Rights remain with their owners
Uploading or publishing a record does not transfer copyright to Inrep Scholar. Authors, publishers, funders and institutions retain the rights they hold. A depositor grants only the permission required by the selected deposit agreement and access policy.
Depositor responsibility
Depositors must own the work, have permission, act under an institution's lawful authority, or rely on another valid legal basis. Third-party images, datasets, substantial extracts, publisher versions, confidential appendices and jointly authored material must be identified and cleared before deposit.
Licences and access decisions
Institutions may publish metadata while keeping the full file open, view-only, restricted, institution-only, embargoed or private. A Creative Commons or other licence applies only when an authorised rights holder selected it. Metadata visibility does not grant permission to copy a protected file.
Infringement notice
A rights holder or authorised agent may use the takedown form. The notice should identify the protected work and disputed record, provide contact information, state the complainant's authority, explain why the use is not authorised, and confirm that the information is accurate. The typed name and confirmations are treated as the electronic submission of the notice.
Institution and depositor notice
Where appropriate and legally permitted, the institution or depositor responsible for the content will be notified and given the substance of the claim. Access may be temporarily restricted while facts, licences, deposit authority and legal obligations are reviewed.
Counter-notice and restoration
A depositor or institution may submit a written counter-notice identifying the removed content, explaining the authority for use and providing reliable contact details. Restoration depends on applicable law, the response from the complainant, institutional policy and any court or regulator direction.
Repeat infringement and preservation
Repeated or deliberate infringement may result in account restriction or termination. Removing public access does not necessarily erase protected audit, evidence or preservation records where retention is legally required.
Legal reference
The process is designed to support the online-content notice framework in the Nigeria Copyright Act 2022. This page is operational information, not legal advice.