Copyright Claims Lawyers
Copyright Claims Specialist Lawyer
Is your account suspended or deleted for copyright infringement?
Copyright Claims Specialist
PAIL® Solicitors offer expertise and decades of experience in copyright registration and disputes. Our specialist niche areas of practice are digital media business SMEs and IP, both contentious and non-contentious. (Charge rates may vary). Contact us using the above form or at peter@pailsolicitors.co.uk or on 0207 305-7491 charge rates may apply and may vary).
1. Are you facing copyright claims, or copyright strikes on social media platforms?
Most social media platforms, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, have a policy of three copyright strikes and you’re out. Once you have the strikes, your account and any other associated channels are subject to termination. For example, all videos uploaded to your account will be removed from YouTube.
Our clients have had their YouTube videos removed due to copyright strikes and we are able to get YouTube videos reinstated. We can recover damages for wrongful interference with your business.
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2. Unauthorised Use – The Takedown Notice
The first step in the copyright strike process is the takedown notice for the unauthorised use of copyright work. In this case, there is a dispute about copyright ownership of the content. In the above case, it was a dispute about joint ownership of the work.
There are in fact two kinds of takedown notices. The first is the platform’s own takedown notice procedure.; Social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram and Facebook have their own takedown notice procedure. They will all provide standard forms online that can be completed to complain about copyright infringement. The notice has to be quite detailed with links to the specific content and a clear explanation as to how the content infringes copyright. If the notice is not clear and detailed it is rejected. The second is the DMCA notice. This notice follows the required format:
· A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
· Identification of the original work or works claimed to have been infringed.
· Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringed.
· Contact information of the complaining party.
· A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and that under penalty of perjury, the complaining party is authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
The social media platform will indicate where you should send the DMCA notice in their terms and conditions.
If the social media platform does not reject the copyright notice it will disable or remove access to the infringing content.
However, if you are the owner of the social media channel that is being accused of infringement you can dispute that there has been any infringement. If successful, the social media channel will reinstate access to the material and your channel if it has been terminated.
You will have an opportunity to file a counter notification which will be in a set format.
3. Seek Legal Advice
If a counter notification is rejected, in some circumstances, you can sue the person issuing the copyright notice for damages and you can also sue the social media platform.
We can assist you with any copyright dispute whether on major platforms such as eBay, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest or YouTube or on the wider internet including on any host website.
Copyright Claims Lawyers
Copyright Legal Specialist