question about DMCA and 301 redirect

[Granweb]

The idea is, if this URL www.example.com/cheap-playstation gets hit with a DMCA takedown and is removed from Google while ranking for the keyword "Cheap Playstation," what happens if I remove that link and 301 redirect it to a new URL like www.example.com/cheap-playstation-2 ? Will the new URL inherit the DMCA removal from Google?

 

[CrispyChips]

As per my reading, many companies and legal entities monitoring for copyright infringements are likely to notice patterns of behavior such as URL redirection following takedowns and may continue to monitor and issue takedowns for new URLs that host the same or similar infringing content.

Edit - Just found a guide you may wanna read -

https://www.ranktracker.com/blog/301-redirect-guide-for-fraudulent-notices-of-dmca-removal-from-google-search/

 

[Granweb]

As per my reading, many companies and legal entities monitoring for copyright infringements are likely to notice patterns of behavior such as URL redirection following takedowns and may continue to monitor and issue takedowns for new URLs that host the same or similar infringing content.

Edit - Just found a guide you may wanna read -

https://www.ranktracker.com/blog/301-redirect-guide-for-fraudulent-notices-of-dmca-removal-from-google-search/

If that's true, it's a major blow to the DMCA. Just automatically 301 any URLs that receive a DMCA notice. Need a new one? No problem, redirect again and again. But what's the catch? It seems too good to be true.

 

[icedheart]

If that's true, it's a major blow to the DMCA. Just automatically 301 any URLs that receive a DMCA notice. Need a new one? No problem, redirect again and again. But what's the catch? It seems too good to be true.

Works exactly that way, but here's the catch you are looking for:


High DMCA frequency on a per site basis = negative signal that can affect whole sitewide rankings

Additionally, Google says 301s transfer full link equity but most SEOs would say otherwise with most saying closer to ~85% or so from the original.

 

[Steptoe]

Too many strikes and your domain will be burned. This is why so many of the DMCA-prone niches opt for ranking parasites and then repointing that traffic to their domains.

 

[Granweb]

Too many strikes and your domain will be burned. This is why so many of the DMCA-prone niches opt for ranking parasites and then repointing that traffic to their domains.

True, but what exactly constitutes "too many"? Is it 100 takedown notices, 100K, 100 million? It's like Google keeps this legal loophole secret to let pirate websites remain in their search results. After all, Google profits from having users, even those who seek out pirated content.