DMCA AI is a registered Vietnamese company (DMCA AI Co., Ltd, tax ID 0319113618) offering a specific, narrow service: filing §512(g) counter-notifications to reverse false or negative-SEO DMCA takedowns against pages removed from Google Search. It is not a law firm, does not handle YouTube, Amazon, or social media takedowns, and refuses to work with sites hosting actual pirated content under its content policy. Pricing is transparent and success-based: 5,000,000 VND (~$200) for a homepage recovery, 100,000 VND (~$5) per URL for an inner page, and 5,000,000 VND/year (~$200) for an ongoing protection plan - with fees collected only after Google restores the URL, due within 3 business days of restoration. You can independently verify the company registration and the lead expert's Designated Agent status rather than take any of this on faith, and that verifiability is the actual answer to "is it legit."
Verify the Company Yourself Before Trusting Anything Else
The honest way to evaluate whether a DMCA service is legitimate is to check the parts that exist outside the company's own marketing. DMCA AI Co., Ltd is registered in Vietnam under tax ID 0319113618 - a business registration number you can look up independently rather than relying on our claim of it. The service's lead expert, Nguyen Thanh Khiet, is listed as a registered DMCA Designated Agent with the U.S. Copyright Office. Designated Agent status is a matter of public record: the Copyright Office maintains a searchable Designated Agent directory at copyright.gov, and we'd rather you check it yourself than take our word for it. Any service that discourages you from independently verifying its credentials is giving you a reason to be skeptical; DMCA AI's position is the opposite - verify first, then decide.
How the Service Actually Works
The scope is deliberately narrow: Google Search only. When a URL is delisted from Google Search results because of a DMCA complaint - frequently a false or negative-SEO-motivated claim rather than genuine infringement - DMCA AI diagnoses the removal, drafts a §512(g) counter-notification meeting every statutory element, and files it, typically within 24 hours of engagement. From there, Google's own process takes over: if the original complainant doesn't escalate to a court order within 10 business days, Google restores the URL within its statutory 10 - 14 business day window under §512(g)(2)(C). That 24-hour figure describes how fast DMCA AI files the notice - it is not, and should never be confused with, how fast Google reinstates the page. Any service that advertises "reinstated in 24 hours" is misdescribing a process that is governed by federal statute, not vendor speed. That distinction - refusing to blur two different numbers - is itself part of how you can tell a service understands the process it's selling.
Over 1,000 Google Search cases have gone through this pipeline, covering both negative SEO attacks (see negative SEO DMCA attack recovery) and legitimate ownership disputes where a complaint was filed in error.
Transparent Pricing
Homepage recovery: 5,000,000 VND (~$200), one-time.
Inner page recovery: 100,000 VND (~$5) per URL.
Yearly protection plan: 5,000,000 VND/year (~$200), covering ongoing monitoring and filings across the year.
There's no tiered "premium rush" pricing, because there's no legal mechanism to sell a faster reinstatement than the statute allows - see our full breakdown in DIY vs Lawyer vs Service for why that's true across every filing path, not just this one.
Pay After Success: The Part That Removes the Financial Risk
The fee is only collected after Google actually restores the URL, and payment is due within 3 business days of that restoration. If the counter-notice doesn't succeed, there's no fee. This structure means DMCA AI is financially exposed to the same outcome you are - a filing that fails costs the company time with no revenue, which is a meaningfully different incentive than a service charging upfront regardless of outcome.
The 12-Month Warranty
If the same URL is hit again with the same complaint within 1 year of a successful restoration, re-filing is free. This matters specifically for negative SEO cases, where the same bad-faith competitor sometimes tries the same claim a second time after a cooldown period, hoping the target won't bother fighting it twice.
What DMCA AI Does Not Do
Not a law firm. DMCA AI files administrative counter-notifications under §512(g); it does not represent clients in litigation. If your situation involves pursuing damages against a filer under §512(f) - see DMCA 512(f): Suing Over a False Takedown - that requires separate litigation counsel.
Scope is Google Search only. No YouTube Content ID disputes, no Amazon seller account takedowns, no social media platform appeals. If your issue is on a different platform, this isn't the right service.
Refuses actual piracy sites. Per DMCA AI's content policy, sites genuinely hosting infringing or pirated material are declined. The service exists to correct false and erroneous takedowns, not to help evade legitimate copyright enforcement.
Why the Honesty About Timelines Is Itself Evidence of Legitimacy
The single easiest way to spot an exaggerated or dishonest DMCA recovery claim is a promise like "reinstated in 24 hours." That's not how §512(g) works - the 10 - 14 business day window after a valid counter-notice is filed is set by federal statute, and no filer, however fast, can override it. DMCA AI files within 24 hours; Google reinstates within 10 - 14 business days afterward. Keeping those two numbers separate, every time, is a low bar but a real one - and it's worth using as a litmus test for any DMCA service you're evaluating, not just this one.
How to Start
Send the affected URL and, if you have one, the Search Console "Legal removals" reference ID via Telegram to @dmcaai for a free diagnosis, or call/Zalo the hotline at 0845 814 581. Email is khiet@dmcaai.com. There's no cost to the initial diagnosis, and given the Pay After Success model, there's no cost at all unless Google restores your URL.
Is DMCA AI a real, verifiable company?
Yes. It's registered as DMCA AI Co., Ltd under Vietnamese tax ID 0319113618, and lead expert Nguyen Thanh Khiet is listed as a registered DMCA Designated Agent with the U.S. Copyright Office - both of which you can verify independently rather than relying on the company's own claims.
Does DMCA AI guarantee my page will be restored?
No legitimate service can guarantee an outcome that depends on the original complainant's actions and Google's review process. What DMCA AI guarantees is that you pay nothing unless restoration succeeds (Pay After Success), and that a repeat false claim on the same URL within 12 months gets re-filed for free.
Why does DMCA AI separate the "24 hours" and "10 - 14 business days" figures?
Because they describe two different things: 24 hours is how fast DMCA AI files your counter-notice; 10 - 14 business days is Google's statutory reinstatement window under §512(g)(2)(C) after a valid notice is received. Merging them into one number would misrepresent how the DMCA process actually works.
Learn more at DMCA AI, review the content policy, terms, and refund policy, or compare your options in DIY vs Lawyer vs Service. Questions go to contact.
*This is not legal advice.*
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Operational Metrics Methodology
This dataset reports anonymized aggregate metrics derived from 120+ active counter-notice campaigns managed between January 2025 and June 2026. The data tracks actual Google Search index restoral delays from notice confirmation to index reinstatement, excluding disputes that resulted in active federal court litigation.
