Copyright & DMCA Policy

Last updated: October 5, 2026

Snarky\'s respects intellectual property rights and expects creators publishing here to respect them too — see Terms — Prohibited conduct and Community Guidelines. This page explains how to report a game, comment, or other content you believe infringes your copyright, how a creator can dispute a takedown, and what happens to accounts that keep doing it.

1. Our policy

We respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and we extend the same process as a courtesy to good-faith copyright complaints from outside the United States. When we receive a valid notice, we remove or disable access to the specific game, file, or comment identified, notify the creator, and give them the chance to send a counter-notice as described below. Before generating a game, our AI planner is instructed to make an original take rather than copy a named franchise or existing work, and a rule-based check flags well-known franchise names for review — neither is a substitute for this notice-and-takedown process, and neither guarantees a published game doesn't infringe.

2. Filing a takedown notice

You can use the form below, or email the designated agent in Section 6. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must include, in writing:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized to act on their behalf.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed (or a representative list, if multiple works on the Service are covered by one notice).
• Identification of the material you claim is infringing, and information reasonably sufficient for us to locate it — the full game URL (for example /g/some-game) is the fastest way.
• Your contact information: name, address, telephone number, and email address.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

A notice missing any of these elements may not be actionable under the DMCA, and we may be unable to act on it until it's completed.

3. Filing a counter-notice

If your game or other content was taken down and you believe that was a mistake — for example, because the material was misidentified, or your use is authorized or non-infringing — you can send a counter-notice to the designated agent in Section 6 (replying to our takedown email reaches the same place). To be effective, your counter-notice must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was removed or disabled, and where it appeared before removal.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, for any judicial district in which Snarky\'s may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.

After we receive a valid counter-notice, we forward it to the original complaining party. Unless they tell us they've filed a court action seeking to restrain the activity, we may restore the material within 10–14 business days of the counter-notice, as the DMCA allows.

4. Repeat infringer policy

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers. In practice: a creator who receives multiple valid, unrebutted takedown notices for separate games or works will have those games removed and will face escalating enforcement under Terms — Moderation and enforcement, up to and including a permanent ban.

5. Trademark and other IP complaints

This page covers copyright specifically. For a trademark complaint, a right-of-publicity complaint, or any other intellectual-property concern that isn't a copyright takedown, email [LEGAL NOTICES EMAIL] with the same level of detail as a copyright notice (your contact information, the right you hold, the specific content, and why it infringes); we review these the same way but outside the formal DMCA process above.

6. Designated agent

Our designated agent to receive notices of claimed infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c), registered with the U.S. Copyright Office's Designated Agent Directory ([U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE DESIGNATED AGENT DIRECTORY REGISTRATION NUMBER]):

• [DESIGNATED DMCA AGENT NAME]
• [DESIGNATED AGENT ADDRESS]
• Email: [DMCA AGENT EMAIL]
• Phone: [DMCA AGENT PHONE]