Copy Removal

What we decline

The work we turn away, and our reasons.

Our signature goes on every notice beside yours. That makes a weak notice our problem as much as yours, and it is why this list exists.

Search for your photo What we take on
The bow of a wooden boat on a green mountain lake under grey cliffs
A lookalikeSame lake, another photographer

Refusals

Seven things we will not do for anyone.

Example · a requestDeclined

Remove a photo of me that a friend took

Why not
The copyright is the friend’s. A notice would say otherwise, under oath.
Instead
The platform’s privacy report
Charged
Nothing

  1. File against a photo that only resembles yours

    Same mountain, different morning, different photographer. Unless the file is identical, a person compares it with your original before it can go anywhere.

  2. Act for someone who did not press the shutter

    The copyright starts with the photographer. If that is not you, the notice has to come from them or from someone they have authorized.

  3. Pass off an impersonation or privacy complaint as copyright

    Platforms run separate reports for those. Forcing them into a copyright notice puts an untrue statement under oath and helps neither case.

  4. Report a review, a critique or a news story

    Using a photograph to talk about it is often fair use. We explain why, and leave it alone.

  5. Bill for an attempt we expect to fail

    Some hosts ignore notices. For those we decline, or quote a flat fee with the likely result stated before any work.

  6. Advertise numbers we cannot show

    You will not find a success rate, a removal count or a quote from a client on this site. None of them would be honest yet.

  7. Hold on to money that should go back

    A copy restored after you paid means the refund is raised and you are told. There is nothing to chase.

Promises we will not make

What nobody can honestly promise you.

Anyone who offers these is guessing about decisions that belong to someone else.

What we can promise instead

  • No invoice until we have seen the copy come down.
  • A quoted figure is frozen.
  • Nothing is filed without your approval.

  1. A removal.

    The host, the platform or the search engine makes that decision. We prepare the notice so it cannot be dismissed on form, and we follow it up.

  2. A date.

    Hosts and platforms work at their own pace, and some never reply. You see each step the day it happens instead of an estimate.

  3. That it stays down.

    The other side may file a counter-notice, and the material may then be restored after 10 to 14 business days unless you go to court.

  4. That a Google removal deletes the photo.

    Search and hosting are separate. Delisting a copy from Google Images leaves it on the page until the host or platform acts.

Out of scope

Matters that need a different route.

  1. Photos someone else took of you.

    Copyright belongs to whoever pressed the shutter; we will point you to the right route instead.

  2. Logos, brand names and trademark disputes.

    A copyright notice is the wrong instrument, and we will not use it as one.

  3. Stock images you licensed, and work you commissioned without a written transfer of rights.

    The copyright sits with the library or the photographer, so the notice has to come from them.

  4. Quotation for commentary, news or parody.

    That is likely fair use, and a notice against it exposes the sender.

If we break one of these, tell us.

Write to us and quote the line. A rule that nobody can hold us to is just decoration.

Free, and no account

Check what the search finds.

It labels every result by how it matched, so a lookalike is never mistaken for your photograph. Paste an image address to begin.

Upload the file on the homepage

JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 6 MB

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