Find a service that your target posts on.
Issue a DMCA Β§ 512(c)(3) takedown notice. This is a formal copyright complaint.
Prepare the following documents. AI can generate these.
A request to the clerk to issue the subpoena.
A proposed subpoena (Form AO 88B or a court-specific template), directed to the service provider, ordering them to disclose identifying information about the alleged infringer βsufficient for the copyright owner to pursue their rightsβ (i.e. dox to find them and serve them a lawsuit).
A copy of the Β§ 512(c)(3) notification (or a statement that one was sent).
Include a sworn declaration stating the subpoena will only be used to protect your 17 U.S.C. Β§ 512 rights (copyright only, not defamation).
File with the clerk of any U.S. District Court.
Pay the filing fee. The standard fee is $49.
Wait for it to be granted. The 512(h) provides no sanity checks. The Court will almost always grant it. Northern District of California prints these routinely.
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