DMCA Copyright Policy
Poki2 respects the intellectual property rights of others. We respond to properly submitted DMCA notices promptly and in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). If you believe that content on any Poki2 network site infringes your copyright, please follow the procedure outlined below.
1. How to Submit a DMCA Takedown Notice
To request removal of content you own, send a written notice containing the following information to our designated agent at [email protected]:
- Identification of the copyrighted work: A clear description or link to the original work you claim is infringed, sufficient to identify it.
- Identification of the infringing content: The specific URL on a Poki2 network site where the allegedly infringing content appears.
- Your contact information: Your full name, company name (if applicable), mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
- Good faith statement: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- Accuracy statement: 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 behalf of the copyright owner.
- Signature: Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Our Response Process
Upon receipt of a complete and valid DMCA notice, we will:
- Acknowledge receipt within 24 hours (business days)
- Investigate the claim and, if appropriate, remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content
- Notify the content provider (if applicable) of the removal
- Respond with our determination within 10 business days
3. Counter-Notice
If content you own or operate was removed as a result of a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was in error, you may submit a counter-notice to [email protected]. A valid counter-notice must include:
- Identification of the removed content and the URL where it previously appeared.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed by mistake or misidentification.
- Your full name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the district in which your address is located.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
4. Repeat Infringer Policy
Poki2 will terminate access for any user or content provider determined to be a repeat infringer in appropriate circumstances, consistent with the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(i).
5. Good Faith & Abuse of Process
We take every DMCA notice seriously, but we also recognise that the DMCA takedown process can be misused. Filing a DMCA notice when you do not hold the copyright, or when the use of the content clearly qualifies as fair use, commentary, or satire, is a misuse of the process. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.
We reserve the right to reject notices that are clearly incomplete, fraudulent, or abusive. A rejected notice will not be acted upon, and repeat abuse of the DMCA process may result in your contact being blocked from our system.
6. Licensing & Fair Use
Many games hosted on the Poki2 network are either self-developed, licensed from third-party developers, or embedded via iframes with the explicit or implied permission of the original developer (for example, games hosted on platforms that provide embeddable players). Before submitting a DMCA notice, please consider whether the content may be licensed or whether its use constitutes fair use under U.S. copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 107), which includes copying for purposes of commentary, criticism, news reporting, teaching, or research.
If you are a game developer and would like to discuss licensing your game for inclusion on the Poki2 network rather than filing a removal notice, please contact us at [email protected] with the subject line "Game Partnership Enquiry". We welcome these conversations.
7. Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take for content to be removed after I file a notice?
We aim to acknowledge all complete and valid DMCA notices within 24 business hours and to action removal within 10 business days. Urgent cases involving clear and unambiguous infringement are typically resolved faster. You will receive an email confirmation once the content has been removed or access has been disabled.
What happens if the content provider files a counter-notice?
If we receive a valid counter-notice from the content provider, we are required by law to wait 10 to 14 business days before restoring the content. During that window, you may seek a court order to prevent restoration. If no court order is received, we may restore the content. We will notify you when a counter-notice is received so you can take any action you consider necessary.
Can I contact you directly instead of filing a formal DMCA notice?
Yes. If you are a developer and you believe your game appears on our site without proper permission, you are welcome to email us informally at [email protected] or [email protected]. In many cases we can resolve the matter quickly without a formal legal notice — for example by adding attribution, updating an embed URL, or removing content upon request. Informal requests are not legally binding DMCA notices but we treat them with equal seriousness.
8. Contact Our DMCA Agent
Send all DMCA notices by email to:
[email protected]
Subject line: DMCA Takedown Notice — [Your Name / Company]
We do not accept DMCA notices by telephone or social media. Please send all notices in writing to the email address above.