority review
- Telegram and marketplace reports
- Live dashboard
Questions
Piracy and DMCA takedown FAQ
What is PirateHound?
PirateHound is a piracy monitoring and DMCA takedown service for people who sell digital products: online courses, Lightroom presets, LUTs, templates, plugins and ebooks. We find pirated copies, check each one, and file removal requests with search engines, file hosts and website hosts.
What is a DMCA takedown?
A DMCA takedown is a formal notice, under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, asking a website, host or search engine to remove or stop linking to material that infringes your copyright. Google, Bing, file hosts and most hosting companies have a process for receiving them.
How do you find pirated copies of my products?
We search Google results, known pirate download sites, file hosts, forums, Telegram channels, and spam posts on platforms like Spotify and Facebook that advertise pirated courses, for every product you list with us.
What happens when a pirate site ignores the notice?
Many do, so we also ask Google and Bing to drop the page from search results and send notices to the file host holding the download and to the company hosting the site. Most buyers find pirated copies through search, so delisting cuts most of the traffic.
How much does piracy cost creators?
Studies of ebooks and digital film find that cutting off pirated copies raises legal sales by roughly 5 to 15 percent; one study of ebooks with takedown monitoring found more than 14 percent (Reimers, Journal of Law and Economics, 2016). No one has measured courses or presets specifically, but the mechanism is the same: fewer free copies in search results means more people buy.
Do you guarantee everything comes down?
No. Some sites are hosted where notices aren't enforced, and copies get re-uploaded. We keep searching and filing through the channels that work, and every report shows what was removed and what is still pending.
Will you send notices to my affiliates or reviewers?
No. Your own sites, affiliates, resellers and reviewers go on an exclusion list before we start, and a person reviews every notice before it's filed.
Do you sue pirates or ask them for money?
No. We don't threaten lawsuits, demand settlements or contact the people running pirate sites. We use the standard removal processes that search engines and hosts provide.
Do I have to sign a long contract?
No. It's month to month and you can cancel any time. To file on your behalf we need a short written authorization that says which products we can act on.
What do I get in the free piracy report?
Send us a link to your store or product list and we'll run a scan. The report lists the pirated copies we found, with links, so you can see the problem before paying anything.
Get your free piracy report.
Tell us where you sell and we'll scan for pirated copies of your products, then email you a report with every link we find. It's free and there's no obligation.
- Every pirated copy we find, with links
- Which sites and file hosts are involved
- What we'd do about each one