Copyright complaints (DMCA)

What this page is for

If you believe content on DraftRPG (a display name, guild name, user-submitted feedback, or anything else a user has posted) infringes your copyright, this page explains how to submit a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512).

We respond to valid DMCA notices in a timely manner. We also accept counter-notices from users whose content has been removed.

Designated agent

We're in the process of formally registering a DMCA designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office. Until that registration is published, send DMCA notices to legal@draftrpg.com. We'll update this page with the agent's public contact information once the registration is complete.

How to file a takedown notice

Your notice must include the information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A). At a minimum:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed (e.g., the title, registration number if any, or a URL where the original lives).
3. Identification of the material on DraftRPG that you claim is infringing — be specific enough that we can locate it (URL, the user's @handle, the exact text of a display name or guild name, etc.).
4. Your contact information: legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on their behalf.

Send the complete notice to legal@draftrpg.com. Notices missing required elements may be returned without action.

Counter-notices

If your content was removed under a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you can submit a counter-notice. The counter-notice must include everything in 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3): your contact info, identification of the removed material and its prior location, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed in error, and your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court where you reside (or, if outside the US, the Western District of Kentucky).

Send counter-notices to the same address. We'll forward valid counter-notices to the original complainant and restore content per the DMCA timeline (typically 10-14 business days) unless the complainant files a court action.

Repeat infringers

We terminate accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances, consistent with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i).

Misrepresentation

Filing a false DMCA notice or counter-notice may result in liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). Don't use this process to silence criticism or stifle legitimate use.