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Copyright: someone copied my content, software or images. What can I do?

First confirm you own the copyright and that no statutory exception applies. Then choose between a takedown request, a notice and a suit.

Check the exception carefully before acting.

Moderate complexity - several routes or missing facts

  • Fair dealing under section 52(1)(a) is judged on the facts - how much was taken, for what purpose, and its effect on your market.
  • Fair dealing in clause (a) does not apply to computer programmes; software has its own narrower exceptions in clauses (aa) to (ad).
  • If unsure, a measured request to credit or remove is usually safer than a legal threat.

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Not sure whether this applies to your invention?

The honest answer usually needs someone to look at your actual disclosure, your timeline and the prior art. That is a conversation, not an article.