Copyright notice and takedown path
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice and takedown procedure applies to copyrighted material published on the platform. The notice must include the work, the URL, the contact details, and a statement of good-faith belief. The operator reviews the notice within the timeline required by the safe-harbour provisions.
Six elements a DMCA notice must include
What the notice must contain
An identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. An identification of the URL on the platform where the claimed infringement is occurring. The contact details of the complaining party (name, address, telephone, email). A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that the complaining party is authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner. The physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorised agent.
Where to send the notice
DMCA notices can be submitted through the /contact/ channel with the subject line "DMCA notice". The editorial team forwards the notice to the operator's legal team for review.
The notice can also be sent to the email address listed on the operator's domain registry record. The registry record is on the WHOIS lookup for khelo24bet9.com. The editorial team does not respond to notices sent by post.
Timeline, action, counter-notice
The operator reviews the notice within 24 hours of receipt. If the notice meets the six elements, the operator removes or disables access to the claimed infringing material and notifies the user who posted it. If the notice does not meet the six elements, the operator requests the missing elements and holds the review open.
The user who posted the material can submit a counter-notice. The counter-notice must include the user's contact details, an identification of the material, a statement under penalty of perjury that the material was removed by mistake or misidentification, and the user's consent to the jurisdiction of the courts. If the counter-notice is valid, the operator restores the material within 10-14 days unless the complaining party files a lawsuit.
Penalties for knowingly false notices
Knowingly false DMCA notices are subject to legal action under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). The complaining party may be required to pay damages, including attorney's fees, if the notice was submitted in bad faith. The operator logs every notice and counter-notice for audit.
Game thumbnails, studio names, league names
The game thumbnails under /assets/img/game-pool/ are reference assets supplied by the studios. The editorial site links to the operator's catalogue for these games; it does not republish the assets outside the operator's domain. Studio names and league names appear in editorial context only.
If a studio or a league requests that the editorial site remove a name reference, the editorial team reviews the request and either removes the reference or adds the necessary attribution. The DMCA process is reserved for copyrighted material (game art, photographs, music), not for names and trademarks.
How long DMCA records are kept
The notice log and its retention
Every DMCA notice and counter-notice is logged for audit. The log records the date received, the URL on the platform, the copyrighted work, the contact details of the complaining party, the action taken, and the date of action. The log is retained for 3 years from the date of the notice.
The log is accessible to the operator's legal team and to the editorial team. The log is not published; the complaining party is notified of the action by email. The user who posted the material is notified of the removal and of the counter-notice path.
If the operator receives multiple notices from the same complaining party, the notices are aggregated and reviewed together. Repeat notices without new evidence may be dismissed.
How to send a copyright note, a correction, a complaint
Two channels for copyright notes
Through the /contact/ channel with the subject "DMCA notice", the copyright owner can submit a takedown notice. The notice is reviewed within 24 hours.
Through the email address listed on the operator's domain registry record, the copyright owner can submit a takedown notice. The editorial team forwards the notice to the operator's legal team.
How the DMCA policy is updated
The update cadence
The DMCA policy is reviewed at least once per quarter. Material changes (notice format changes, retention rule updates, counter-notice path changes) trigger an immediate review. The last-reviewed date at the bottom of every page records the most recent review.
Material changes are reflected on the policy and in the change log below.
Change log
2026-08-21: Added a section on notice log retention.
Who reviews this policy
The DMCA policy is reviewed by the editorial team and the operator's legal team. The two teams co-sign material changes. The last-reviewed date at the bottom of every page records the most recent review.
Why the DMCA applies to the platform
The DMCA is a US statute, but it applies to any site that publishes material accessible from the United States. The lobby at khelo bet24 is accessible globally; the editorial copy is published from a server that may be located in any jurisdiction. The DMCA notice and takedown procedure therefore applies.
Indian copyright law (the Copyright Act 1957) provides a parallel takedown procedure. The editorial team accepts notices under either framework and processes them under the DMCA timeline (24 hours) to give the complaining party the fastest path to resolution.
What the DMCA policy covers in one paragraph
Six elements in every notice; 24-hour review; counter-notice path within 10-14 days; retention of the notice log for 3 years; safeguards against knowingly false notices; safeguards against repeat notices without new evidence. The policy applies to copyrighted material (game art, photographs, music), not to trademarks or studio names.
What the user can do before submitting a notice
Before submitting a notice, the user should verify that the material on the platform is actually infringing: a passing similarity between two names is not infringement; a verbatim copy of a protected photograph, song, or piece of text is. The user should also confirm that they own the copyright or are authorised to act on behalf of the owner. The notice must be accurate; knowingly false notices are subject to legal action.
The user can also contact the editorial team through the /contact/ channel for review notes that are not formal DMCA notices (factual corrections, attribution notes, editorial complaints). The editorial team reviews each note and updates the relevant route if the note is material.
Decision questions on this route
How long does the operator take to review a DMCA notice?
Can the user who posted the material submit a counter-notice?
What are the penalties for a knowingly false notice?
Does the operator respond to DMCA notices sent by post?
Are studio names covered by DMCA?
What is the safe-harbour provision?
Submit a DMCA notice
Six elements, 24-hour review, counter-notice path. The operator logs every notice and counter-notice for audit.