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Copyright and Source Policy

How BriefScroll handles third-party content, source media, and takedown requests.

Last updated: 2026-07-21

Third-party rights

Publishers, authors, photographers, and other rights holders keep their rights in their content. BriefScroll does not claim ownership of third-party articles, media, or feeds. Bounded shared article-text caching is an operational cache, not a claim of ownership or a public archive. A cached public body is removed from shared storage when no account references it or when a valid takedown requires removal.

Feed images and source media

An RSS item, Atom item, Open Graph tag, Twitter card tag, article image URL, or source-provided media URL is a technical indicator, not a full copyright license by itself.

BriefScroll may direct-render those source-provided media URLs when no restriction is detected. It should not proxy, cache, resize, optimize, transcode, store, or rehost third-party media unless the license, source terms, user rights, or explicit permission allows it.

BriefScroll should honor media license, copyright, restriction, and blocked or deleted status metadata when feeds provide it, and remove media or content when a valid request requires it.

User responsibility

You are responsible for the sources, files, URLs, and imports you add. Do not add content you are not allowed to access or use.

Copyright notices

Send copyright notices to support@briefscroll.com. A notice should include the following information:

  • A physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed.
  • Information reasonably sufficient for us to find the material, such as the BriefScroll URL or source URL.
  • Contact information where we can reach you.
  • A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent, or the law.
  • A statement that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the rights holder.

Counter-notices

If material you submitted is removed because of a copyright notice and you believe the removal was mistaken, contact support@briefscroll.com for counter-notice instructions. A valid counter-notice must identify the removed material, state under penalty of perjury that it was removed by mistake or misidentification, include your contact details and consent to the appropriate federal court, and carry your physical or electronic signature. We may send it to the claimant and restore material when the law permits.

Designated-agent status

Zoltico LLC has not yet registered a designated DMCA agent with the US Copyright Office. Until registration is verified, this page is an intake and response policy and does not claim section 512 safe-harbor status. Send all copyright requests to support@briefscroll.com.

Repeat issues

BriefScroll may remove content and may restrict or close accounts that repeatedly submit infringing material or ignore source restrictions.

Licensed access

If licensed content, official publisher APIs, commercial feed access, or media rights would improve compliance or the reader experience, the product plan should name that paid option clearly.