DMCA & IP Takedown Policy
How to notify Pyyrah Limited of intellectual-property infringement on the Pyyrah+ services, and how we handle takedown notices, counter-notifications, and repeat infringers.
See content that infringes your copyright, trademark, or other IP rights on Pyyrah+? Send a written notice to Legal@pyyrahplus.com with the six elements listed below. We act on valid notices within a reasonable time.
False or bad-faith takedown notices can carry legal consequences · 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) in the US, and tort liability in the UK.
Overview
Pyyrah Limited respects the intellectual-property rights of others and expects users of its services to do the same. This policy implements:
- The notice-and-takedown procedure under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512.
- The hosting-defence procedure under the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002.
- Comparable EU notice-and-action obligations under the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065).
Designated agent for IP notices
Send all IP-infringement notices to:
Pyyrah Limited · Legal team
27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX, United Kingdom
Email: Legal@pyyrahplus.com (preferred)
Email is the fastest channel and the one we monitor most closely.
How to submit a takedown notice
A valid DMCA-style notice must include the following six elements (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)). The same elements satisfy a "notice of unlawful content" under UK hosting-defence rules and EU DSA.
- A physical or electronic signature of the rights-holder or an authorised agent.
- Identification of the copyrighted work (or other IP) claimed to be infringed.
- Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with enough specificity for us to locate it (URL on pyyrahplus.com or other Pyyrah+ surface).
- Your contact information: full legal name, postal address, telephone number, and email.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use complained of is not authorised by the rights-holder, its agent, or the law.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury (or a statement of truth in the UK), that the information is accurate and that you are authorised to act for the rights-holder.
Notices missing any of these elements may not be actionable, but we will reply and identify what is missing.
How we respond
On receipt of a valid notice we will:
- Acknowledge receipt, normally within 2 working days.
- Investigate, including verifying the material is hosted by us.
- Where the claim appears valid, remove or disable access within a reasonable time · typically 5 working days from receipt of a complete notice.
- Notify the user who posted the material so they may submit a counter-notification.
- Retain records of the notice and our action for audit.
Counter-notification
If material you posted has been removed or disabled and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, submit a counter-notification to Legal@pyyrahplus.com. A valid counter-notification must include:
- Your signature.
- Identification of the material that has been removed and the location it appeared before removal.
- A statement under penalty of perjury (or a statement of truth in the UK) that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
- Your full legal name, address, and telephone number.
- For US-DMCA: consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if outside the US, the federal court where Pyyrah+ may be found), and consent to accept service from the original notifier.
Where a valid counter-notification is received, we may restore the material after 10–14 business days, unless the original notifier files an action seeking a court order.
Repeat-infringer policy
Pyyrah Limited will, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers of the IP rights of others. What counts as "repeat" depends on the seriousness, frequency, and bad faith of the conduct.
Trademark and other IP claims
Trademark, design-right, database-right, passing-off and other IP claims may be submitted through the same process. State the IP right at issue, the registration number (if registered), and the basis on which the use complained of is alleged to infringe.
For trademark claims regarding use of the marks "PYYRAH", "PYYRAH+" or "Pyyrah Plus" by third parties, use the same channel.
False, abusive or bad-faith notices
Submitting a takedown notice without good-faith belief, or misrepresenting material facts, can result in liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) in the US and in tort (e.g., unlawful interference, malicious falsehood) in the UK. We will refer demonstrably abusive notices to counsel.
Contact
All IP notices and counter-notifications: Legal@pyyrahplus.com
For non-IP legal correspondence, see our Imprint / Legal Notice.