Bing updates its DMCA take-downs and copyright removal process

Bing Webmaster Tools gains a content removal section for viewing and appealing DMCA take-downs.

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Bing announced they have updated their process for handling copyright removals and DMCA take-down requests. The Bing webmaster tools team said they have “streamlined the copyright removals process.”

Bing added a method for webmasters to see the copyright removal notices and appeal those decisions directly and easily.

Within Bing Webmaster Tools, there is a section named “Copyright Removal Notices.” There you will be able to see these notices and appeal them, if desired.

Here is a screen shot:

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Here are more details on Bing’s copyright policies, and here is a summary of the removal report.


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