The working system
Protecting your music online
is a system, not a slogan.
Watermarks on pre-masters. Registration before release. Platform rights flows set up in advance. And a takedown path that hits host, registrar and search when the system fails. This page is that system, use it yourself or have us run it.
Nothing here requires trusting us blindly, every step is explained in the KB.
What theft looks like here
The five steps, in order
Each step shrinks the next problem. Skip one and you pay for it later.
1. Register what matters
US registration is optional for takedowns but decisive for lawsuits (statutory damages, fees). Register the works that actually earn.
Is registration worth it? →2. Watermark pre-masters
Every promo copy, press send, and collaborator link gets a uniquely watermarked file. When a leak happens, the watermark says who did it.
Free watermark tool →3. Pre-configure platform rights
Content ID, TikTok's music library claims, distributor takedown access, set up before release so filing is a click, not a research project.
4. Watch where leaks surface
Monitoring plans scan for your titles and rips on piracy sources and watch the certificate log for fan-site lookalike domains, daily on Pro.
How monitoring works →5. File the full ladder
Platform form → host → registrar → search de-listing. Managed cases run the whole ladder; the DIY toolkit teaches it for free.
The free DIY method →How we handle it
When a leak happens anyway
- 1
Identify the source if you can
Watermarked promo copies point at the leaker. No watermark? The posting pattern (forum, Telegram, timestamp) usually narrows it.
- 2
Freeze the spread, not just the originalurgent tier
Filing one URL chases one head of the hydra. An Urgent case covers the site and its mirrors (25 URLs), plus search de-listing so copies stop ranking.
- 3
Hit every channel simultaneously
Platform rights flow, host abuse desk, registrar, search, simultaneous filings close the window where a takedown just moves hosts.
- 4
Watch for re-uploads
Removed content returns in 3–10 days on new domains roughly half the time. Monitoring catches it; included monthly takedowns kill it without new invoices.
Where it happens
Where the system operates
Go deeper
The music shelf of the KB
Pricing for this vertical
The same flat structure, whatever you create
Free
Start protecting today, no card.
- Protection badge + public certificate
- 1 monitored asset, one-time scan
- Free watermarking tool
Starter
Weekly watch for a growing catalog.
- 10 assets, weekly scans
- 300 searches/month included
- 1 managed takedown every month
- 25 hosted watermarks/month
Pro
Daily scans and the full toolkit.
- 50 assets, daily scans
- 3,000 searches/month
- Hourly copycat-domain watch
- Visual image verification
- 4 managed takedowns every month
Business
Scale, priority, and headroom.
- 200 assets, daily scans
- 15,000 searches/month
- Reverse image search (Cloud Vision)
- 10 managed takedowns every month
- 1,000 hosted watermarks/month
Quick Send
We draft and deliver the notice. You keep the wheel.
- One infringing site, up to 25 URLs
- Professionally drafted §512(c)(3) notice
- All four channels: operator, host, registrar, search
- Delivery confirmation for your records
Standard
The full managed case, our default recommendation.
- Everything in Quick Send
- Host, registrar and search escalation with follow-ups
- 24–48 hour processing
- Every step timestamped in your dashboard
Urgent
A leak that's spreading now, processed first.
- Everything in Standard
- Priority queue placement
- For live damage and spreading content
- Complex targets like bulletproof hosts quoted before charging
Volume discounts apply automatically (10% off at 10 paid notices, 17% at 25+), and monitoring subscribers get 20% off any case beyond their monthly quota, full case details · plan matrix.
Questions
Questions about the system
Build the system before you need it.
Monitoring from $5/month, managed cases at $99, or start with the free toolkit and guides.