DMCA Takedown: What You Need to Know About Copyright Claims on Your Trading Content

When you create a trading course, a strategy guide, or even a video explaining how to read candlesticks, you own the copyright to that content. That’s not just a legal formality—it’s your intellectual property. A DMCA takedown, a legal process under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that lets copyright holders request removal of stolen content from websites. Also known as copyright notice, it’s the main tool educators and creators use to stop others from copying and selling their work. If someone uploads your course material to a free website, repackages it as their own, or uses your charts and explanations without permission, you can file a DMCA takedown notice—and it often works fast.

But it’s not just about protecting your courses. Copyright claim, a formal assertion that someone has used your protected material without authorization is also something you need to avoid accidentally making. If you use someone else’s trading indicators, charts, or written content without checking the license, you could be the one on the receiving end of a takedown. Many course creators don’t realize that even reusing a single chart from a blog with no attribution can trigger a legal response. And platforms like YouTube, Teachable, or even WordPress sites will remove content quickly once a valid DMCA notice arrives—no warning, no debate.

That’s why knowing the difference between inspiration and infringement matters. You can teach the same strategy as someone else—everyone uses moving averages or RSI. But copying their exact slides, wording, or video structure? That’s crossing the line. The online course copyright, the legal protection given to educational materials created and published digitally covers everything from your PDFs to your recorded lectures. If you’ve spent months building a curriculum on crypto risk management, like the one in our post about avoiding liquidations, that’s yours. Someone else can’t just copy it and call it their own.

And it’s not just about big platforms. Even small blogs or Telegram channels that repost your content without permission are breaking the law. You don’t need a lawyer to act—most DMCA notices can be filed directly through the hosting provider’s website. You just need to prove you own the content and show exactly where it was copied. Many course creators miss this: you don’t have to register your copyright to enforce it. You just need to be able to show you created it first.

But here’s the thing—DMCA takedowns aren’t magic. They won’t stop someone from stealing your ideas. They only remove the exact copied files. If someone rewrites your content in their own words, you can’t stop them. That’s why the best protection isn’t legal action—it’s building something so unique, so clearly yours, that it’s not worth copying. Your voice, your examples, your real trading results—that’s what no one can replicate.

In this collection, you’ll find posts that help you understand how to protect your work, what to do if someone steals it, and how to avoid accidentally violating someone else’s rights. Whether you’re selling courses, running a YouTube channel, or sharing free content to grow your audience, these guides give you the practical steps to stay safe, stay legal, and keep your hard work yours.