---
title: "Capture the publication with URL, time, audience and copies"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/defamation-and-media-law/capture-the-publication-with-url-time-audience-and-copies"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A33-A20260923-1"
practice_area: "Defamation & Media Law"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Capture the publication with URL, time, audience and copies

> Build a capture record from the URL, screenshots, archive copies and analytics exports, listing what is still missing.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/defamation-and-media-law/capture-the-publication-with-url-time-audience-and-copies  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Defamation & Media Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/defamation-and-media-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Build a capture record from the URL, screenshots, archive copies and analytics exports, listing what is still missing. |
| What the lawyer must review | Confirm the capture is complete and dated Do not plead a later edit of a live page as the publication |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

Confirm the capture is complete and dated. A later edit of a live page is not the publication you will plead.

- What the AI does: Build a capture record from the URL, screenshots, archive copies and analytics exports, listing what is still missing.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
2. Verify every relied-on citation, figure and name against the source document.
3. The responsible lawyer approves the exact version before use.

## Sources

- [New Zealand Law Society: Generative AI guidance for lawyers](https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/professional-practice/rules-and-maintaining-professional-standards/generative-ai-guidance-for-lawyers/) (checked 2026-09-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Preservation letter to a publisher](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/defamation-and-media-law/us-publication-preservation-letter.md) | Letter | Yellow | A request that a publisher or host keep the publication, drafts, and logs. It is notice that a claim is contemplated.… |
| [Defamation claim assessment checklist for an aggrieved person: publication capture, serious harm, limitation and concerns notice timing](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/defamation-and-media-law/defamation-claim-assessment-limitation-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | First-instruction checklist for a person who says they have been defamed: capture and first-publication date, standing of a corporation, serious harm evidence, likely defences, the 1-year limitation… |
| [Publication capture worksheet](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/defamation-and-media-law/us-publication-capture-worksheet.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A worksheet for recording a publication before a correction demand: the words, the URL, the time, and who could see it. It does not decide what the statements mean. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/defamation-and-media-law/capture-the-publication-with-url-time-audience-and-copies/united-states.md) | Green |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*