Copyright Registration
DriveThru does not require or handle copyright registration for your products, although we certainly encourage people to protect their rights. You can find more information about the copyright application process (for the U.S.) here. If there is any kind of copyright issue or infringement, then we prefer that be dealt with by the interested parties, and we will activate or deactivate products and provide documentation as needed.
Commonly Used Third-Party Licenses
If you are publishing a title under a third-party license, please ensure you've included the required attributions to your product PDF or description. A list of commonly referenced third-party licenses are provided below for your convenience:
- 5e: https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document
- Basic Roleplaying: https://www.chaosium.com/brp-system-reference-document/
- MÖRK BORG: https://morkborg.com/license/
- Powered by the Apocalypse: http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/policy
- Blades in the Dark: https://bladesinthedark.com/licensing
- Year Zero Engine: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/free-tabletop-licenses/
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Dungeon Crawl Classics:
- Old School Essentials: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/358786/OldSchool-Essentials-Third-Party-License
- Basic Roleplaying: https://www.chaosium.com/brp-system-reference-document/
Using Copyrighted or Trademarked Intellectual Property
All Partners on DriveThru sites must have the legal rights to use all content within their products. This may be through a Third-Party License, or a direct license with the intellectual property owner.
The use of copyright or trademark without permission is not allowed.
DriveThruRPG does not accept "Fan Content", free products that use the intellectual property of a third party.
Partner's found using copyright or trademarks without license may have their verification removed and/or publishing privileges suspended.
DMCA
Roll20, LLC will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Roll20, LLC will investigate notices of copyright infringement and take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2) (“DMCA”).
If you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and such infringement is occurring on Roll20 or on sites linked to from Roll20, please provide written notification of claimed copyright infringement to the designated agent for Roll20 (identified below), which must contain the following elements:
- A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is alleged to have been infringed;
- A description of the copyrighted work or works that you claim have been infringed and identification of what content in such work(s) is claimed to be infringing and which you request to be removed or access to which is to be disabled;
- A description of where the content that you claim is infringing is located on Roll20;
- Information sufficient to permit Roll20, LLC to contact you, such as your physical address, telephone number, and email address;
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the content identified in your Notice in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement by you that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
Roll20, LLC's designated agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:
By mail: 2657 Windmill Parkway Suite 630 Henderson NV 89074
By email: Please contact us through our web form.