Copyright & DMCA Policy

1. Our Commitment to Intellectual Property

FORK ("FORK", "we", "us", or "our") operates a creator marketplace for AI prompts at forkitover.ai. We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we expect everyone who uses FORK to do the same.

FORK is a marketplace for original work. Creators publish prompts, buyers spend credits to unlock them, and creators earn a share of every unlock plus royalties when others build on ("fork") their work. That model only works when the content on the platform genuinely belongs to the people who post it. Posting prompts, descriptions, sample output, or other material that you do not have the right to share is a violation of our rules and may also break the law.

This policy explains how copyright owners can report material on FORK that they believe infringes their rights, how creators can respond if their content is taken down by mistake, and what happens to accounts that repeatedly infringe. It follows the notice-and-takedown framework of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

This policy complements the protections FORK already builds into the product. Before a prompt goes live, an automated originality check blocks near-duplicate submissions; locked previews never reveal the full prompt before purchase; and every prompt carries a content fingerprint that helps us trace and compare published work. Those measures reduce copying at the source. This policy is how we respond when something still gets through.

2. What This Policy Covers

This policy applies specifically to claims of copyright infringement — that is, claims that content on FORK copies someone else's protected creative work without permission.

Content on FORK is user-generated and AI-related. It can include prompt text, titles and descriptions, cover images, and example results. Some library content is AI-generated demonstration output that is clearly labeled "Sample output"; that labeling is there so buyers understand what they are seeing, and it does not change anyone's obligation to only post material they have the rights to.

If your complaint is about something other than copyright — for example, trademark misuse, impersonation, a privacy issue, or content that violates our community rules — please still contact us at support@forkitover.ai, but note that the formal DMCA process described below is for copyright claims only.

3. How to Submit a DMCA Takedown Notice

If you are a copyright owner (or someone authorized to act on a copyright owner's behalf) and you believe content on FORK infringes your copyright, you can ask us to remove or disable access to it by sending a written takedown notice to our Designated Agent.

To be valid under the DMCA, your notice must include all six of the following elements:

• 1. Your signature. A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that is allegedly infringed.
• 2. The work being infringed. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed — or, if multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list of those works.
• 3. The infringing material. Identification of the material you claim is infringing and that you want removed or disabled, described with enough detail for us to locate it. Please include the specific prompt URL(s), prompt title(s), or creator name(s) on FORK wherever possible. If your claim concerns a downloadable file attached to a listing (such as a Skill package, agent instructions, knowledge file, or code), identify the file by name and the listing it appears on, and describe the copyrighted work it reproduces or the open-source license you say it violates.
• 4. Your contact information. Information reasonably sufficient for us to contact you, such as your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
• 5. A good-faith statement. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the way complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• 6. A statement of accuracy and authority. 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.

If your notice is missing any of these elements, we may not be able to act on it, and we may contact you to ask for the missing information.

4. Where to Send Your Notice (Designated Agent)

FORK has designated an agent to receive copyright takedown notices. Please send your complete notice to:

• Designated DMCA Agent: [DMCA Agent name / email / address — to be confirmed]
• General support inbox (for questions or to confirm receipt): support@forkitover.ai

We recommend sending notices by email for the fastest handling. Sending a complaint to addresses other than the Designated Agent above may delay our response.

Please note: the DMCA process has legal consequences. Knowingly making a false or misrepresented claim can expose you to liability (see Section 9). If you are not sure whether something actually infringes your copyright — for example, if it may be fair use or independently created — you may want to consult a lawyer before filing.

5. What Happens After We Receive a Valid Notice

When we receive a takedown notice that includes all of the required elements, we will act promptly. In most cases we will:

• Remove or disable access to the prompt or other material identified in the notice, so it can no longer be unlocked or viewed on FORK.
• Notify the creator who posted the material that it has been removed or disabled in response to a copyright complaint, and provide them with a copy of the notice (which may include your contact details) so they understand why and can respond.
• Let you know, where appropriate, that we have acted on your notice.

Because FORK pays creators based on unlocks and fork royalties, removing material also stops it from generating any further earnings for the creator who posted it. Earnings already paid out are handled under our standard payout and reversal terms.

Taking material down is not a judgment that the creator did anything wrong — the DMCA is designed to let us act quickly on a complaint while giving the creator a fair way to dispute it through the counter-notice process below.

6. Counter-Notification: Disputing a Takedown

If you are a creator and your content was removed or disabled because of a copyright notice, but you believe the removal was a mistake or that you have the right to post the material, you can file a counter-notification with our Designated Agent (same contact details as in Section 4).

To be valid, your counter-notification must include all of the following:

• 1. Your signature. Your physical or electronic signature.
• 2. Identification of the material. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it appeared on FORK before it was taken down (for example, the prompt title and URL).
• 3. A statement under penalty of perjury. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or a misidentification of the material.
• 4. Your contact information. Your full name, mailing address, and telephone number.
• 5. Consent to jurisdiction. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which FORK may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original takedown notice, or that person's agent.

Filing a counter-notification is also a legal act. As with takedown notices, knowingly misrepresenting that material was removed by mistake can create liability (see Section 9).

7. Restoration After a Counter-Notification

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we will forward a copy of it to the person who filed the original takedown notice and let them know that we will restore the removed material unless they take legal action.

We will restore the removed or disabled material in not less than 10 and not more than 14 business days after we receive your counter-notification — unless, within that window, the original complaining party notifies us that they have filed a court action seeking to stop you from continuing to use the material on FORK.

If the original complaining party files a court action in time, the material will stay down while that dispute plays out. If they do not, we will reinstate the prompt and it will become available again on the marketplace.

8. Repeat Infringers

FORK has a clear policy on repeat infringers, and we enforce it.

In appropriate circumstances, we will terminate the accounts of users — including creators — who are determined to be repeat infringers. A repeat infringer is generally someone who has been the subject of more than one valid copyright complaint, or who otherwise repeatedly posts material that infringes the rights of others.

We decide what counts as a repeat infringement and when to terminate an account in our reasonable discretion, taking the full circumstances into account. Depending on the situation, we may also take lesser steps before termination, such as warnings, removing specific content, pausing payouts, or temporarily suspending an account.

If an account is terminated for repeat infringement, the user may forfeit access to the platform and to unpublished content stored in their account. Outstanding eligible earnings are handled under our standard payout terms, and we may withhold or reverse amounts tied to infringing content.

9. Misrepresentation and Liability

The DMCA process depends on people being honest. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or, in a counter-notification, that material was removed or disabled by mistake — may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by the other party or by FORK as a result of the misrepresentation.

In plain terms: do not file a takedown notice for content you do not actually own the rights to, and do not file a counter-notification claiming a mistake if you know the material really does infringe. Both are abuses of the process and can carry real legal consequences for the person who files them.

10. How This Fits With FORK's Built-In Protections

This policy is a backstop, not our first line of defense. FORK is designed to prevent infringement before it happens.

• Originality gate: an automated check blocks near-duplicate prompts at the moment of submission, so copies are far less likely to ever go live.
• Locked previews: buyers never see a creator's full prompt until they unlock it, which protects the underlying work from being lifted.
• Content fingerprints: every prompt carries a fingerprint that helps us identify, compare, and trace published content when a dispute arises.

Together with the notice-and-takedown process described above, these measures are how FORK protects the original work that makes the marketplace valuable. If you ever believe something has slipped through, the steps in this policy are how to get it addressed.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Copyright & DMCA Policy from time to time — for example, to reflect changes in the law, our Designated Agent's contact details, or how the marketplace works. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date below and, where appropriate, take additional steps to let users know. Your continued use of FORK after an update means you accept the revised policy.

12. Governing Law

This policy and any copyright dispute handled under it are governed by [Governing law — to be set by counsel, e.g., the State of ___, USA], without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and by applicable U.S. federal law including the DMCA. The legal entity operating FORK is FORK ([Legal Entity Name — to be confirmed]).

Registered and notice addresses, including the address of the Designated Agent, are set out at [DMCA Agent name / email / address — to be confirmed].

13. Contact and Counsel Review

Questions about this policy, or about a specific notice, can be sent to support@forkitover.ai. Formal DMCA takedown notices and counter-notifications must go to the Designated Agent listed in Section 4.

Note for review: This document is a working draft prepared for review and finalization by FORK's legal counsel. The bracketed placeholders — including the legal entity name, the Designated Agent's name and address, and the governing-law jurisdiction — must be completed before this policy is published, and counsel should confirm the timing windows and statutory references against current law.

Last updated: June 3, 2026.