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You鈥檙e responsible for defending your copyright material against infringement.

Some people or organisations (such as libraries or schools) may be able to use copyright work without permission. You should check whether someone鈥檚 use of your work is permitted before trying to stop them.

If you think someone is using your work and they don鈥檛 know you own the rights

People or organisations must apply for a licence if they want to use a work that鈥檚 covered by copyright but do not know who the rights holder is.

Check the to see if anyone has licensed your work or is in the process of applying for a licence. If your work is on the register you can:

• apply to have an application stopped
• claim the licence fee that鈥檚 been paid (if a licence has already been issued)

If you have a dispute about licensing

Your collecting society can contact the and ask them to decide on some disputes about licensing.

They can also contact them by post.

Help with copyright law

The IPO Customer Support Centre offers general advice on copyright law.

You can get advice on particular legal issues from an intellectual property (IP) professional.

If you鈥檇 like more guidance about an area of copyright law

You can also

They might publish a public 鈥榗opyright notice鈥� if your question highlights a gap in the general copyright guidance.