Copyright (DMCA) Policy

Velvet Arcade respects intellectual property and responds to notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512).

1. Filing a notice

Send a written notice to our designated agent that includes:

1. your physical or electronic signature;
2. identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed;
3. identification of the infringing material and where it appears on Velvet Arcade (links are best);
4. your name, address, telephone number and email;
5. a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
6. a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner.

You can submit a notice through the report form by choosing "Copyright infringement".

2. Designated agent

[AGENT NAME] Velvet Arcade [BUSINESS ADDRESS] [email protected]

Our designated agent is registered with the US Copyright Office. [Register at dmca.copyright.gov before launch.]

3. Counter-notices

If your content was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter-notice that includes:

1. your physical or electronic signature;
2. identification of the removed material and where it appeared;
3. a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification;
4. your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you're outside the US, any district where Velvet Arcade may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.

We'll restore the material in 10 to 14 business days unless the complaining party tells us it has filed a court action.

4. Repeat infringers

We terminate the accounts of developers who are repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.

Draft — not yet legally reviewed.