Protection for Patreon Creators
Many Patreon creators sell exclusive access to their work and a closer connection with their community. When member-only posts are copied to other sites, that access is available for free. Each site removes a copy when it receives a valid copyright notice, and we file those notices for you.
Creators commonly report that Patreon content is copied by people who become members and then repost what they see, and that the copies can show up with the creator name and post titles, which makes them easy to find in search results.
Patreon itself only takes copyright notices for material on Patreon: it does not accept notices for material that does not reside on or pass through its system. Copies on other sites need a notice to each of those sites. Our DMCA takedowns for adult content do that work: we scan more than 500 known leak and piracy sites and the major search engines for your content, and file each notice on behalf of Adult Model Protection as your authorized agent, after a person on our takedown team checks it.
Takedown notices to leak sites and search-engine de-indexing start on the Essentials plan (up to 100 platform notices a month). The Luxe and higher plans add unlimited notices, social media and messenger removals, and private information removal.
How Patreon Piracy Affects Creators
Patreon describes itself as a place for creators to build memberships by providing exclusive access to their work and a deeper connection with their communities. Members pay for that access. When the same posts are free on a piracy site, some people who would have joined have less reason to.
Creators commonly report that copied posts sometimes include member comments as well as their own content. Pirated copies can also show up in search results for your creator name, so we file search engine removal requests as well as notices to the sites.
Common Sources of Patreon Content Theft
Creators commonly report these routes:
- Members who save, screenshot or screen-record member-only posts and repost them
- Leak sites and forums that collect creator content
- Telegram channels that share stolen subscription content
- Social media and community platforms such as X, Reddit and Discord
- File-sharing sites that host collections of creator content
- Adult tube sites, including sites with weak upload checks
Creators commonly report that copies spread to several sites before they notice. That is why our team scans and searches for your content, and why you can also submit links yourself.
Filing Yourself or With AMP
You can send a DMCA takedown request yourself, for free, to the site that hosts a copy, and Google has a free form for search results. Patreon's own help page on stolen work points out the catch: a compliant request needs your full contact information, and the receiving platform will often share the request, including your personal information, with the alleged infringer or even the public. Patreon suggests hiring an agent to send the request on your behalf if that concerns you.
AMP is such an agent. For Patreon creators we find copies and list every URL, file each notice under AMP's name after a person checks it, then check removal, escalate where a site ignores us and look for re-uploads.
For a copy posted on Patreon itself, Patreon takes copyright notices through its form or by email to its designated agent, and we can file that notice as your agent. The rights holder named on the notice is your model (stage) name, and Patreon says it may pass the information in a complaint to the user who posted the material. For copies of your member-only posts on other sites, the copyright route to each site is the one that fits, and it is the one we use.
How We Find Copies of Your Patreon Content
On paid plans our team runs regular scans of Google, Bing, Yandex and more than 500 known leak and piracy sites, and searches manually, including in private groups. The Free plan includes a quarterly web scan.
- Reverse image searches on Google and Bing with the content assets you upload
- Manual searches by our takedown team
- Links you submit yourself from your dashboard
- Content fingerprinting, which would help detect edited or cropped copies, is in development and not a current feature
Your content assets are used only to search for copies and are never shared with third parties. You get a notification when a scan finds a new copy, and our takedown team prepares each notice and picks the reporting route for the site.
How a DMCA Notice Works
A notice identifies your work and the exact URL of each copy, and carries contact details, good faith and accuracy statements and a signature (US Copyright Office); one notice can list several copies on the same site, but each site needs its own. Our page on how a DMCA notice works explains each part.
We file on behalf of Adult Model Protection as your authorized agent, and the rights holder named on the notice is your model (stage) name. Your legal name is only shared with your consent, and only with a recipient that needs it and keeps it confidential; it is never shared with Google, Bing, X, Cloudflare or others that publish or forward notices. You can withdraw that consent at any time from your account.
If the person who posted a copy files a counter-notice, the platform may restore the content after 10 to 14 business days unless it is told within that period that the copyright owner has filed a court action (US Copyright Office). Our takedown team tells you when a counter-notice arrives and explains your options; the decision is yours, and we do not give legal advice.
Search Engine De-indexing
A search for your creator name or a post title can surface pirated copies before your Patreon page. A site removing a copy does not always clear search results straight away, and some copies stay up on sites that ignore notices.
Our search engine de-indexing service asks Google and Bing to drop infringing pages from their results; it is unlimited on every paid plan. Google says its average processing time for copyright removal requests through its web form is about 6 hours, though individual requests vary. Google shares copies of notices with the Lumen database: the rights holder named on the notice is your model (stage) name, and Lumen may publish it. Copies that come back under a different title are found in later scans and get a new request.
Telegram and Social Media Removal
Creators commonly report Telegram as one of the places where stolen Patreon content is shared. Telegram asks for copyright complaints about infringing channels, bots and other content to be sent to [email protected] (Telegram FAQ). Our Telegram content removal service relies on manual searches by our takedown team to locate channels, and files those complaints for you. Results vary.
Copies can also appear on social platforms such as X, Reddit and Discord. Removals there are part of our social media and messenger removals on the Luxe and higher plans, and you can tell us where you found a copy.
Member Comments and Personal Details
A copied post can include your real name or other personal details, or comments from your members. A copyright notice only covers material that copies your own work, so personal information on a page may need a separate removal request.
Requests to remove your personal details are part of private information removal on the Luxe and higher plans. If your real identity is exposed, tell us right away; Glamour plans include 24/7 emergency response.
When a Site Ignores a Notice
A site is never obligated to comply with a takedown notice (US Copyright Office), and some sites outside the US ignore notices. When that happens, we follow up and, where possible, escalate to its hosting provider, registrar or ISP, to Cloudflare, which forwards abuse reports to the host and site owner, or to Telegram's abuse team for channels.
Where a site takes card payments for infringing content, a report to a payment processor can also be possible; Mastercard's anti-piracy policy, for example, asks for earlier notices to the site first. Results vary, and complete removal is not always possible in the short term.
AMP is not a law firm and does not file lawsuits. If you want to consider legal action, speak to an attorney.
After the Notice: Removal Checks and Re-uploads
Most sites publish no response time. Our estimate is 24 to 72 hours for a complete notice to a site that responds to notices; it is an estimate, not a guarantee. Once a notice is out, page checks and manual checks show whether each copy of your Patreon post is gone, your dashboard lists every request with its status, and a site that has not acted gets a follow-up or an escalation.
Copies can come back after a removal. Later scans and searches look for them, and each re-upload found gets a new notice.
Reducing Future Leaks
No one can completely prevent content theft, but several steps can reduce leaks:
- Watermark your content so copies are less appealing to repost (AMP does not provide watermarking yet; it is in development)
- Keep your most valuable material for higher tiers
- Remove members you find sharing your content
- Avoid showing personal information that could be captured in screenshots or recordings
- Upload content assets to AMP, so our reverse image searches can find copies
If the content shows you under 18, or you are in danger
- Explicit images or videos of you taken before you were 18: use NCMEC's free Take It Down service and report to the CyberTipline. Adult Model Protection serves adults only.
- Explicit images of you as an adult shared without your consent: StopNCII.org is a free tool. If someone is threatening you, see sextortion and blackmail help.
- If you are thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 in the US, or your local emergency number.
How It Works
Our team runs the scans, and every notice is checked by our takedown team before it is sent. Here is what happens from the moment you register to the moment we check that your content is gone.
Create Your Account
Create your AMP account, add your Patreon creator name and upload content assets for our reverse image searches.
Scans and Searches
Our team scans search engines and known leak and piracy sites, and searches manually. You can submit links yourself.
New Copy Found
You get a notification when a scan finds a new copy, and our takedown team picks the reporting route for the site.
DMCA Notice Filed
A complete DMCA notice, checked by a person, is filed under AMP's name as your agent.
Search Engine De-indexing
De-indexing requests ask Google and Bing to drop infringing pages from their results.
Removal Check and Re-uploads
We check whether each page is gone and follow up when it is not. Later scans look for re-uploads, and each one found gets a new notice.
Platforms We Cover
Platforms and sites this service covers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which plan do I need for Patreon content protection?
Takedown notices to leak sites and search-engine de-indexing start on the Essentials plan, with up to 100 platform notices a month and unlimited de-indexing. The Luxe and higher plans include unlimited notices, social media and messenger removals and private information removal. The Free plan includes a quarterly web scan but no takedowns.
Can you detect content from private Patreon tiers?
We can find copies of tier content once they appear on the sites we scan and search. Content fingerprinting, which would help detect edited or cropped copies, is in development and not yet available.
How do you handle Patreon content shared in Telegram channels?
Our takedown team searches Telegram by hand to locate channels sharing your Patreon posts and files copyright complaints with Telegram, which accepts them by email. Telegram removals are part of the Luxe and higher plans. Results vary.
Will using your service affect my relationship with Patreon?
Notices about copies on other sites go to those sites, not to Patreon, so Patreon is not involved unless a copy is on Patreon itself; then the notice goes to Patreon's designated agent. AMP is not affiliated with Patreon and cannot speak for Patreon's decisions.
Can you prevent members from downloading and sharing my content?
No service can completely prevent downloading, because that needs control over members' devices. Our regular scans and takedowns aim to limit the impact of any theft that does occur.
Do you provide reports on what Patreon content was found and removed?
Yes, on the paid plans. Your dashboard shows each takedown request and its status, and you get a notification when a scan finds a new copy. The Free plan has a dashboard preview.
Protect Your Patreon Content
Adult Model Protection finds copies of your Patreon content and files takedown notices for you. Start with the Free plan and its quarterly web scan to see what is already out there.