How to Fight Copyright Theft

This is the letter that I send to Google for Blogger, Picassa, and AdSense complaints. You can file a similar complaint for sites that come up in search on Google, as well. The wording is slightly different. See the Google DMCA article for more information.

1. Identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed upon. This post must include identification of the specific posts, as opposed to entire sites. Posts must be referenced by the permalink of the post. For example, “The copyrighted work at issue is the text that appears on http://johndoe.com/test/2006_01_01.html#2106.
2. Identify the material that you claim is infringing the copyrighted work listed in item #1 above. YOU MUST IDENTIFY EACH POST BY PERMALINK OR DATE THAT ALLEGEDLY CONTAINS THE INFRINGING MATERIAL. The permalink for a post is usually found by clicking on the timestamp of the post. For example, "The blog where my copyrighted work is published on is http://copyright.blogspot.com/archives/2006_01_02_example.html."
3. Provide information reasonably sufficient to permit Google to contact you (email address is preferred).
4. Include the following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material described above on the allegedly infringing web pages is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.".
5. Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."
6. Sign the paper.
7. Send the written communication to Google.

Address for Blogger Complaints

Google, Inc.

Attn: Google Legal Support, Blogger DMCA Complaints
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

OR fax to:

(650) 618-2680, Attn: Blogger Legal Support, DMCA Complaints

Address for Picassa Complaints

Google, Inc.
Attn: Google Legal Support, Picasa Web Albums DMCA Complaints
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

OR fax to:

(650) 887-1518, Attn: Google Legal Support, DMCA Complaints

Address for AdSense Complaints

Google, Inc.
Attn: Google Legal Support, AdSense DMCA Complaints
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

OR Fax to the written communication to:

(650) 618-8507, Attn: Google AdSense Support, DMCA complaints

How to Fight Copyright Theft