What DMCA Defender does

DMCA Defender is a privately held, founder-operated service company headquartered at 1100 Walnut St, Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 2011 by Regina Moore and LaMonica Wallace. The firm specializes in removing unauthorized images and videos from the internet through DMCA takedown processes and supporting legal remedies, targeting individuals who have experienced content theft, online harassment, nonconsensual intimate image distribution (revenge porn), sextortion, or who are professional content creators seeking intellectual property protection. Its customer base spans revenge porn victims, webcam models and content creators, photographers, models, authors, musicians, and trademark/copyright holders, with the company claiming more than 7,000 cumulative clients served worldwide since inception. Headcount is reported in the 1–10 employee band, and there is no disclosed institutional funding, parent company, or public ownership.

The product portfolio is centered on six core services: DMCA Takedown Services, Revenge Porn Help (including a specialized Anon-IB removal line), Cam Model Protection, Image & Video Monitoring (with one year of monitoring bundled), Trademark Registration, and Copyright Registration. Operationally, the company describes its work as delivered by "professional cyber investigators" rather than through an automated software platform; there is no disclosed API, SDK, application, or AI/ML component, and the monitoring and takedown workflow appears to be human-led. Pricing is structured as a mix of recurring monthly subscriptions and professional-service project fees, with multiple plan tiers available but specific pricing kept behind a consultation gate. Customer acquisition is primarily direct-to-consumer via the company website and a US-based affiliate program that pays commissions monthly above a $50 threshold.

DMCA Defender monetizes through subscription recurring revenue (monitoring and ongoing protection plans) and professional services revenue (one-off takedown projects, trademark/copyright registration). The go-to-market is sales-led inside-sales with consultation-first conversion, supplemented by content marketing through a blog/news section and an alliance network of advocacy organizations (BADASS Army, The Bully Project, CCRI, NCMEC) and a law firm (KL Gates) for referral and reputational positioning. The company operates as a single-entity US private business serving a global individual and SMB creator clientele, with no subsidiaries, no disclosed M&A activity, and no enterprise or institutional customer segments.

Name

DMCA Defender

Legal name

DMCA Defender

Website

https://dmcadefender.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DMCA Defender is a Kansas City-based private service company founded in 2011 that provides DMCA takedown, content removal, and online reputation protection to individuals including revenge porn victims, content creators, webcam models, and intellectual property holders, with 1–10 employees and 7,000+ cumulative clients served worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Reputation and Content Removal Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Piracy Monitoring & Discovery (Web/Social/App Store/UGC Crawling) (MPAHAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

IP Protection & Anti-Piracy Operations (Copyright/Trademark takedowns) (BPAAALAL)

Keywords

• DMCA takedown services
• Content removal services
• Online reputation protection
• Revenge porn removal
• Intellectual property registration

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Content Takedown Services: Professional services for removing unauthorized images and videos from difficult websites, including monitoring and ongoing protection
2. Revenge Porn Victim Assistance: Specialized removal services for victims of revenge porn and nonconsensual intimate image distribution
3. DMCA Takedown Services: Legal takedown notices sent when unauthorized content is identified, with one year of internet monitoring included
4. Trademark and Copyright Registration: Registration services for intellectual property protection including trademarks and copyrights

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DMCA Defender provides professional content removal and online protection services, primarily issuing DMCA takedown notices to remove unauthorized images and videos from the internet. The company offers specialized support for revenge porn victims (including Anon-IB cases), content theft monitoring and removal for webcam models and content creators, and intellectual property registration (trademarks and copyrights). All clients receive one year of internet monitoring for unauthorized posts as part of the service.

Product overview

DMCA Defender offers a portfolio of protection services centered on content takedown and removal. The core offering is DMCA Takedown Services, which identifies and removes stolen images and videos from websites. Complementary services include Revenge Porn Help (with specialized Anon-IB support), Cam Model Protection for content creators, trademark registration, and copyright registration. All clients receive one year of internet monitoring for unauthorized posts. The company operates as a service-based business without a modular software platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DMCA Takedown Services Core service that sends DMCA takedown notices to remove unauthorized images and videos from websites when stolen content is located. Targeted at individuals and content creators whose images or videos have been posted without consent.
• Revenge Porn Help Assistance for victims of revenge porn to remove nonconsensual intimate images and videos from the internet, including specialized help for Anon-IB Revenge Porn Site cases.
• Cam Model Protection Content protection services specifically designed for webcam models and content creators to stop content theft and remove stolen material from the internet.
• Register Your Trademark Trademark registration service to help content creators and brand owners protect their intellectual property assets with legal trademark protections.
• Copyright Registration Copyright registration service to help content creators (photographers, models, authors, musicians) protect their intellectual property assets.
• Image & Video Monitoring Monitoring service that scans the internet for unauthorized posts of the client's images and videos, with one year of internet monitoring included with takedown services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7000+ clients helped worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• The BADASS ArmyminorOthersListed as an ally organization. BADASS (Battling Against Demeaning and Abusive Selfie Sharing) is a grassroots organization helping victims of image abuse and revenge porn.
• The Bully ProjectminorOthersListed as an ally organization. The Bully Project is focused on addressing bullying issues and promoting positive change.
• Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI)minorOthersListed as an ally organization. CCRI is a non-profit fighting online abuse through advocating for technological, social and legal innovation.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)minorOthersListed as an ally organization. NCMEC provides resources for missing and exploited children including the CyberTipline.
• KL GatesminorOthersListed as an ally organization. KL Gates is a global law firm that may provide legal support or referrals for complex cases.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DMCA.com: DMCA.com offers DMCA takedown notices, badge services, and content protection directly overlapping DMCA Defender's core offering. It is the most direct competitor in the DMCA takedown space.
• Remove Your Media: Specializes in removing non-consensual intimate images and videos from the internet, serving the same revenge porn and image abuse victim segments as DMCA Defender.
• NetReputation: Online reputation management firm offering content removal, suppression, and monitoring services to individuals and businesses — directly comparable service portfolio and customer base.
• Web Sheriff: Digital brand and content protection service offering takedowns, monitoring, and IP enforcement, particularly strong in music, entertainment, and image-based IP — overlapping DMCA-style enforcement work.

Broad incumbents

• Reputation Defender: Larger, established online reputation and privacy management provider with broader offerings (privacy, business listings, reviews) but overlapping content removal capabilities.
• Minc Law: Law firm specializing in internet defamation, content removal, and online harassment — competing in the same removal-of-unauthorized-content space but delivering through legal services rather than pure service bureau model.

Others

• Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI): Non-profit organization providing resources and support for NCII/revenge porn victims. Listed as an ally of DMCA Defender; addresses the same victim population via advocacy rather than paid services.

Emerging players

• StopNCII: Industry-led platform (backed by Meta and others) that uses perceptual hashing to prevent non-consensual intimate images from being uploaded to participating platforms — emerging tech-enabled alternative to manual DMCA takedowns.
• Cease and Desist Now: Provides cease and desist letters and DMCA-style takedown services to individuals and creators, overlapping with DMCA Defender's removal-focused service model.
• Rulta: Tech-enabled content protection and anti-piracy platform providing monitoring and automated takedowns for brands and creators — a software-led alternative to DMCA Defender's service-led approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DMCADefender

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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