Colophon · Copyright

Copyright, kept honest.

Rev. 2026-04-30

We respect the rights of authors. The procedures below mirror the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) and apply equally to creators, brands, and any third party with a legitimate claim to a work. We answer in writing.

§I

What this policy covers

Anything published, hosted, or scheduled through the Nexus Club platform — campaign posts on Instagram, dispatches on this site, member profile copy, application material, brand assets in a brief. If you hold rights in a work that appears in any of these places without your authorization, this is the route to remove it.

§II

Filing a notice

Send a written notice to our designated agent at copyright@thenexusclub.org. The notice must include, at minimum:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
  2. The exact location of the material on the platform — a URL is best.
  3. Your contact information: name, address, email, telephone.
  4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the rights holder, an agent, or the law.
  5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or are authorized to act on the rights holder's behalf.
  6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Knowingly material misrepresentations in a notice can expose the sender to liability under § 512(f). Please make sure the work and the use are what you believe they are.

§III

What happens after we receive a notice

We act expeditiously. The material is removed or disabled, the member or brand who posted it is notified with a copy of the notice, and we record the matter in our internal log. Removal is not a finding of guilt — it is a reset to a state both parties can argue from in good faith.

§IV

Counter-notice

If you believe material was removed in error, file a counter-notice with our designated agent at copyright@thenexusclub.org. The counter-notice must identify the material, include your contact information, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the removal was a mistake or misidentification, and your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we forward it to the original claimant. If the claimant does not file a court action within 10–14 business days, the material is restored.

§V

Repeat infringers

Membership and brand accounts that repeatedly infringe the rights of others are terminated. Repeat is a question of pattern, not count — three separate, valid notices, or a smaller number where the pattern is plain.

§VI

Designated agent

Notices and counter-notices are read by the designated agent at the address below. Notices sent elsewhere — to the editor, to support, to a member directly — are forwarded but slow the process.

Designated Agent
c/o The Nexus Club Agency
Email
copyright@thenexusclub.org
Postal
Registered address on file
— provided to claimants on written request