Copyright & Attribution Policy

Draft · last updated July 2026

LexFeed is designed to send readers to the publishers who do the reporting, not to take their place. This draft policy explains how we attribute content, how we respect publisher terms, and how a rights-holder can ask us to remove infringing material.

Attribution and linking

Every item on LexFeed names its source and links to the original. We preserve canonical URLs so the link points to the publisher's own page. Where an excerpt appears, we keep it short, use it only where appropriate, and attribute it clearly. We do not reproduce full articles.

Respect for publisher terms

We aim to honor publisher terms of service, feed guidelines, and robots.txt directives. If a source signals that it does not want to be indexed, or asks us to stop, we will respect that. See our Source Removal Requests page for how to opt out.

Good-faith aggregation and fair use

LexFeed operates as a news aggregator and index. We believe that showing a headline, a short attributed snippet, the source, and the time, and then linking to the original, is a good-faith, transformative use that benefits publishers by driving traffic to them. Nothing here is legal advice, and we will always work in good faith with rights-holders who reach out.

Filing an infringement notice

If you believe content on LexFeed infringes your copyright, you can send a takedown notice to [operator DMCA/copyright contact]. Please include:

Identification of the copyrighted work you say is infringed.
The specific URL on LexFeed where the material appears.
Your contact information (name, email, and mailing address).
A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
Your physical or electronic signature.

What happens next

We will review valid notices promptly and, where appropriate, remove or disable access to the material and notify the relevant source. We may retain a record of notices for our own reference.