How to Protect Your Website Content

Website content is copied constantly, and without basic protection your articles, images and branding can be lifted and republished by anyone in minutes.

You do not need a lawyer on retainer to protect a website. A combination of copyright, technical measures and monitoring covers most of the risk.

Protection basics

• Copyright your original articles and images
• Add a clear copyright notice and terms of use
• Use watermarks on valuable images
• Set up plagiarism and content monitoring

When content is stolen

• Send a DMCA takedown to the host
• Notify search engines of the infringement
• Demand removal and credit where appropriate
• Escalate legally for repeat offenders

Register your most valuable content and monitor for copies, and your website stops being an easy target for content thieves.

Monitoring for theft

Set up automated monitoring so you catch copies early, when a simple takedown still solves the problem.

• Use plagiarism tools
• Watch image use
• Act on copies fast

Register your most valuable content and monitor for copies, and your website stops being an easy target for thieves.