Copyright and DMCA Policy

Last updated: October 9, 2026

The short version

PlayPKM respects copyright. If you believe something on playpkm.com infringes your copyright, email admin@playpkm.com with the details listed below and we will look into it and remove infringing material. If something of yours was removed and you believe that was a mistake, you can send a counter-notice. Accounts that repeatedly infringe will be closed.

PlayPKM is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., or The Pokémon Company. Rights holders, including those companies, can contact us at the same address about anything on the Site.

Our designated agent

Copyright notices go to:

• PlayPKM, attention: Copyright Agent
• Email: admin@playpkm.com
• Mailing address and phone: being registered with the U.S. Copyright Office's DMCA Designated Agent Directory, and will be listed here once that is done. Until then, please use email.

How to send a copyright notice

Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3)), your notice must be in writing and include all of the following:

• Your physical or electronic signature (a typed full name works), as the copyright owner or a person authorized to act for the owner.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you believe was infringed, or, if several works are covered by one notice, a representative list of them.
• Identification of the material you believe is infringing and information reasonably sufficient for us to find it, such as the replay link, the page address, or the username involved.
• Your contact information: name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

A notice that leaves out these elements may not be effective. Before sending one, please consider whether the use could be a fair use. Under 17 U.S.C. 512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing can be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.

What we do when we receive a valid notice

• We remove or disable access to the material.
• We take reasonable steps to promptly tell the player who submitted it. Because we don't collect email addresses, we do this with a message on the player's account page.
• We may share a copy of the notice, including the sender's name, with that player.

How to send a counter-notice

If material you submitted was removed and you believe it was removed by mistake or because it was misidentified, you can send a counter-notice to admin@playpkm.com. Under 17 U.S.C. 512(g)(3), it must include all of the following:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was removed or disabled, and where it appeared before it was removed.
• 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, address, and phone 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 PlayPKM may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or that person's agent.

When we receive a valid counter-notice, we will promptly send a copy to the person who sent the original notice and tell them we will restore the material in 10 business days. We will then restore it no sooner than 10 and no later than 14 business days after we received the counter-notice, unless the original sender first tells us they have filed a court action seeking to stop the activity. Misrepresenting that material was removed by mistake can also make you liable under 17 U.S.C. 512(f).

Repeat infringers

We will close the accounts of players who are repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances. We count a valid notice against an account unless a counter-notice is filed and the material is restored. An account that collects two or more such notices may be closed, and we may close an account sooner when the infringement is clear and deliberate.

Contact

PlayPKM, admin@playpkm.com