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Julie Lyle

Takedown Manager at DMCA.com. Julie oversees our professionally managed takedown cases and writes the DMCA.com guides, so the advice you read comes from the people who do the work.

About Julie

Julie Lyle is the Takedown Manager at DMCA.com. When someone pays us to handle a takedown, their case comes through her team. She reviews it, works out which route will actually get the content removed, and makes sure it reaches the right people.

She's also the person the team turns to when a case doesn't fit the usual pattern: when information is missing, when the content is private or intimate, or when getting it out of Google matters as much as getting it off the site.

What she handles

  • Case review and routing. Checking each paid case and sending it down the right path, whether that's a standard takedown, a bigger case or a referral to another team.
  • Complex copyright cases. Whole websites, many links on one site, and hosts that are slow to respond.
  • Google search removals. Getting copied pages out of search results when the site itself won't act.
  • Private and intimate images. Cases involving nude photos, videos and other private content shared without consent.
  • Service standards. What each takedown service covers, how it's priced and how we keep clients in the loop.

How she writes the guides

Julie writes our guides from the takedown side. They explain what happens when you report stolen content, why hosts and platforms respond the way they do, and where people tend to get stuck.

Every guide is written in plain English, without legal jargon, and updated when how takedowns work changes. The guides explain the process. They aren't legal advice. For legal advice about your situation, talk to an attorney.

Guides by Julie

Need something taken down?

Tell us what happened. Julie's team reviews your case and tells you honestly what it will take.