Copyright & Takedown

Effective 23 September 2026

nuze hosts content published by its users. We take rights complaints seriously and act on valid notices quickly. This page covers copyright, but the same process applies to other unlawful content (defamation, privacy, court orders).

How to send a notice

Email info [at] nuze [dot] com with the subject “Takedown notice”, including:

  1. The exact URL(s) of the content on nuze.
  2. What the content infringes — for copyright, a link to or copy of your original work and proof you own it or act for the owner.
  3. Your name, organisation (if any), postal address and email.
  4. A statement that you believe in good faith the use isn't authorised by the rights holder, their agent or the law.
  5. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury where that applies, that you are the rights holder or authorised to act for them.
  6. Your signature (typed is fine).

Postal notices can be sent to [legal entity name, registered address].

What happens next

  1. We acknowledge your notice within [2 working days].
  2. If the notice is complete and the claim is credible, we remove or disable access to the content promptly — usually within [2 working days] of acknowledgement — and tell the journalist who published it, with a copy of your notice (minus your contact details if you ask).
  3. The journalist may send a counter-notice explaining why the content doesn't infringe (for example, fair dealing for reporting current events, quotation, or that they hold a licence). We'll forward it to you.
  4. If you don't tell us within 10 working days that you've begun legal action, we may restore the content.

Repeat infringers

Accounts that receive repeated valid notices are closed.

Misuse of this process

Knowingly false notices can make you liable for the costs they cause. We treat attempts to use takedown notices to silence accurate reporting as abuse of the process.

Quotation and fair dealing

UK law allows quotation, criticism, review and reporting of current events with proper acknowledgement. Journalists on nuze are expected to quote and credit, not copy. If you think a story quotes too much of your work, tell us — many of these are resolved by trimming and crediting rather than removal.