Website with a DMCA Takedown

4 months ago

Worked on a hijacked website affected by a DMCA takedown notice.
Client's website was taken down due to a DMCA complaint from the original developer claiming unpaid dues.
Temporarily resolved the issue by moving the nameserver to Cloudflare.
Original developer escalated the issue by sending another DMCA notice to Cloudflare.
Client faced a dilemma: pay the developer or contest the notice with the hosting provider.
Advised the client to stand firm and consider changing to a more resistant hosting provider.
Client chose to pay the developer, resolving the DMCA notice temporarily.
Hosting provider later canceled the service due to the escalated DMCA complaint.
Migrated the website to BlueHost, despite its own DMCA-related risks.
Client requested assistance in translating for non-English-speaking SEO workers.

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