Rights, complaints and privacy

Report a concern

If you believe something we publish infringes your copyright, breaches your privacy, or is simply wrong, tell us here. Every report reaches a real person, is logged with a reference number, and is answered by email. Reports about copyright are treated as a priority.

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How we reach you

We need a working email address. A report we cannot reply to cannot be acted on.

The details

Supporting documents

Optional, but a copyright claim is far quicker to act on with proof attached. Up to 4 files, 8 MB each, 20 MB in total. We accept PDF, Word, ODT, plain text and images. For everyone's safety we do not accept any other type of file.

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    Before you send this

    A deliberately false or misleading claim is a serious matter, not a formality. Knowingly making a false statement in order to have lawful material removed, or to misrepresent who owns a work, may expose you to civil liability for the losses and legal costs it causes, and in some circumstances to criminal liability. In Malaysia this touches the Copyright Act 1987 and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, and equivalent laws apply in most other countries.

    We keep a permanent record of every report, including the date and time, the network address it was sent from, everything you type here and every file you attach. Where a claim concerns a specific work, we may pass your report in full, including your identity and contact details, to the author or rights holder affected by it, to our legal advisers, and to a court or authority where we are required or entitled to do so.

    If you are not the owner of the rights concerned, or someone properly authorised to act for the owner, please do not file a copyright claim. Use one of the other categories above, or simply contact us and we will help.

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