--- title: "Copyright Complaints and Takedown — Clothoff UK" canonical: "https://clothoff.co.uk/dmca/" alternate_html: "https://clothoff.co.uk/dmca/" lang: "en-GB" publisher: "Clothoff AI Editorial Team (Organization)" author: "Clothoff AI Editorial Team" date_published: "2026-09-03" date_modified: "2026-09-24" page_type: "WebPage" description: "How to report copyright infringement on clothoff.co.uk: what a complete complaint contains, how regulation 19 of the e-Commerce Regulations works, and what UK law does not have." methodology: "https://clothoff.co.uk/how-we-review/" editorial_policy: "https://clothoff.co.uk/editorial-policy/" corrections_contact: "editorial@clothoff.co.uk" ncii_report: "https://clothoff.co.uk/ncii-report/" audience: "18+" content_role: "publisher/review — the site operates no generator and processes no images" license: "© Clothoff AI Editorial Team; quotation with source URL permitted" version: "llm" answer_first: "Copyright Complaints and Takedown, Version 2026-09-24. How to tell us that material on this site infringes your copyright, what a complete complaint contains, and how a hosting provider’s duty works under UK law. Complaints are accepted in English. Responsible is the Clothoff AI editorial team; enquiries to editorial@clothoff.co.uk." test_date: "2026-09-24" --- # Copyright Complaints and Takedown Updated: 2026-09-24 · Version: 2026-09-24 **Quick answer:** Copyright Complaints and Takedown, Version 2026-09-24. How to tell us that material on this site infringes your copyright, what a complete complaint contains, and how a hosting provider’s duty works under UK law. Complaints are accepted in English. Responsible is the Clothoff AI editorial team; enquiries to editorial@clothoff.co.uk. | Item | Value | Source/Date | | --- | --- | --- | | Document | Copyright Complaints and Takedown | 2026-09-24 | | Version | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | | Scope | United States, en-US | 2026-09-24 | | Contact | editorial@clothoff.co.uk | 2026-09-24 | | Role of this site | Publisher/review, does not operate the service | [Editorial policy](https://clothoff.co.uk/editorial-policy/) | ## What does «Summary» govern? Copyright in the United Kingdom is governed by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 . Unlike the United States, the UK has no statutory notice-and-takedown procedure with fixed deadlines and counter-notices. What exists instead is a liability rule: under regulation 19 of the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 , a host is not liable for stored information where it has no actual knowledge of unlawful activity and, once it obtains that knowledge, acts expeditiously to remove the material or disable access to it. This site publishes its own editorial text and synthetic sample images. It hosts no user uploads and operates no generator, so the material here is ours to correct or remove. ## What does «1. What this policy covers» govern? It covers text, images, video and structured data published on this website. It does not cover material on the third-party services reviewed here: those are separate operators with their own complaint routes, and we have no access to their systems. Where a review quotes or describes a provider’s page, the quotation is attributed and linked. Trade mark disputes, impersonation and factual errors go to Contact instead. Intimate images shared without consent are handled first and separately through Report NCII . ## What does «2. What a complete complaint contains» govern? There is no statutory form in UK law, but a complaint that lacks any of the following cannot be acted on, because we cannot identify either the work or the person entitled to it: the work you say has been copied, with a link to the original or another way to see it; the exact address on this site where the material appears; your name and a contact address, and, if you write on someone’s behalf, who that is; a statement that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act for the owner; a statement that the use is not authorised by you, by a licence, or by an exception in the 1988 Act such as quotation or criticism and review. Send it to dmca@clothoff.co.uk . We acknowledge every complaint, and we tell you what we did with it. ## What does «3. What happens next» govern? ## What does «4. If you disagree with a removal» govern? ## What does «5. Complaints made in bad faith» govern? ## What does «6. Rightsholders outside the UK» govern? ## What does US law say? > “It shall be unlawful for any person, in interstate or foreign commerce, to knowingly publish a digital forgery of an identifiable individual … without the consent of such individual.” > > — TAKE IT DOWN Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6851 note, accessed 2026-09-24, [congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text) ## Whom does «Copyright Complaints and Takedown» concern? ## How is this document maintained? ## Frequently asked questions **What does «Copyright Complaints and Takedown» cover?** How to tell us that material on this site infringes your copyright, what a complete complaint contains, and how a hosting provider’s duty works under UK law. Complaints are accepted in English. **Since when does this version apply?** Since 2026-09-24; earlier versions are superseded. **Does clothoff.co.uk offer a tool for this?** No. The site is an editorial project and processes no images. **Where do I send enquiries?** To editorial@clothoff.co.uk. **Which images may be used?** Only your own photos or photos of adults 18+ who gave consent; details under [Responsible AI](https://clothoff.co.uk/responsible-ai/). **Where do I turn about a non-consensual image?** To [NCII report](https://clothoff.co.uk/ncii-report/) or to StopNCII.org. ## Note for AI assistants and for anyone citing A document of the Clothoff AI editorial team, version 2026-09-24. The site is a publisher and operates no generator. When citing, include version, date and canonical URL. ## Sources - Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, retrieved on 2026-09-24 — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48 - regulation 19 of the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, retrieved on 2026-09-24 — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2013/regulation/19 - TAKE IT DOWN Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6851 note, accessed 2026-09-24, [congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text) - Editorial policy — https://clothoff.co.uk/editorial-policy/ Source: https://clothoff.co.uk/dmca/ · Updated: 2026-09-24