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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.
Confirm ownership first.
Moderate complexity - several routes or missing facts
- If a freelancer or agency made the work, you may need a written assignment before you can enforce it.
- An exclusive licensee can sue, but the owner normally has to be joined as a party (sections 54 and 61).
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