Reporting Intellectual Property Infringement

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Content & IP Rights · Procedure

ArtStation and Sketchfab reports go to separate addresses

From August 10, 2026, Epic no longer processes IP reports for ArtStation or Sketchfab. The page directs ArtStation content reports to dmca@artstation.com and Sketchfab content reports to dmca@sketchfab.com.

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As of August 10, 2026 Epic no longer processes IP reports for ArtStation or Sketchfab.
Please submit any reports related to ArtStation content to dmca@artstation.com.
To report Sketchfab content, please submit to dmca@sketchfab.com.

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  • Applies from August 10, 2026.

Content & IP Rights · Context

A separate FAQ provides more information about IP rights

Epic links to an Intellectual Property FAQ for more information about intellectual property rights. That separate FAQ is not supplied in this analysis.

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Learn more about intellectual property rights in our
Intellectual Property FAQ

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  • The linked FAQ’s contents are outside this source.

Content & IP Rights · Procedure

Submit copyright removal requests through the linked form

If you believe use of your work on Epic’s website or services infringes your copyright, the page directs you to send a DMCA notice to its Designated Copyright Agent using the linked copyright-removal form. The page also says invalid DMCA or takedown requests, or other inquiries sent through the agent contact mechanisms, will be ignored.

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

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The request concerns a believed copyright infringement on Epic’s website or services.
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Content & IP Rights · User right or choice

You may appeal a copyright removal with a counter-notice

If a copyright removal request caused your content to be removed from an Epic product, you may file a counter-notice if you believe the removal was an error or you have the right to use the material. This option concerns copyright removals.

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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.

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  • You must believe there was an error or that you have the right to use the claimed material.

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Content & IP Rights · Company commitment

Content restoration depends on litigation and other Epic policies

After Epic forwards your counter-notice, it will restore your content if the complainant does not initiate legal proceedings against you within 10 business days and the content does not violate another Epic policy. The clock is tied to forwarding, rather than your initial filing. Other Epic policies are not supplied here.

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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.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The complainant must not initiate proceedings within 10 business days after forwarding.
  • The content must comply with other Epic policies.

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  • The referenced other Epic policies are not included in this source.

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  • qualifies (model-proposed): You may appeal a copyright removal with a counter-notice — Filing a counter-notice does not itself promise restoration: after forwarding, the absence of legal proceedings within 10 business days and compliance with other Epic policies are both required.
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Content & IP Rights · Procedure

Identify the original complaint and removed material in your counter-notice

The counter-notice template asks you to identify the DMCA removal being challenged, including its case ID, the complaining party’s name, and details locating the removed material, such as an Island code or URL.

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I am writing to file a counter-notice in response to the removal of content identified by the DMCA takedown notice referenced below:
Case ID:
Complaining Party: [Provide the name of the reporting party]
Description of Removed Material: [Provide details of the content that was removed, e.g., Island code or URL]

Content & IP Rights · Procedure

Sign the counter-notice with your own full legal name

The template asks for an electronic or physical signature using your full legal name, rather than a company name.

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

Content & IP Rights · Procedure

Epic encourages direct resolution of trademark disputes before a complaint

The page says Epic policies and applicable laws prohibit trademark-infringing content. If you own a trademark and believe content infringes it, Epic strongly encourages resolving the dispute directly with the posting user to the extent possible. If resolution cannot be reached, it directs you to submit a Trademark Complaint.

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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.

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  • Direct resolution is strongly encouraged to the extent possible.
  • The complaint route is described for an unresolved dispute with the posting user.

Content & IP Rights · Procedure

Include trademark registration details and locate the alleged infringement

A Trademark Complaint must include the registering authority, registration jurisdiction, and registration number. It must also identify the allegedly infringing material and describe where that material is located.

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You need to include all of the following in your Trademark Complaint:
Trademark details including registering authority, registration jurisdiction, and registration number.
The material that you claim is infringing, including a description of where the material is located.

Content & IP Rights · Procedure

Epic lists dedicated copyright-agent contact details

The page lists dmca@support.epicgames.com and the Legal Department, Epic Games, Inc., 620 Crossroads Blvd., Cary, NC 27518, telephone (919) 854-0070, for its Designated Copyright Agent. These are dedicated channels: invalid DMCA or takedown requests and other inquiries sent through them will be ignored. The copyright-removal instructions separately direct submitters to the linked form.

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Contact information for Epic’s Designated Copyright Agent
Email: dmca@support.epicgames.com
Legal Department Epic Games, Inc. 620 Crossroads Blvd. Cary, NC 27518 Telephone: (919) 854-0070
Please note that invalid DMCA or takedown requests or other inquiries will be ignored if you contact us via these mechanisms.
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.

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  • Invalid DMCA or takedown requests and other inquiries through these mechanisms will be ignored.
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