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Cloned extensions and copycat apps, taken down.
Clones of your browser extension that copy your description, screenshots and icon word for word, and copycat apps that ride your name in the stores. Deltus finds them, files the store’s copyright route with the evidence it asks for, and tracks every listing until it is gone.
Example data
Chrome Web Store · your description, word for word
High risk
Firefox Add-ons · your screenshots and icon
High risk
App store · not published by you
Medium risk
Lookalike site pushing a clone
Medium risk
What we take down
Every listing that takes your installs.
The clones in the stores, and the sites and results that send people to them.
Cloned extensions
Extensions that copy your listing: the description, screenshots, icon and often the code.
Copycat apps
Apps that copy your app’s name, icon and screenshots to take your downloads.
Copied store assets
Your screenshots, promo images and demo videos reused on other listings.
Clones with added tracking or malware
Copies of your code with ads, tracking or worse added, reported under the store’s abuse rules as well.
Lookalike sites
Sites on lookalike domains that push a clone, reported to the registrar and the host.
Search results
Results that rank a clone for your name. The delisting request goes out with the store notice.
How it works
Copyright is the lever that works.
Stores act on clear copyright notices. Many clones copy your text, images or code word for word, which is what a notice needs.
01
Find
Agents search the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons and the app stores for your name and lookalikes of it, including names spelled with lookalike characters, and compare each listing’s text, screenshots and icon with yours.
02
File
For the Chrome Web Store and Google Play we file Google’s copyright notice, which an authorised agent may send. For Firefox, Mozilla’s infringement form. For the App Store, Apple’s dispute form. Each notice lists every copied element and every listing URL.
03
Verify
We re-check every listing until it is gone. Clones come back under new names and new developer accounts, so we keep searching.
Proof of removal
Every clone tracked until it’s gone.
Every listing sits in your ledger with its status and evidence: removed by the store, passed to the developer, or refused and escalated.
Example data
Chrome Web Store · copyright notice
Removed at source
Firefox Add-ons · infringement form
Removed at source
App Store · claim sent to the developer
Passed to developer
Lookalike site · registrar and host
Reported
Name only, nothing copied · store declined
Refused, escalated
What each status means
The store or host took the listing down.
Some stores send the claim to the developer and ask you to settle it. We follow up and escalate.
Refused or ignored, so we take the next route: a trademark complaint, the host or the store’s appeal.
FAQ
Questions from extension and app developers.
What the stores act on, what they don’t, and how billing works.
Sometimes. Stores act on copyright notices as the law requires, but a clone that copies only a name or an idea is a store policy matter, decided at the store’s discretion. Google Play also asks trademark owners to contact the developer first. We tell you which case you are in before we file.
Apple’s dispute form usually passes your claim to the developer and asks the two of you to resolve it. We file it, follow up, and record every reply in your ledger, so you can see where it stands.
Not for copyright notices. Copyright in your description, screenshots, icon and code attaches when you create them. A registered trademark helps when only your name was taken.
It can be. Stores may pass a copyright notice to the developer, and Google sends copies of notices to Lumen, a public archive. We explain this before you approve the first notice.
You pay per verified removal. Tell us your extension or app, and we agree the scope with you before we start.
Free threat scan
See who is cloning your extension or app.
Send us your store listing. We send you the clones we find, with links.