DMCA Authority

What it is

DMCA Authority is a managed takedown service for creators whose work is being copied across many sites. It pays no one; the creator is the customer. It was built around online courses first, and its pages say it now helps content creators, e-commerce store owners and digital entrepreneurs. It sells two packages at a flat price for the first 90 days, followed by a monthly fee, and offers custom pricing beyond that. Its own adult-creator material is a pair of guides about OnlyFans content theft, so an adult creator should read it as a general piracy service that also writes for that audience.

The About page tells the origin story in the founder's voice. Geoff Cudd, who describes himself as the founder of Don't Do It Yourself, spent months building an online course and found it pirated across dozens of websites. He was losing sales and his brand was taking a hit. He then worked with a DMCA expert who knew how to track down infringing sites, and the two decided to offer the same service to others.

How the service works

The homepage describes a process that goes after infringing sites with DMCA takedown notices sent to their web hosts, payment gateways, Google and Bing. The pricing page lists what each package does: audit and issue takedowns on infringing content, send cease and desist letters to offending websites, send DMCA notices to web hosts, submit notices to Google and Bing for deindexing, and send DMCA notices to hosting providers and payment gateways. It adds "We handle more than just courses. Ask us about other ways we can protect your content."

The homepage FAQ says you provide proof that the content is yours, for example links to the original content, when you fill out the initial questionnaire. You also sign a letter of authorization that lets the company file takedowns on your behalf. Pricing is flat, based on how much content you need protected, and the site contrasts this with services that charge per takedown notice, saying there are no hidden fees.

Signing up means going to the services page and either checking out or requesting more information for a custom plan. The company does a thorough search when you first sign up, and every week it checks for new infringing sites. All findings go into a private tracker listing every place it found your content, and the tracker is updated every Tuesday morning. The FAQ states that detailed reporting trackers are updated every Tuesday. The homepage says you receive regular updates on which content has been removed, what is pending and what follow-up has been done, and that ongoing monitoring continues after the first takedowns.

On timing, the FAQ says a DMCA takedown typically ranges from 24 hours to six months depending on platform responsiveness and case complexity. It says most takedowns on major platforms such as Google, social media sites and payment gateways occur within a week, though some take several weeks. If a site still appears in search results after notice, the FAQ explains the company has to wait for the hosting platform to remove the content, which can take a couple of days or weeks, and it keeps following up on requests it has submitted. A separate FAQ answer breaks this down: 24-72 hours after the notice is processed for major platforms such as Google and YouTube, days to weeks for web hosts and small sites, and several weeks for complex cases.

Social media is covered. The homepage says the company can file DMCA notices with platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

The pricing page also offers a free tool described as a way to see how many pirated copies are being shared online. The two OnlyFans guides on the site explain the problem for adult creators. One walks through using a unique password and two-factor authentication, and notes that watermarking helps trace leaks but does not completely prevent them. It also says unauthorized sharing of leaked content is a copyright violation. The other explains what a DMCA notice contains: contact information, identification of the copyrighted material, the location of the infringing content, a statement of ownership and a declaration under penalty of perjury. It says a creator can technically do this alone but that a takedown service saves time, and adds "We've done the research ourselves and now offer our own DMCA takedown service."

Money and rules

Pricing is a flat package fee for the first 90 days, then a monthly fee for ongoing monitoring that is capped by the number of URLs. In October 2026 the pricing page lists one package at $1,375 for the first 90 days, then $320 per month for up to 50 URLs, and a larger one at $2,700 for the first 90 days, then a higher monthly fee for up to 100 URLs. The FAQ gives a different entry point, saying the service starts at $950 for 3 months, so the two pages do not agree on the lowest price. A custom plan is available through a contact form. The footnote says that for all cleanup packages, ongoing monitoring and takedowns automatically start after 90 days, with unlimited takedowns during the first 90 days and then up to a certain number of URLs a month. It says "Outcomes may vary" and asks you to contact the company if you have more than 10 courses.

Refunds: the FAQ says that because of the heavy upfront effort in its process, it cannot offer refunds or prorated months if you cancel. There is no contract, and if you cancel you are not billed in the following month. You cancel from the Subscriptions section of your portal, by email or by ticket. Separately, the terms of service for course purchases from DMCA Authority offer a 14-day refund for any reason.

The terms require anyone using the site to confirm they are at least 18 and able to enter a binding agreement. The FAQ says the company handles takedowns of content hosted outside the U.S., though not every website honors US DMCA law; where a site ignores the notice but still shows up in Google search, it files with Google to have it deindexed. On privacy, the FAQ says your personal information is kept anonymous, because you authorize the company to send legal letters on your behalf without releasing it. To get started it asks for the name, company name, URL and author of the stolen content, plus any authorized partners and affiliates that should be excluded from takedown activities. The pages do not list accepted payment methods.

Who it suits

It suits an adult creator or studio whose catalog has been reposted across many sites and who wants one monthly price instead of paying per notice. The first 90 days give unlimited takedowns, which fits a cleanup after a large leak. The weekly search for new infringing sites suits someone who expects reuploads.

There are real limitations. The entry packages are priced in the hundreds and thousands of dollars, which is a lot for a creator with a handful of copies. There are no refunds once work has started. The site's own examples and marketing come from course creators rather than adult performers, though its OnlyFans guide does point creators to adult video sites, social media and fan forums as places where stolen content turns up. And its timing range of 24 hours to six months is wide: the notices go out quickly, but the removal is up to the host.