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Copyright and Takedown Policy
OyList respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. This policy explains how to ask us to remove content that infringes your copyright, and what happens if your own content is removed.
OyList is a UK-based service. We host content that our users post, and we remove or disable access to infringing content promptly once we are told about it, as the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 expect of a hosting service. Rights holders anywhere in the world can use this process.
Sending a Takedown Notice
If you believe content on OyList infringes your copyright, email [email protected] with "Copyright notice" in the subject. So that we can act quickly, please include:
- Who you are: your full name (or your company's), an email address and a postal address. If you act for the rights holder, say so.
- The work: describe the copyright work you say has been infringed, with a link to the original if you can.
- Where it appears on OyList: the specific address of each list, item or picture, for example "the third picture in the list titled 'Best Movies of 2024'".
- Your statement: that you believe in good faith the use is not authorized by the rights holder or allowed by law, and that the information in your notice is accurate.
What Happens Next
- Acknowledgment: We acknowledge your notice within 5 working days
- Review: A moderator checks the notice and the content
- Action: If the notice is valid, we remove or hide the content within 5 working days, and sooner where we can
- Notification: We tell the person who posted it that it was removed after a copyright notice
If your notice is missing something we need, we will ask you for it before we act.
If Your Content Was Removed
If you believe your content was removed by mistake, or that you have the right to use it, email [email protected] with the reference from the notice we sent you and explain why. Tell us, for example, that you own the work, have a license, or that a copyright exception applies.
- Review: We look at your explanation and the original notice again
- Contacting the complainant: Where it helps, we share your explanation with the person who sent the notice (without your contact details unless you agree)
- Decision: We tell you what we decided within 5 working days
If we agree the removal was wrong, you are free to post the content again, and we will lift any block on your account that the removal caused.
Repeat Infringers
Accounts that receive two or more valid copyright notices for different content within 12 months may be blocked, and accounts that keep infringing are deleted.
Using Other People's Work on OyList
✅ DO:
- Upload content you created yourself
- Use images or text that you have permission to use
- Use content under Creative Commons or similar open licenses, with the attribution they require
- Use content that is in the public domain
📖 Copyright Exceptions
UK law allows limited use of copyright works without permission in some cases, known as fair dealing: for example quotation, criticism or review with sufficient acknowledgment, and caricature, parody or pastiche. Whether an exception applies depends on how much is used and whether the use is fair. When in doubt, ask permission or seek legal advice.
❌ DON'T:
- Upload whole copyright works without permission
- Copy product descriptions or marketing text word for word from other websites
- Use high-resolution professional photos when a small picture would do
- Assume that "I found it on Google Images" means it is free to use
False Notices
Please only send a notice if you own the rights or act for the person who does. A notice that is knowingly false can expose its sender to legal claims, and we may ignore future notices from anyone who sends them.
What We Can and Cannot Remove
What We Can Remove
- Pictures our users upload
- Text our users write, including descriptions and comments
- Whole lists, items or comments
What We Cannot Remove
- Facts such as film titles, release dates or cast lists
- Content on other websites that OyList links to; please contact that website
Contact
- Copyright notices and disputes: [email protected]
- Other illegal content: report it on the content, or email [email protected]
- Anything else: [email protected]
See also our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.