UK Copyright Policy

What is Protected

Under the CDPA, copyright protection extends to:

• Original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works
• Sound recordings, films, and broadcasts
• Published editions of literary, dramatic, or musical works
• Computer programs and databases
• Performances and moral rights

Copyright Duration

Copyright protection typically lasts:

• Literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works: 70 years after the author's death
• Sound recordings: 70 years from first publication or 50 years from creation
• Films: 70 years after the death of the last surviving principal director, author, or composer
• Broadcasts: 50 years from first broadcast

Fair Dealing Exceptions

UK law provides fair dealing exceptions for:

• Research and private study
• Criticism, review, and quotation
• News reporting
• Parody, caricature, and pastiche
• Educational purposes

Required Information

To file a UK copyright complaint, you must provide:

• Your full name and UK contact information
• Description of the copyrighted work being infringed
• Evidence of your copyright ownership (registration, publication details, etc.)
• URL or location of the infringing content on our platform
• Statement that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorized
• Statement that the information is accurate and you are the copyright owner or authorized representative
• Your physical or electronic signature

How to Submit

Send your UK copyright complaint to our designated UK copyright agent:

Our Response Process

Upon receiving a valid UK copyright complaint, we will:

• Review the complaint for completeness and validity under UK law
• Verify copyright ownership and UK jurisdiction
• Remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content
• Notify the content creator of the takedown
• Provide information about filing a counter-notice

When to File

If you believe your content was removed in error, you may file a counter-notice. This should only be done if you have a good faith belief that the content was removed by mistake or that you have the right to use the content under UK law.

Required Information

Your counter-notice must include:

• Your full name and UK contact information
• Identification of the removed content and its location
• Statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the content was removed by mistake
• Statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of UK courts
• Your physical or electronic signature

Counter-Notice Process

Upon receiving a valid counter-notice:

• We will forward it to the original complainant
• The complainant has 10-14 business days to file legal action in UK courts
• If no legal action is filed, we may restore the content
• If legal action is filed, the content remains removed pending court resolution

Moral Rights

Under UK law, authors have moral rights including:

• Right to be identified as the author
• Right to object to derogatory treatment of the work
• Right to object to false attribution
• Right to privacy of certain photographs and films

Database Rights

UK law also protects databases under the Database Directive, which provides:

• Protection for databases that show substantial investment
• Rights against extraction and re-utilization
• Protection for 15 years from creation or publication

Collective Licensing

UK copyright law recognizes collective licensing schemes, which may affect how certain works can be used and licensed. We consider these arrangements when processing copyright complaints.