Legal
IP / Copyright / Notice-and-Takedown Policy
How rights holders report infringing listings, how DropMarket handles removal, and how sellers can send a counter-notice, under English law.
- Effective
- 1 July 2026
- Last Updated
- 4 October 2026 · v1.1
- Governing Law
- England & Wales
Issued by DropMarket Ltd · Company No. 17309867 · support@dropmarket.gg
DropMarket respects intellectual property. There is no UK statutory DMCA; under the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 a host must act expeditiously on actual knowledge of unlawful content.
1.Reporting infringement
Rights holders may report an infringing Listing to support@dropmarket.gg including:
- Your identity and authority to act.
- Identification of the protected work.
- The specific Listing URL(s).
- A good-faith statement that the use is unauthorised.
- A statement that the information provided is accurate.
2.What we do with a notice
We acknowledge a complete notice within 2 business days and aim to decide on it within 5 business days. If the notice is valid, we remove or disable the Listing and tell the Seller why, with the details of the complaint (we may leave out the rights holder’s personal contact details). If a notice is incomplete, we ask for what is missing.
3.Counter-notice
If your Listing was removed and you believe that was a mistake, or that you have the right to sell the item, you can send a counter-notice to support@dropmarket.gg within 14 days of our message, including:
- Your name, username and contact details.
- The Listing that was removed.
- Why you believe the removal was a mistake, or the rights you rely on, with any evidence.
- A statement that the information you provide is accurate.
We send a valid counter-notice to the rights holder. If the rights holder does not tell us within 10 business days that they have started court proceedings, we may restore the Listing. We do not decide legal disputes between rights holders and Sellers.
4.Repeat infringers and unjustified threats
We review, remove infringing content, and may terminate repeat infringers. Note: the UK “unjustified threats” regime (Trade Marks Act s.21; equivalents for patents and designs) means trade-mark and patent complaints must be made in good faith and can attract liability if groundless.
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