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by CLW433
Tue Sep 30, 2025 3:08 pm
Forum: Copyright Infringement
Topic: Statute of Limitations on copyright infringement/fair useage
Replies: 5
Views: 6212

Re: Statute of Limitations on copyright infringement/fair useage

Thanks. I understood that the Limitations Act 1980 meant 6 years from initiation of cause of tort. So, if the image has not been touched (in this case, lost in the depths of a news archive) for nine years, surely it is not possible to prove damage.
by CLW433
Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:07 am
Forum: Copyright Infringement
Topic: Statute of Limitations on copyright infringement/fair useage
Replies: 5
Views: 6212

Statute of Limitations on copyright infringement/fair useage

I chair a small, volunteer-run registered charity. Nine years ago we advertised a film screening by a university society on our news page. The event was advertised with a still from the film. Last week we received a message from ResolveUK, acting for AFP, demanding restitution for the image's use or ...