Colophon · Copyright
Copyright, kept honest.
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.
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.
Filing a notice
Send a written notice to our designated agent at copyright@thenexusclub.org. The notice must include, at minimum:
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
- The exact location of the material on the platform — a URL is best.
- Your contact information: name, address, email, telephone.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the rights holder, an agent, or the law.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- copyright@thenexusclub.org
- Postal
- Registered address on file
— provided to claimants on written request