Frequently Asked Questions

Photos or videos shared online without your consent can be distressing and damaging to your business. Acting quickly with a DMCA takedown helps remove illegally distributed content fast and lawfully. LeakBlock.io scans the internet for leaks of your content and handles the takedown requests so leaks disappear as quickly as possible and the damage stays minimal.

Most platforms can't control what happens on external websites. The most effective way to remove illegal copies is through a DMCA takedown. Our system automatically finds leaks of your content and removes them through the DMCA process—fast, discreet, and reliable.

A DMCA takedown is a formal legal mechanism for getting copyrighted content removed from the internet. Most major platforms and many leak sites must respond to correctly submitted DMCA takedown requests. Our system scans for leaks of your content and sends DMCA takedowns automatically, so illegal copies are removed efficiently without you having to intervene.

A DMCA takedown must include proof of ownership, your contact details, and exact links to the infringing content. Errors often lead to rejected requests. Our system prepares and sends takedowns automatically, tracks their status, and makes sure leaks are removed as quickly as possible.

Timelines depend on the platform. Many items are removed within 24-72 hours, sometimes even faster. Others may take a few days or, in rare cases, weeks. Regular follow-up is important. Our system tracks every takedown automatically and notifies you as soon as your leaks are gone.

Unfortunately removed content can resurface on other sites, new URLs, or mirror pages. Continuous monitoring is essential. Our system scans the internet nonstop, detects re-uploads automatically, and immediately starts new DMCA takedown actions so your leaks are removed as fast as possible.

Individual removal requests via lawyers can be very expensive. Our system gives you a transparent, cost-effective solution that covers scanning, detection, and automatically sending DMCA takedown notices. The free demo instantly shows where your content is being shared illegally.

Leaks that appear on Google show up as search results pointing to third-party sites. Google doesn't host the content itself; it only links to it. Leak sites usually host the files directly, often with mirrored copies, which makes removal much more complex. LeakBlock.io finds leaks of your content on search engines like Google and on leak sites, and triggers DMCA takedowns for both so the illegal content is removed as quickly as possible.

Many platforms and sites-especially those hosted in countries with clear copyright laws-respond reliably to DMCA takedowns, but not every leak can be removed completely. Anonymous or foreign sites that accept no legal responsibility or hide behind services like Cloudflare and offshore servers make the process harder. Even then, a professional DMCA takedown can remove most of the content or at least make it inaccessible, for example by delisting it from search engines.

If a website doesn't respond to a DMCA takedown, there are several escalation paths. You can forward the complaint to the hosting provider or to services such as Cloudflare that provide the site's infrastructure. They often relay the request or, in extreme cases, withdraw their protection. Even if the content stays online, it can usually be removed from search engines like Google and Bing, making it far harder for the public to find.