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Complete reference for intellectual property infringement types including DMCA, piracy, and trademark violations

Copyright Category

Intellectual property violations including DMCA notices, trademark infringement, and various forms of digital piracy across P2P networks, cyberlockers, and streaming platforms.

Field Legend

  • 🟠 Mandatory - MUST be present in all valid reports
  • 🟢 Recommended - SHOULD be included when information is available
  • 🔵 Optional - MAY be included for additional context

Use Case: General copyright infringement reports including DMCA takedown notices. Used by rights holders, content protection agencies, and legal teams to protect intellectual property.

{ } View Complete Sample 
{
  🟠 "xarf_version": "4.0.0",
  🟠 "report_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  🟠 "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
  🟠 "reporter": {
    "org": "Copyright Protection Service",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "copyright.example"
  },
  🟠 "sender": {
    "org": "Copyright Protection Service",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "copyright.example"
  },
  🟠 "source_identifier": "198.51.100.75",
  🟠 "category": "copyright",
  🟠 "type": "copyright",

  🟢 "source_port": 443,
  🟢 "evidence_source": "manual_analysis",
  🟢 "evidence": [
    {
      "content_type": "text/plain",
      "description": "DMCA notice documentation",
      "payload": "RE1DQSBub3RpY2UgZm9yIGNvcHlyaWdodGVkIGNvbnRlbnQ="
    }
  ],
  🔵 "confidence": 0.99,

  🔵 "tags": ["dmca:notice", "content:movie"],
  🔵 "description": "Copyright infringement - unauthorized movie distribution"
}

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cyberlocker

Use Case: Reports of copyright infringement via file hosting services (Mega, Rapidgator, etc.). Used by anti-piracy organizations to track and remove infringing content from cloud storage platforms.

{ } View Complete Sample 
{
  🟠 "xarf_version": "4.0.0",
  🟠 "report_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  🟠 "timestamp": "2024-01-15T11:00:00Z",
  🟠 "reporter": {
    "org": "Anti-Piracy Organization",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "content.example"
  },
  🟠 "sender": {
    "org": "Anti-Piracy Organization",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "content.example"
  },
  🟠 "source_identifier": "203.0.113.100",
  🟠 "category": "copyright",
  🟠 "type": "cyberlocker",

  🟢 "source_port": 443,
  🟢 "evidence_source": "automated_scan",
  🟢 "evidence": [
    {
      "content_type": "text/html",
      "description": "File hosting page with copyrighted content",
      "payload": "PGh0bWw+PGhlYWQ+PHRpdGxlPkRvd25sb2FkIEZpbGU8L3RpdGxlPjwvaGVhZD48L2h0bWw+"
    }
  ],
  🔵 "confidence": 0.94,

  🔵 "tags": ["platform:mega", "content:software"],
  🔵 "description": "Pirated software hosted on Mega cyberlocker"
}

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Use Case: Reports of websites indexing and linking to pirated content without hosting it directly. Used to combat piracy aggregation sites and torrent index pages.

{ } View Complete Sample 
{
  🟠 "xarf_version": "4.0.0",
  🟠 "report_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  🟠 "timestamp": "2024-01-15T12:00:00Z",
  🟠 "reporter": {
    "org": "Content Protection Agency",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "agency.example"
  },
  🟠 "sender": {
    "org": "Content Protection Agency",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "agency.example"
  },
  🟠 "source_identifier": "192.0.2.200",
  🟠 "category": "copyright",
  🟠 "type": "link_site",

  🟢 "source_port": 443,
  🟢 "evidence_source": "automated_crawler",
  🟢 "evidence": [
    {
      "content_type": "text/html",
      "description": "Torrent index page",
      "payload": "PGRpdj48YT5Eb3dubG9hZCBUb3JyZW50PC9hPjwvZGl2Pg=="
    }
  ],
  🔵 "confidence": 0.92,

  🔵 "tags": ["linksite:torrent", "category:movies"],
  🔵 "description": "Torrent index site linking to pirated movies"
}

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p2p

Use Case: Reports of peer-to-peer copyright infringement (BitTorrent, eDonkey, etc.). Used by monitoring organizations to track and report users sharing copyrighted content via P2P networks.

{ } View Complete Sample 
{
  🟠 "xarf_version": "4.0.0",
  🟠 "report_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  🟠 "timestamp": "2024-01-15T14:00:00Z",
  🟠 "reporter": {
    "org": "P2P Monitoring Service",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "monitoring.example"
  },
  🟠 "sender": {
    "org": "P2P Monitoring Service",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "monitoring.example"
  },
  🟠 "source_identifier": "198.51.100.88",
  🟠 "category": "copyright",
  🟠 "type": "p2p",

  🟢 "source_port": 51413,
  🟢 "evidence_source": "automated_scan",
  🟢 "evidence": [
    {
      "content_type": "application/octet-stream",
      "description": "BitTorrent peer connection evidence",
      "payload": "Qml0VG9ycmVudCBwcm90b2NvbCBoYW5kc2hha2U="
    }
  ],
  🔵 "confidence": 0.97,

  🔵 "tags": ["p2p:bittorrent", "content:movie"],
  🔵 "description": "BitTorrent sharing of copyrighted movie files"
}

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ugc_platform

Use Case: Reports of copyright infringement on user-generated content platforms (YouTube, TikTok, etc.). Used by rights holders to enforce DMCA takedowns on social media and video platforms.

{ } View Complete Sample 
{
  🟠 "xarf_version": "4.0.0",
  🟠 "report_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  🟠 "timestamp": "2024-01-15T15:30:00Z",
  🟠 "reporter": {
    "org": "Music Rights Organization",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "musicrights.example"
  },
  🟠 "sender": {
    "org": "Music Rights Organization",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "musicrights.example"
  },
  🟠 "source_identifier": "203.0.113.50",
  🟠 "category": "copyright",
  🟠 "type": "ugc_platform",

  🟢 "source_port": 443,
  🟢 "evidence_source": "manual_analysis",
  🟢 "evidence": [
    {
      "content_type": "text/plain",
      "description": "DMCA notice for platform content",
      "payload": "WW91VHViZSB2aWRlbyBJRDogYWJjMTIzNDU2Nzg5"
    }
  ],
  🔵 "confidence": 0.98,

  🔵 "tags": ["platform:youtube", "content:music"],
  🔵 "description": "Unauthorized music upload on YouTube"
}

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usenet

Use Case: Reports of copyright infringement via Usenet newsgroups. Used by anti-piracy organizations to track content distributed through binary newsgroup channels.

{ } View Complete Sample 
{
  🟠 "xarf_version": "4.0.0",
  🟠 "report_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  🟠 "timestamp": "2024-01-15T17:00:00Z",
  🟠 "reporter": {
    "org": "Usenet Monitoring Service",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "monitoring.example"
  },
  🟠 "sender": {
    "org": "Usenet Monitoring Service",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "domain": "monitoring.example"
  },
  🟠 "source_identifier": "192.0.2.175",
  🟠 "category": "copyright",
  🟠 "type": "usenet",

  🟢 "source_port": 119,
  🟢 "evidence_source": "automated_scan",
  🟢 "evidence": [
    {
      "content_type": "text/plain",
      "description": "Usenet post metadata",
      "payload": "YWx0LmJpbmFyaWVzLm1vdmllcyAtIGNvcHlyaWdodGVkIGNvbnRlbnQ="
    }
  ],
  🔵 "confidence": 0.91,

  🔵 "tags": ["platform:usenet", "newsgroup:alt.binaries"],
  🔵 "description": "Copyrighted content posted to Usenet binary newsgroup"
}

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