How to File a DMCA Takedown on Bing
Bing matters more than its market share suggests, because its index feeds other search engines, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Yahoo among them. One successful copyright removal on Bing can therefore clean up several places where people find stolen copies of your work. Microsoft handles these reports through a content removal form tied to Bing Webmaster Tools.
Before you start
- Proof of ownership, your original work and a link to where it was first published.
- The infringing URLs copied from Bing's results. For Bing Images, grab the direct image address as well as the page URL.
- A Microsoft account, the form requires sign-in. A free Outlook account works.
- Your contact details, full legal name, email, and mailing address.
Step 1: Collect the infringing URLs from Bing
Run the searches where your stolen content appears and copy the URL of each offending result. Right-click a result and choose Copy link, or open the page and copy the address bar. For image results, also right-click the image and copy the image address. Microsoft reviews exactly the URLs you list, so be complete.
Step 2: Open Bing's content removal form
Go to https://www.bing.com/webmaster/tools/contentremovalform/ and sign in with your Microsoft account. This is the form Microsoft's intellectual property page designates for reporting copyright infringement in Bing's regular (non-paid) search results. If your problem is with a Microsoft ad or another Microsoft service instead, the page at microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/infringement routes each service to its own form.
Step 3: Choose copyright infringement as the report type
Select the option for reporting copyright-infringing content in search results. Keep it in the copyright lane, trademark complaints, ad complaints, and page-removal requests for outdated content follow different paths and will slow your case down if mixed together.
Step 4: Identify yourself and your copyrighted work
Enter your name, email, and whether you are the rights owner or an authorized representative. Then describe the work that was infringed and where the original lives, a portfolio URL, store listing, or the page where you first published it. Only the copyright owner or their authorized representative may file, so answer accurately.
Step 5: List the infringing URLs and sign the statements
Paste every URL from Step 1. Then complete the standard DMCA declarations, good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized, that the information is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf. Sign with your full name and submit. If the form gives you trouble, you can send the same notice to Microsoft's DMCA agent at [email protected] instead.
What happens after you file
Microsoft reviews the notice and emails you if anything is missing. Valid requests are typically removed from Bing's index within days to a couple of weeks, and the removal usually propagates to search engines that license Bing's results. The content itself remains live at the source, so your next moves are a notice to the website or its hosting provider and a matching removal request with Google, which most infringers' traffic still comes from. Re-uploads tend to reappear in search within weeks, so recheck the queries that matter to you, or let a monitoring service like Rulta watch the search engines and file the follow-up notices for you.
This guide is educational information, not legal advice.
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Exhibit A — official takedown formhttps://www.bing.com/webmaster/tools/contentremovalform/
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a Microsoft account to file a Bing copyright report?
Yes. The content removal form lives inside Bing Webmaster Tools and asks you to sign in with a Microsoft account before you can submit.
Does removing a result from Bing also remove it from DuckDuckGo?
Often, yes. Bing supplies results to several other search engines, including DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Yahoo, so a successful Bing removal frequently disappears from those engines too.
Does a Bing takedown delete the content from the website?
No. It only removes the listing from Bing's search results. The page and file stay live at the source until you file with the website or its hosting provider.
Is there a way to file without using the web form?
Yes. Microsoft's intellectual property infringement page lists a DMCA agent email, [email protected], and a postal address for its Copyright Compliance Department in Redmond, Washington.
How long does Microsoft take to process a notice?
Simple, well-documented requests are usually handled within days to a couple of weeks. You will be contacted at the email address you provide if reviewers need more information.