DMCA & Copyright Policy
AI Universe News
Effective date: February 2026 | https://www.aiuniverse.news
AI Universe News respects intellectual property rights and expects users and third parties to do the same. This policy describes our procedures for handling copyright infringement claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and equivalent international frameworks.
1. Our Commitment to Copyright Compliance
We take copyright compliance seriously. Our editorial workflow is specifically designed to produce original content based on publicly available facts, with explicit measures to prevent reproduction of copyrighted expression. Despite these measures, if you believe content on our website infringes your copyright, we want to hear from you and will act promptly.
AI Curation & Fair Use Statement
AI Universe News operates under ‘Fair Use’ principles. Our automated systems generate original, transformative summaries and analysis of news events. We provide significant added value through curation and synthesis. If you are a copyright holder and believe our summary exceeds fair use, please contact us for immediate review via our DMCA/Copyright agent at:
legal@aiuniverse.news
2. DMCA Safe Harbor
AI Universe News operates in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). We respond expeditiously to valid copyright infringement notices and remove or disable access to allegedly infringing content while the matter is under review.
3. How to Submit a DMCA Takedown Notice
If you are a copyright owner (or authorized agent) and believe that content on our website infringes your copyright, please submit a written notice containing ALL of the following elements:
- Your full legal name and contact information (address, phone number, email)
- A description of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed
- The exact URL(s) on our website where the allegedly infringing content appears
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf
- Your physical or electronic signature
Send DMCA Notices to:
Email (preferred): legal@aiuniverse.news
Subject line: DMCA Takedown Notice — [Your Name / Organization]
We aim to acknowledge all valid DMCA notices within 2 business days and take action within 5 business days of verification.
4. What Happens After You Submit a Notice
4.1 Review Process
Upon receiving a DMCA notice, we will:
- Review the notice to verify it meets the statutory requirements
- Evaluate the allegedly infringing content against our editorial records
- If the notice is valid: promptly remove or disable access to the content
- If the notice is deficient: contact you to request the missing information
- Notify the publisher of the removed content that a takedown has occurred
4.2 Counter-Notice
If content was removed in response to a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was erroneous or based on misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice. A valid counter-notice must include:
- Your contact information
- Identification of the removed content and the location where it appeared before removal
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the content was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification
- A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for your district
- Your physical or electronic signature
5. Repeat Infringer Policy
In accordance with the DMCA, AI Universe News maintains a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts and publishing access of repeat infringers.
6. False DMCA Claims
Please be aware that submitting a false DMCA notice may expose you to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees. Only submit a notice if you have a good faith belief that your copyright has been infringed.
7. Non-DMCA Copyright Concerns
If you have a copyright concern that does not fit the DMCA takedown process — for example, if you represent a news organization and wish to discuss our editorial practices or attribution — we welcome a direct conversation. Please contact us at the email address below. We are committed to working constructively with content creators and publishers.
8. Attribution Corrections
If you are the publisher of an original article we covered and you believe the attribution or link on our website is incorrect, please contact us and we will correct it promptly. We value proper attribution and appreciate publishers bringing these issues to our attention.
9. Our Proactive Copyright Compliance Measures
For your information, our editorial workflow incorporates the following proactive copyright protections:
- All articles are fully rewritten by AI language model from source summaries only (not full article text)
- Our AI prompts explicitly prohibit reproduction of original sentences, phrases, or article structure
- We maintain similarity-checking between our output and source material
- We source article data from licensed commercial APIs, not from scraping
- Every article includes attribution and a backlink to the original source
- We respect robots.txt directives of third-party websites
10. Contact
Designated DMCA Agent / Copyright Contact: legal@aiuniverse.news
Website: https://www.aiuniverse.news
Response time: 2 business days for acknowledgment, 5 business days for action.
Last updated: February 2026