Why do Anna's Archive, Ocean of PDF and YouTube takedowns work differently?

Mike

Mike

Last updated on Nov 2, 2026

For most sites, Send DMCA opens an email notice. Three kinds of listing get a different window, because those sites don't handle notices the usual way.

Anna's Archive

Anna's Archive has no abuse email. It takes copyright claims through a form on its own site. The File this with Anna's Archive window shows the address to report, and gives you:

  • Open the copyright form, to go to the site's form.
  • Copy the notice, for wording you can paste where the form asks for a description.
  • I've filed it, to mark the report as DMCA Sent once you've submitted the form.

The site may also be reachable at other addresses, and the same form applies to all of them.

Ocean of PDF

The app shows Ocean of PDF does not honor DMCA notices. As the window explains, the site's operators upload the books themselves and ignore notices, and a notice sent to the site can expose your name and address to them. Instead it offers:

  • Open Cloudflare's DMCA form, since Cloudflare passes complaints on to the site's hosting provider.
  • Send to the registrar, which opens the usual email notice addressed to the site's domain registrar. Check the address before sending.

YouTube

YouTube takes copyright complaints through its own form, which asks you to sign in with a Google account. The File this with YouTube window shows the video link to paste, and gives you:

  • Open YouTube's form
  • I've filed it, to mark the report as DMCA Sent.
  • Email a notice instead, which opens the email notice addressed to YouTube's copyright address.

Check first that the video isn't your own or a licensed upload.

Google search removal

All three windows also include the option to ask Google to remove the page from search results, with a checkbox to record that you did.