How to remove your files

Follow these simple step-by-step guides on how to remove your files from DESIGN.RIP and stop Alexandr from selling your intellectual property. Help us get DESIGN.RIP taken down permanently.

Most people don't realize how easy it is to fight back and protect your intellectual property. With just a few minutes of your time and a couple of emails, you can cost Alexandr countless hours of work and even take down his entire operation. See the growing list of services we've had terminated at the bottom of this page.

We've written simple step-by-step guides on how to have your content removed from DESIGN.RIP and stop Alexandr Gorelenkov (real name Alexandr Makarov) from distributing and selling your intellectual property. Sending DMCA notices to remove your files takes just a couple ofminutes and we've included templates you can use.

We've also includes some additional guides on how to fight back against this criminal even further. It's easy to get his services suspended, his financial streams frozen, and eventually his site removed permanently.

Why is it important to report your content

Creators and businesses who allow their products to be shared freely on piracy sites like DESIGN.RIP quickly spread to dozens of other similar sites and Telegram channels.

The only reason DESIGN.RIP is able to operate is because not enough people file complaints against Alexandr. Piracy criminals like Alexandr rely on apathy and ignorance, but just a couple of copyright flags on his MEGA uploads are enough to get one of his accounts permanently terminated, which removes hundreds of digital products and practically crashes his operation. We know because we do it often.

The only thing we need is for more creators and businesses to report their files for copyright infringement and to report his activity to the services and payment platforms he uses. We will not rest until DESIGN.RIP is dead.

How to remove your files from MEGA

If your files are for sale on DESIGN.RIP or in Alexandr's Telegram channels, chances are they're being stored on the file hosting service, MEGA.

Alexandr uses the file hosting service MEGA to store and distribute pirated digital products and files. The good news is it's very easy to have your files removed for copyright infringement because it's strictly against their Terms of Service and Copyright Policy:

We respect the copyright of others and require that users of our services comply with the laws of copyright. You are strictly prohibited from using our services to infringe copyright. You may not upload, download, store, share, display, stream, distribute, email, link to, transmit or otherwise make available any files, data, or content that infringes any copyright or other proprietary rights of any person or entity.

You can submit a notice for copyright infringement via MEGA's website here or emailing via copyright@mega.nz. As long as you're the owner of the copyrighted material and you've included all the details MEGA require in their Copyright Policy, they'll remove files.

Copy and paste this DMCA Takedown Notice template:

What happens next?

Once you've contacted MEGA, we've found it can take anywhere from 2-48 hours for your files to be removed. We've found that they generally don't respond to emails so you'll have to check the link to confirm they've been taken down.

If your files still aren't removed after 48 hours, reply to the DMCA email to follow up with MEGA's team. If your files have been removed, the link will display an error message.

Multiple copyright complaints = account termination

If the error message reads "The account that created this link has been terminated due to multiple violations of our Terms of Service", then you've hit the jackpot!

This means one of Alexandr's entire MEGA accounts was terminated, not just your individual files but files from hundreds of other creators. Your complaint was likely the one that tipped it over the edge.

Alexandr has multiple MEGA accounts but if just a few people send separate copyright complaints against each one, they permanently terminate them. This costs Alexandr countless hours of work re-uploading and organizing files and updating his website etc. The bonus is it also pisses off a lot of his paid subscribers:

We have hundreds of MEGA links from DESIGN.RIP and Alexandr's Telegram channels that we're sending to their respective owners along with this guide. It literally takes 1-2 minutes to report your link and it's only a matter of time until all the MEGA accounts Alexandr uses are terminated.

Where can I find where Alexandr is hosting my files on MEGA?

Alexandr will often share MEGA links on DESIGN.RIP or in the public Telegram groups t.me/designrip, t.me/uxuio, t.me/uxuis, and t.me/uxui_bot. Other times, these are provided after payment or hidden in the private Telegram channels.

We have multiple accounts that have access and we will do our best to send these to you but you can always contact us if would like us to check for you.

What happens if Alexandr re-uploads my files?

He probably will. Alexandr has zero regard for intellectual property and ignores DMCA Takedown Requests. When files have been removed, he'll re-upload them. Here's him re-uploading files to MEGA that were removed in response to creator DMCA requests simply because strangers on the internet asked him to:

The most important thing is to keep reporting your links in MEGA. It's a simple COPY > PASTE > SEND and MEGA will terminate his account if he continues to ignore multiple DMCA requests, especially if they're for the same files. He depends entirely on the people he steals from doing nothing.

How to remove your files from VKontakte (vk.com)

Since we took down 1,000+ folders uplodaded to MEGA, Alexandr has started hosting files on a Russian social network, VKontakte (vk.com). Here's how to remove them.

We've wiped out at least 100 TB of Alexandr's files uploaded to MEGA. Recently, he's started uploading them to the Russian social network VKontakte (vk.com/designrip) instead.

Alexandr has started using the domain oxo.link to redirect users to the pirated files on VK after 60 seconds. He does this because he is trying to hide the exact link URL, but you can always find it by opening your Downloads folder in Chrome. There's a guide on how to do this here.

If your files download link starts with psv4.userapi.com, they're hosted with VK. It's very easy to have your files removed for copyright infringement because it's strictly against their terms which state:

6.3. When using the Site the User is prohibited from:
6.3.5. illegally loading, storing, publishing, distributing, making available or otherwise using the intellectual property of other Users and third parties;

You can submit a notice for copyright infringement directly VK's website here or emailing via abuse@corp.vk.com and abuse@vk.com.

Copy and paste this DMCA Takedown Notice template:

What happens next?

If your files still aren't removed after 48 hours, reply to the DMCA email to follow up with VK's team via abuse@corp.vk.com. Be persistent with this — they will take it seriously and remove the files.

Where can I find where Alexandr is hosting my files on VK?

Alexandr will often share download links on DESIGN.RIP or in the public Telegram groups t.me/designrip, t.me/uxuio, t.me/uxuis, and t.me/uxui_bot. Other times, these are provided after payment or hidden in the private Telegram channels.

We have multiple accounts that have access and we will do our best to send these to you but you can always contact us if would like us to check for you.

How to remove your files from DESIGN.RIP and the Telegram groups

Send Alexandr a formal DMCA Takedown Request.

Send Alexandr a DMCA Takedown Notice demanding he remove your product from DESIGN.RIP and from his Telegram groups. This is a formal legal request to remove your files immediately and the first step in legal proceedings for copyright and IP infringement.

This is proof that you have already taken steps to remove your intellectual property. This is important when you start contacting all of his service providers to report illegal activity later on — you can state that you've already contacted Alexandr and he ignored your DMCA (this is a big no-no as far as the law is concerned).

Copy and paste this DMCA Takedown Notice template:

What happens next?

Alexandr will likely ignore your email at first, but follow up aggressively and let him know you're also reporting also his MEGA links for copyright infringement and contacting his third-party service providers such as payment platforms.

If Alexandr does remove your files, make sure you check DESIGN.RIP and his Telegram channels regularly and immediately report future infringements. The key here is to become such an annoying pest that he gives up pirating your files.

How to remove your content on DESIGN.RIP from Google search

Remove your stolen products from showing up in Google search.

If Alexandr has posted your intellectual property for sale on DESIGN.RIP, it may get indexed by Google and show in search results. Click here to search and check.

This is very easy to remove! You can report illegal content on Google Search for violating copyright by filling out a 2-minute online form here.

Here are some example responses you can use:

What happens next?

Google will notify you of the outcome. If everything checks out, they will remove the design.rip URL from their search index so it never shows up in search.

This is important to do so people can't find illegal copies of your product or DESIGN.RIP organically. Also, every copyright infringement will have a negative impact on the design.rip domain. This means Google will rank their other URLs even lower. With enough complaints, Google will even blacklist an entire domain completely.

Report the DESIGN.RIP Telegram Groups

Illegal activity is against Telegram's Terms of Service. Help remove the channels permanently by reporting them to Telegram's legal team.

Alexandr runs several Telegram channels and Telegram bots to distribute pirated digital files and direct users back to DESIGN.RIP to purchase more of your stolen work.

Facilitating illegal copyright infringement in public channels on Telegram is against their Telegram's terms of use. You can send a DMCA Takedown Notice to dmca@telegram.org and abuse@telegram.org to report Alexandr's public channels.

Copy and paste this email template:

What happens next?

When Telegram receives these reports, they are required to investigate them because they cannot afford to lose access to the App Store and Google Play. They are very hesitant to act but with enough reports and pressure they will have no choice.

Telegram will try to waste your time by asking you questions and asking for evidence that you've already included in your initial email. It's important that you are persistent and continue to hassle them until they give a definitive answer on the outcome of their investigation.

If they don't respond within a few days, send repeated follow up emails and again threaten to make a complaint directly to the App Store for violating their Agreements and Guidelines for Apple Developers and App Store Review Guidelines. These guidelines state extremely clearly that "Apps should not facilitate illegal file sharing".

We'll make a complaint to App Store and Google Play

Please forward these email threads to us. If the DESIGN.RIP channels are not removed, we will collect them and present evidence to Telegram that they are ignoring multiple valid illegal file sharing complaints and DMCA notices for the same channels.

If the channels aren't removed then, we'll make a complaint to the App Store and Google Play for violating their policies. This will put immense pressure on Telegram to removed these channels permanently.

This may sound like a stretch, but Apple in particular take a very strong stance against apps that violate their Agreements and Guidelines for Apple Developers. They will kick out any app for violating a single clause in their guidelines. If we can show that Telegram are repeatedly ignoring illegal activity complaints they will act on it.

How to cause problems for Alexandr

Alexandr steals from hundreds of independent creators and businesses with impunity. Here are some ways you can help fight back.

If you want to help slow down DESIGN.RIP and Alexandr further, hassle him on social media and via his emails bysany.design@gmail.com and admin@design.rip. Let him know what you think of his "moral character".

Share this website

You can also help continue the fight against this criminal by sharing this site with other creators and businesses affected by DESIGN.RIP and Alexandr. We created this website to help other people fight back against this criminal and protect their IP.

Also, if you know her email address, send this site to Alexandr's mom! Someone will eventually.

Report Alexandr's other services

If you notice Alexandr is using another service not mentioned above (e.g. Notion, domain registrars, email providers), you can report these for illegal activity as well. Just look up the service provider's terms of use and policies and they'll include a clause forbidding illegal activity 99% of the time.

Send the service provider an email explaining that DESIGN.RIP is an illegal piracy website and is in violation of their terms. They are obliged to investigate and will usually just terminate their service on the spot. If they don't, just hassle them and provide more evidence and they will have no choice.

Contact active users in the Telegram Channels

This is an extra spicy tip. You can create free (and anonymous) Telegram accounts to join the public channels t.me/uxuio and t.me/designrip and cause problems for active users and most of all, Alexandr.

Message users discussing, sharing, or even selling your products in the DESIGN.RIP channels. It's easy to trick these people into sharing their email address or identity. Some of these people are even stupid enough to include these details in the bios when committing criminal acts online.

Send them a DMCA or legal notice, publicly shame them on social media, contact their employer, or uninvite them to your birthday party — the choice is yours.

We have a few accounts in the paid DESIGN.RIP channels and we're keeping a record and screenshots of all the active users, especially those who share digital products. We will be publicly naming and shaming these users via this website soon.

Why we created this site

Turning a blind eye to people like Alexandr only enables them to make a comfortable living stealing from hard-working people. Fuck that. We created this site to stop Alexandr and permanently brand him for what he is: a criminal.

We're a small group of businesses who have banded together to create this site. We contacted Alexandr because he was selling our digital products that we sell on Creative Market, Craftwork, and UI8.net. Alexandr not only ignores DMCA Takedown Notices, but he sends back insults before re-uploading and selling our IP again. UI8, in particular, have done very little to help protect their creators, with their staff telling us "they'll look at this next month".

We've been selling digital products since the WordPress days and we understand that internet piracy will always be a problem. However, the arrogance and hubris of this person is unlike anything we've ever encountered. Alexandr has zero integrity or moral character and will continue to steal from people with actual talent unless people fight back against him.

Every time we have had our files removed from MEGA, he re-uploads them to sell as his own work with zero regard for intellectual property. We're no longer focused on just removing our files, we're focused on removing DESIGN.RIP permanently and will not rest until Alexandr is behind bars.

We created this site to help other creators, designers, and businesses fight back against Alexandr and his piracy network. We've created dozens of copies of this site and every time Alexandr tries to remove a site, we'll put it back up under 2x new domains. Every time someone Googles "Alexandr Gorelenkov" or "DESIGN.RIP" they will find a copy of this website until DESIGN.RIP is dead.

What can you do?

A lot of people don't realise how easy it is to protect your IP. Criminals like Alexandr Gorelenkov (Makarov) rely on this ignorance and profit from it.

We've written simple step-by-step guides on how to have your content removed from DESIGN.RIP and stop Alexandr from distributing and selling your intellectual property. Sending DMCA notices to remove your files takes just a few minutes and we've included templates you can use.

We've also includes some additional guides on how to fight back against this criminal even further and put a stop to Alexandr's criminal network. It's easy to get his services suspended, his financial streams frozen, and eventually his site removed permanently.

The only reason DESIGN.RIP is able to operate is because not enough people file complaints against Alexandr. Just a couple of copyright flags on his MEGA uploads are enough to get one of his accounts permanently terminated, which removes hundreds of digital products and practically crashes his operation. We know because we've done it.

The only thing we need is for more creators and businesses to report files for copyright infringement and to report his activity to the services and payment platforms he uses. Alexandr will have no choice but to give up.

What Alexandr is doing is called is wilful IP and copyright infringement, but on a large scale. This is a criminal offence in most countries and will land you imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense. Not only is Alexandr stealing from hundreds of creators and businesses, he's doing so purely to profit from it.

We're winning the war

Since we launched this site, we are already beginning to cripple Alexandr's piracy network. Here are some wins that we've been able to verify:

  • 1,000+ MEGA, Dropbox, and Yandex folders removed with an estimated 100 TB of pirated files (and these are just the ones we know of)
  • At least 6x MEGA accounts terminated (along with an unknown number of links)
  • Terminated his Donate Bot access from accepting payments on Telegram
  • Terminated his FreeKassa account from accepting payments on Telegram and the website
  • Had his PayPal, Buy Me a Coffee, Boosty, Gumroad, and DonationAlerts accounts terminated which he has also used to accept payments for pirated digital products
  • Took down his entire site hosting (reg.ru) for several days hosting
  • Contacted 80+ businesses to help them fight back (we have a list of 500+ still to contact)

We're also working on removing 10+ other services he's using to support his site and Telegram, it's just a matter of time until these are terminated as well. Whatever payment services Alexandr switches to next, we'll get it removed ASAP. You can help us by reporting any services you see also.

In desperation to stop people unsubscribing, Alexandr started deleting comments in the Telegram groups. Anyone asking questions about why the MEGA links don't work, why they can't start a new subscription, and why they can't buy individual files via the website got instantly deleted, removed, and blocked. He has now abandoned these channels completely and their subscribers.

Please send us information

Please send us any and all information you have about Alexandr, including screenshots of communication you have about him. If you have any information that you can add to this site, please get in touch! This is how we were able to discover Alexandr's real surname is Makarov.

P.S. Alexandr, if you're reading this and want to contact us, go ahead! We'll just tell you to fuck off like you told us to before re-uploading our files again and selling them online.