Notice of Online Copyright Infringement - Template Form

NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REQUEST TO TAKE DOWN

DATED:

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Intended Recipient of this Notice

1. This notice is for the attention of:

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with the URL address:

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(the Platform)

2. This notice has been sent by post and by email to ________ at:

Address:

________

Email: ________

Sender of this Notice

3. This notice is sent from:

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of address:

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Copyrighted Work

4. I send this notice in relation to copyrighted work, a description of which is detailed below:

(a). Title of work: ________ (the Work)

(b). Nature of the work: ________

(c). Date of creation: ________

5. The Work is protected under UK copyright law as an original literary work in accordance with section 1 and section 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Ownership of the Copyright to the Work

6. I am the owner of the Work because it is an original work which was created by me.

7. As the owner of the copyright to the Work, I have the exclusive right to:

(a). make copies of the Work; and

(b). authorise any and all copies of the Work by any third party; and

(c). issue copies of the Work to the public; and

(d). authorise the issuing of copies of the Work to the public by any third party.

Copyright Infringement

8. On ________, I discovered that the Platform is facilitating a copyright infringement of the Work.

9. Specifically, it has come to my attention that users of your platform have created copies of the Work and have made those copies publicly available on the Platform as follows:

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(the Infringement)

10. Please see attached the following evidence which shows the Infringement:

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat duis aute irure.

12. As a result of the Infringement, I require that the infringing content be removed and/or that access to it be disabled in accordance with the request set out below.

13. ________ is requested to remove and/or disable all access to the webpages highlighted above, so that all infringing content is eliminated in its entirety and cannot be accessed by the public. ________ is requested to do so as soon as possible and in any event within ________ calendar days from receipt of this notice.

14. Please be advised that, upon ________ receiving notice of the Infringement, it shall become liable for its possession of the copies unless matters are sufficiently and expeditiously dealt with in the manner described above. In the event of any failure of ________ to comply with the actions set out above, it is my intention to commence proceedings against ________. In those circumstances, I reserve the right to seek the appropriate remedies against ________ including damages, an injunction, an order dealing with the destruction or handing over of the content together with any legal costs (and any interest).

15. It is my hope that matters can be resolved upon your receipt of this notice. ________ is requested to confirm to me by ________ that the required action has been taken.

Signed by:

______________________

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Dated:

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