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DoveRunner Anti Piracy Service Guide

The DoveRunner Anti-Piracy Service provides a systematic framework for identifying, monitoring, and removing unauthorized copies of digital content across online platforms. The service integrates automated crawlers with AI/ML, forensic watermark detection (optional), and takedown mechanisms to mitigate content leakage on websites, UGC platforms, social media, file-sharing networks, and messaging applications.

Objectives

  • Piracy Detection: Continuous monitoring of defined content metadata (title, type, duration, etc.) against piracy sources.
  • Infringing Link Identification: Automated aggregation of URLs and channels hosting or sharing pirated content.
  • Takedown Enforcement: Execution of takedown requests (manual or automated) to remove infringing links.
  • Revenue Protection & Brand Assurance: Ensuring premium content remains available only on authorized platforms, thereby protecting revenue streams and maintaining brand integrity.

Benefits

This workflow enables content owners and platforms to:

  • Minimize revenue loss
  • Comply with copyright obligations
  • Enhance trust with end-users
  • Maintain a controlled and secure content ecosystem
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Standard Anti-Piracy Monitoring & Takedown Process

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  1. Provide Metadata

    • Share the metadata (title, type, format, season/episode info, release window, start & end date of monitoring, etc.) of the content with the DoveRunner Anti-Piracy Team.
  2. Input into Anti-Piracy Tools

    • The DoveRunner Anti-Piracy Team will input this information into DoveRunner’s advanced anti-piracy tools.
    • The system searches and monitors across:
      • User-generated content (UGC) platforms
      • Social media networks
      • Public websites
      • File-sharing networks
      • Streaming platforms
  3. Dashboard Access

    • A dashboard link will be shared with you, enabling real-time monitoring of piracy incidents and progress updates.
  4. Monitoring & Takedown

    • Once monitoring begins, the system will detect illegal leaks (pirated links, streams, or downloads).
    • You can request takedowns automatically (system-driven DMCA/Notice & Takedown) or manually (on-demand review & action).

Additional Workflow with Forensic Watermarking & DRM

Section titled “Additional Workflow with Forensic Watermarking & DRM”
  1. Forensic Watermark Detection (Optional)

    • If the content has DoveRunner Forensic Watermarking applied, you may initiate watermark detection requests for suspicious or pirated copies.
  2. Detection Results

    • Once detection completes, results (detected watermark payload, timestamp, or detection failure) are made available in the DoveRunner Console.
    • This helps identify the exact source of the leak (e.g., account ID, distributor, or session).
  3. DRM Blacklist Action

    • Using DoveRunner DRM Blacklist features, accounts identified as leak sources can be blocked or revoked to prevent further unauthorized distribution.

You need to provide the following information to use DoveRunner Anti-Piracy service.

ItemDescriptionExample
1. The details of the contentProvide the title and a short description of the content to be protected (include format, runtime, episode info, season, etc.).Movies — Example: “The Last Horizon” — Feature film, 120 min; Web series — Example: “City Lights” S1 (8 eps x 30 min)
2. Official URL where the content is availableThe canonical location(s) where the content is legally hosted (landing page, stream page, content page). Include full HTTPS URL(s).https://www.example-ott.com/movies/the-last-horizon
3. Copyright owner nameThe legal rights-holder (company or individual) that owns or administers copyright. If represented, include the authorized agent / licensor.XYZ Corporation (Rights Holder) — Represented by DoveRunner Media LLP (Authorized Agent)
4. Language & Nature of contentPrimary language(s) and content category / genre / nature (e.g., fiction, documentary, live sports, episodic, user-generated). Also note age-rating if relevant.Language: Hindi, English — Nature: Fiction / Drama, Age rating: U/A 13+
5. Type of AntiPiracy serviceSpecify scope of requested anti-piracy actions: Monitoring only, Monitoring + Takedown, Monitoring + Notice & Takedown + Counter-Notice handling, or full enforcement (legal escalation).Monitoring + Takedown — continuous web & P2P monitoring; issue DMCA/Notice & Takedown; report takedown status weekly

In addition to automated monitoring, DoveRunner also supports manual takedown requests initiated directly by copyright owners.

  • Customer Portal Access
    Copyright owners (or their authorized agents) are provided with a secure DoveRunner Takedown Portal.

    • Through this portal, customers can submit identified infringing links (URLs to pirated content).
    • Requests are logged, tracked, and processed in accordance with platform-specific DMCA/Notice & Takedown procedures.
  • Flexibility
    This feature is designed for cases where copyright owners or their teams identify additional infringing links outside of automated monitoring.

  • Pricing Model
    Pricing for manual takedown submissions varies based on:

    • Platform type (e.g., UGC sites, cyberlockers, social media, streaming portals).
    • Number of links submitted for removal.
    • Urgency / escalation level (e.g., standard takedown vs. expedited request).
  • Transparency
    Customers can track the status of each request (pending, in-progress, completed) via the DoveRunner Console.

Monitoring Dashboard

  • Shows the total number of pirated links found.
  • Shows the total number of links taken down and the percentage of success.
  • Breaks down piracy by asset (movies/web series/live matches).
  • Shows on which platforms (Telegram, Internet sites, Social Media, Mobile Apps) piracy is happening.
  • Tracks how many new pirated links are detected each day.
  • Lists how many domains or channels are involved for each asset.

Anti-Piracy Daily Status

  • Shows the trend of piracy over time for each asset (daily identification).
  • Helps the user see which content is getting pirated the most on which days.
  • Shows the turnaround time (TAT) to remove or delist.

Anti-Piracy HeatMap

  • Shows where in the world pirated content is being hosted (country-level).
  • Identifies the hosting providers / CDNs that pirates are using.
  • Lets the user quickly see hotspots of piracy activity on a world map.

Daily identification and take down progress

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Anti-Piracy Daily Status

  • Shows the status of each takedown request (removed, active, or pending).
  • Lists the domain/channel names and URLs where piracy was detected.
  • Shows the time taken (TAT) for each takedown.
  • Gives a breakdown of takedown performance by date and platform

The dashboard comprises of the following information:

  • Summary of total links identified
  • Total take down count with %
  • Daily monitoring progress
  • Daily take down progress
  • Count of domains identified for each assets
  • Platforms where content is identified