Our approach
CardGrader LLC, which operates LobbyLab, respects the intellectual property of others and expects LobbyLab players and creators to do the same. Games on LobbyLab should be original. When a prompt mentions a known game, film or character, LobbyLab builds an original game inspired by it, with its own names and art. If you believe something on LobbyLab infringes your copyright, trademark or other rights, tell us and we will look into it promptly.
We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), and we handle other intellectual property complaints the same way where it makes sense.
How to send a copyright notice
Send your notice through the Help and support page (choose "Copyright or IP") or by email to our copyright agent at [email protected] with the subject "Copyright notice". Your notice must include:
- your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name counts), or that of a person authorized to act for the copyright owner;
- a description of the copyrighted work you believe was infringed (or, for several works, a representative list);
- where the material you believe is infringing is on LobbyLab, specifically enough for us to find it, such as the game's link (for example lobbylab.gg/g/...) and what in the game infringes;
- your name, postal 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; and
- a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
Notices that are missing required information may not be processed. Please send one notice per complaint, and use this process only for intellectual property complaints. For anything else, use the Help and support page.
What happens after a notice
When we receive a valid notice, we will:
- remove or disable access to the material identified in the notice, usually within 2 business days;
- tell the person who published it that we did so, and give them a copy of the notice (we may remove your personal contact details from the copy, except where the law requires otherwise); and
- record it against the account under our repeat infringer policy.
Counter notices
If material you published was removed because of a notice and you believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification, or that you had the right to use it, you can send a counter notice the same way (subject "Copyright counter notice"). Your counter notice must include:
- your physical or electronic signature;
- a description of the material that was removed and where it appeared before it was removed (such as the game's link);
- a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification;
- your name, postal address and telephone number; and
- a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district where your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which CardGrader LLC may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.
When we receive a valid counter notice, we send a copy to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action to stop the infringement, we restore the removed material within 10 to 14 business days after we received the counter notice.
False notices
Under the DMCA (17 U.S.C. 512(f)), anyone who knowingly makes a material misrepresentation that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages. If you are not sure whether something infringes your rights, consider asking a lawyer before sending a notice.
Repeat infringers
We close the accounts of people who repeatedly infringe the rights of others. In general, an account that receives three valid infringement notices that are not successfully countered is permanently closed, and we may close an account sooner for serious or deliberate infringement. We may also limit building or publishing for an account while notices are being resolved.
Trademarks and other rights
If a game uses your trademark, logo, name or likeness in a way that confuses people or that you have not allowed, send us a notice with the same details as above, describing your right instead of a copyright. We may rename, change or remove the game. Games that only mention or are loosely inspired by a well-known work are handled under our Community Guidelines.
Your own games
Our Terms of Service explain who owns what: you own your prompts, and you give LobbyLab a license to host, run, show and promote the games you publish. If someone copies your LobbyLab game somewhere else without permission, you can use the rights you have in it.
Contact
Copyright agent for LobbyLab: CardGrader LLC, through the Help and support page or by email at [email protected]. This page is not legal advice.