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Copyright Notice

Copyright Notice


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This is a standard online copyright notice, which may be used by a website operator to assert ownership of the copyright in website materials.

As a matter of English law, and for that matter in most jurisdictions, copyright automatically subsists in appropriate types of work, such as literary works (writings), artistic works, dramatic works and so on. (However, in some jurisdictions, notably the USA, the full protection of copyright law is only available to works that have been registered with the appropriate authorities.)

A copyright notice does not create copyright. Instead, a copyright notice may be useful in helping to protect existing copyrights.

NOTE: Our website disclaimer and website terms of use documents all include simple copyright notices and suggested licensing provisions.

This copyright notice includes the following sections:

(1) Ownership of copyright
(2) Copyright licence
(3) Data mining
(4) Permissions
(5) Enforcement of copyright
(6) Infringing material

This document is 2 pages long including the cover sheet, and is supplied in Word (.doc) format for easy editing.

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Copyright Notice Q&A

Copyright Notice Q&A

What are the terms of the licence included with the copyright notice

The notice includes a simple copyright licence, designed to cover the basics of website use. In summary, the licence is a worldwide non-exclusive royalty-free revocable licence view the website via a web browser, store the website in browser cache, and print pages from the website. All the rights not expressly granted are reserved to the owner. There are a number of explicit prohibitions on the use of the website, these include prohibitions on republishing and redistributing the website and its content without prior written permission.

Would a copyright notice help me to bring a claim for breach of copyright if someone steals my website text and pictures?

In such a claim, it may be important to demonstrate that the content thief was not licensed to use the material and had no reason to think that he or she was licensed to use the material (e.g. to defeat an innocent infringement defence or plea in mitigation). A properly prepared copyright notice could help with these points.

The "enforcement" section of this template copyright notice puts users on notice that, if an infringement is discovered, legal proceedings may ensure. It also invites users to report any infringements of which they become aware.

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