Copyright & Licensing

1. Ownership of content

Unless stated otherwise, all content published by Puthiya Kural Newspaper Publications — in the printed newspaper, on this website and on our social media — is © Puthiya Kural Newspaper Publications, 2026, all rights reserved. This includes articles, headlines, editorials, photographs, illustrations, page designs, layouts, videos, graphics and the selection and arrangement of content.

Our content is protected by the Copyright Act (Canada) and by international copyright treaties.

2. Names & logos

“Puthiya Kural”, “புதிய குரல்”, “Puthiya Kural Newspaper”, “Puthiya Kural Organization”, “New Voice Canada”, the PKN logo and related names and marks identify our publications and services. You may not use them in a way that suggests we endorse, sponsor or are affiliated with you or your content, or that could confuse readers about the source of content, without our written permission.

3. What you may do without asking

• Share links to our articles on social media, email and messaging apps.
• Quote short excerpts for news reporting, criticism, review, research, private study or education, as permitted by fair dealing under Canadian law — provided you credit the source (for example: “Source: Puthiya Kural, puthiyakural.ca”) and, online, link back to the original.
• Print or save a single copy of an article for your personal, non-commercial use.
• Use our official share buttons and embeds where we provide them.

4. What you may not do without permission

• Copy, republish or redistribute full articles, photos, videos or newspaper pages — on websites, blogs, social media pages, YouTube channels, WhatsApp groups, print publications or anywhere else.
• Translate our content into another language and publish it.
• Remove or alter our name, by-lines, watermarks or copyright notices.
• Upload PDF or image copies of our newspaper pages.
• Use our content in advertising, commercial products or paid services.
• Scrape, harvest or bulk-download our content, or use it to train artificial-intelligence or machine-learning systems.
• Frame our website so that it appears to be part of another site.

5. Reprints, syndication & licensing

We are happy to consider requests to reuse our work. We license content for:

• Reprints of articles or pages in other publications, newsletters or books;
• Syndication of articles or columns to other media outlets;
• Use of our photographs or videos;
• Educational, community and non-profit use; and
• Framed copies or commemorative reprints of a page (for example, a page featuring your family or organization).

How to request permission

Email publication@puthiyakural.com with:

1. The title, date and link (or page number) of the content;
2. How, where and for how long you would like to use it;
3. Whether the use is commercial or non-commercial; and
4. Your name, organization and contact details.

Permission is only granted in writing. Fees may apply depending on the use.

6. Contributor & reader submissions

When you send us a letter, article, poem, photo, video or other content, you confirm that it is your original work (or that you have permission to share it) and that it does not infringe anyone else’s rights.

You keep the copyright in your submission. By sending it to us, you grant Puthiya Kural Newspaper Publications a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual licence to edit, publish, translate, republish and archive it in print, online, on social media and in any other format, with credit to you where appropriate. For commissioned freelance work, the terms of your written agreement with us apply.

7. Third-party content

Some content we publish — such as news-agency stories, photos, press releases, advertisements and images supplied by readers or organizations — belongs to others and is used under licence or with permission. These remain the property of their owners. Please contact the owner directly to reuse them; we are not able to grant permission on their behalf.

8. If you believe your copyright has been infringed

We respect the rights of creators. If you believe content on our website or social media infringes your copyright, please send a notice to publication@puthiyakural.com that includes:

• Your name and contact information;
• Identification of the work you own;
• The exact location (URL, edition and page) of the content you believe infringes it;
• A description of the infringement and the date and time it occurred; and
• A statement that the information is accurate and that you are the owner, or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

We will review your notice promptly and, where appropriate, remove the content, credit the owner or contact the person who supplied it. Notices are handled in line with the notice-and-notice provisions of the Copyright Act (Canada) where they apply.

9. Contact

See also our Terms of Use and Community Guidelines.