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• ArtStation and Sketchfab reports go to separate addresses Content & IP Rights

REPORTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT

If your copyrighted work was posted on Epic without your authorization, you can submit a “takedown request” to ask that the content be removed. Submitting a takedown request is a legal process. In accordance with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Epic has a policy of terminating access of users who are deemed to be repeat infringers of copyright.

• You can request removal of unauthorized copyrighted work Content & IP Rights
• Epic has a policy of terminating repeat copyright infringers’ access Account & Service Control

Learn more about intellectual property rights in our Intellectual Property FAQ.

• A separate FAQ provides more information about IP rights Content & IP Rights

What to know before submitting a copyright removal request

You need to consider whether the content you are concerned about can use your copyright under law because it falls under the legal exceptions of fair use, fair dealing, or a similar copyright exception applies. If a copyright exception applies, then the removal request you submit is considered invalid and there may be legal repercussions and repercussions to your account.

• You can request removal of unauthorized copyrighted work Content & IP Rights
• Consider fair use and other copyright exceptions before reporting Content & IP Rights

WARNING: BY SUBMITTING THIS COPYRIGHT TAKEDOWN NOTICE, YOU ARE MAKING A FORMAL LEGAL ACCUSATION, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT:

• A takedown notice makes formal assertions under penalty of perjury Legal Rights & Agreement Rules

• YOU ARE THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR ARE AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON THEIR BEHALF, AND
• • A takedown notice makes formal assertions under penalty of perjury Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
• YOU HAVE A GOOD FAITH BELIEF THAT THE USE OF THE MATERIAL IS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE COPYRIGHT OWNER, NOT MADE PURSUANT TO A LICENSE, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE FAIR USE, AND IS NOT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
• • A takedown notice makes formal assertions under penalty of perjury Legal Rights & Agreement Rules

NOTE THAT MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS LEGAL CONSEQUENCES, INCLUDING IMPRISONMENT AND/OR FINES. EPIC MAY TAKE ACTION (INCLUDING EPIC ACCOUNT TERMINATION) AGAINST THOSE WHO REPEATEDLY AND/OR KNOWINGLY SUBMIT FALSE TAKEDOWN NOTICES.

• False takedown notices may have legal and account consequences Legal Rights & Agreement Rules

Submitting a Copyright Removal Request

If you believe that your work has been used on our website or in any of our services in a way that infringes your copyright, you can submit a DMCA Notice to our Designated Copyright Agent via filling out the linked form below.

• Submit copyright removal requests through the linked form Content & IP Rights
• Epic lists dedicated copyright-agent contact details Content & IP Rights

Submit a Copyright Removal Request

• Submit copyright removal requests through the linked form Content & IP Rights

How to file a counter notice

If your content has been removed from an Epic product due to a copyright removal request, and you believe there has been an error or you have the right to use the claimed material, you may file an appeal, also known as a counter notice. Please understand that your contact information will be forwarded to the original complainant, and filing a counter notice may lead the complainant to initiate legal proceedings against you. After we receive your counter notice, we will evaluate it and, if appropriate, forward it to the complainant. After we forward your counter notice, if the complainant does not initiate legal proceedings against you within 10 business days, and the content does not violate any other Epic policy, we will restore your content.

• You may appeal a copyright removal with a counter-notice Content & IP Rights
• A counter-notice exposes your contact information to the complainant Sharing & Disclosure
• Content restoration depends on litigation and other Epic policies Content & IP Rights

Email Subject Line DMCA Counter-Notice [Case Number]

• The counter-notice template asks for your contact details and case number Data Access & Collection

Contact Information

• The counter-notice template asks for your contact details and case number Data Access & Collection

Name: Full legal name

• The counter-notice template asks for your contact details and case number Data Access & Collection

Address:

• The counter-notice template asks for your contact details and case number Data Access & Collection

Phone:

• The counter-notice template asks for your contact details and case number Data Access & Collection

Email:

• The counter-notice template asks for your contact details and case number Data Access & Collection

Body

Dear Epic,

I am writing to file a counter-notice in response to the removal of content identified by the DMCA takedown notice referenced below:

• Identify the original complaint and removed material in your counter-notice Content & IP Rights

• Case ID:
• • Identify the original complaint and removed material in your counter-notice Content & IP Rights
• Complaining Party: [Provide the name of the reporting party]
• • Identify the original complaint and removed material in your counter-notice Content & IP Rights
• Description of Removed Material: [Provide details of the content that was removed, e.g., Island code or URL]
• • Identify the original complaint and removed material in your counter-notice Content & IP Rights

I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

• The counter-notice declares a good-faith belief in mistake or misidentification Legal Rights & Agreement Rules

I consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which my address is located.

• The counter-notice includes consent to a federal court’s jurisdiction Legal Rights & Agreement Rules

I will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notice or their authorized agent.

• The counter-notice includes acceptance of service of process Legal Rights & Agreement Rules

Submit your electronic or physical signature [Your Full Legal Name, not a company name].

• Sign the counter-notice with your own full legal name Content & IP Rights

Report a trademark infringement

Our policies and applicable laws prohibit content that infringe trademarks. If you are a trademark owner and you believe content is infringing your trademark, to the extent possible we strongly encourage trademark owners to resolve their disputes directly with the user who posted the content in question. If you are unable to reach a resolution with the user, please submit a Trademark Complaint.

• Epic encourages direct resolution of trademark disputes before a complaint Content & IP Rights

You need to include all of the following in your Trademark Complaint:

• Trademark complaints must identify the complainant and trademark owner Data Access & Collection
• Include trademark registration details and locate the alleged infringement Content & IP Rights

• Your (or if you are under 18, your parent’s, guardian’s or company’s) full legal name, title, company name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, trademark owner, and your relationship to the trademark owner.
• • Trademark complaints must identify the complainant and trademark owner Data Access & Collection
• Trademark details including registering authority, registration jurisdiction, and registration number.
• • Include trademark registration details and locate the alleged infringement Content & IP Rights
• The material that you claim is infringing, including a description of where the material is located.
• • Include trademark registration details and locate the alleged infringement Content & IP Rights

Contact information for Epic’s Designated Copyright Agent

• Epic lists dedicated copyright-agent contact details Content & IP Rights

Email: dmca@support.epicgames.com

• Epic lists dedicated copyright-agent contact details Content & IP Rights

Legal Department Epic Games, Inc. 620 Crossroads Blvd. Cary, NC 27518 Telephone: (919) 854-0070

• Epic lists dedicated copyright-agent contact details Content & IP Rights

Please note that invalid DMCA or takedown requests or other inquiries will be ignored if you contact us via these mechanisms.

• Submit copyright removal requests through the linked form Content & IP Rights
• Epic lists dedicated copyright-agent contact details Content & IP Rights