DMCA Watch

Monitor DMCA complaints filed against your domains — catch abusive takedowns before search rankings drop.

Available on: GitHub
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DMCA Watch is a browser extension for webmasters, agencies and domain operators who need to know when their content is targeted by DMCA complaints — especially false or abusive ones — before search rankings are affected.

Fake DMCA complaints are a large-scale problem: copyright trolls, competitors, reputation attacks. The usual effect is a URL quietly removed from Google Search without notifying the owner. If the owner doesn't find out and file a counter-notice in time, the URL stays removed. Lumen Database publishes most of the complaints Google forwards to it — the only public source that lets you catch a complaint before rankings drop.

Planned features (v1)

  • Watchlist of domains with scheduled background checks
  • Badge indicator on the extension icon for new complaints
  • Side panel with complaint details: sender, targeted URLs, source link
  • Counter-notice templates (DMCA 17 U.S.C. §512(g))
  • Browser notifications for new complaints
  • Pause mode and excluded domains
  • IDN support, dark / light / auto theme
  • Chrome, Edge, Firefox

Data sources

  • v1: Lumen Database
  • v2: Google Transparency Report, Google Search Console

Status

Skeleton in place, spec locked, implementation in progress. Sibling product in the 301.st webmaster toolkit line, sponsored by 301.st.