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Old 07-21-2021, 08:01 AM
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Reporting Pirated models...filing DMCA reports

Yes you can do something to stop those who are sharing your models online.

File a DMCA or Takedown Notice with the company that is hosting the download file.

To share a model online, it usually has to be stored somewhere so it can be accessed and downloaded by the public easily.
This is the File Hosting company or the "file-hoster".
Many file host sites offer free file hosting services by displaying advertising to anyone accessing their services.

When you click on a model link, you are commonly transferred to a download page maintained by the file host.
There may or may not be advertising on these pages as part of the revenue generating scheme.

If your models are being pirated, you can take action that works.
You can file DMCA reports (takedown notices) with all file hosts.


Yes, it takes a little effort, but it isn't that difficult.
Basically it involves sending an email to the abuse department of the file host.
Every file hosting company has an abuse reporting email address.

As long as the report contains the correct info in a standard format, it will be looked at.
To speed up the process, you can keep a copy of a past takedown notice and reuse it, replacing the necessary info.

As a matter of fact I filed two reports this morning regarding a pirated model (of mine) on a well known russian crap-pirate site.
One of the file hosts, deposit-files, responded and blocked access to the file I reported in only 7 minutes!!
Honestly...I sent the takedown notice at 8.58am...and got a reply at 9.05am saying the file was removed!!!
This doesn't always happen...often it takes a day or two but some places respond very quickly because they don't want to be involved.


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Remember, most pirates are in it for the rewards and don't give a crap about you!

Those who pirate paper models don't care* about you or what they steal and share.
The sharing effort serves two purposes for them:

a. to avoid paying for a model

and more importantly
b. to earn credit for distributing work this way.
The credit comes in the form of financial rewards through web traffic or advertising,
and the personal reward of praise for being a self claimed "robin hood" of the internet.

This last excuse (robin hood) was actually given to me by a russian model thief. lol

*In many cases, pirated models are incomplete, old and out dated, damaged, lower quality and don't offer the same resources for support and assistance.
More reasons NOT to download pirated kits!



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You can create your own DMCA report /Takedown Notice.
I have attached a basic email type report you can use as a template.
(windows text file...simple, just copy and paste the text into an email)

If you search online, there are standard reports that can be used as templates.

Some file hosts require filling in their own Form, but most accept a takedown notice through a dedicated email address.
usually something like "[email protected]"
Attached Files
File Type: txt dmca report sample.txt (1.2 KB, 15 views)
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