Google regularly receives requests from
copyright owners and
reporting organizations that represent them to remove search results that link to material that allegedly infringes copyrights. Each request names specific URLs to be removed, and we list the domain portions of URLs requested to be removed under
specified domains.
URLs requested to be removed from Search per week
This data consists of the copyright removal notices received for Search since 2011, with some omissions.
What's not included?
What's included? What's not included?
The data below consists of the copyright removal requests we've received through our
web form for
Google Search. It is a partial historical record that includes more than
95% of the copyright removal requests that we have received for Google Search since
July 2011.
- Requests for products other than Google Search (e.g, requests directed at YouTube or Blogger) are not included.
- Requests submitted by means other than our web form, such as fax or written letter are not included.
For more about this data, see our
FAQ.
Copyright removal requests received for Search in the past month
| 3,476,190 |
URLs Requested to be Removed |
| 26,286 |
Specified Domains |
| 1,647 |
Copyright Owners |
| 1,272 |
Reporting Organizations |
Last updated: August 1, 2012.
This data represents the information submitted by individuals who make copyright removal requests. It may contain inaccuracies. Learn more
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