Copyright & DMCA Takedown Policy

Our Approach to Digital Preservation

WASM Arcade is an independent non-profit archive of real game engines compiled to WebAssembly. We do not claim ownership of games, characters, or trademarks. The engines powering these games are open-source community research projects, and the historic Flash/Arcade games were originally published for public play.

When a rights holder requests the removal of their work, we remove it promptly. We do not argue with valid notices.

How to Submit a Valid Notice (17 U.S.C. § 512)

To allow us to act swiftly, your notice must include the following statutory requirements:

1. Identification of the Work: Name of the copyrighted title or intellectual property alleged to have been infringed.
2. Specific URL Locations: The exact URL(s) on wasmarcade.app where the material is located (e.g., https://wasmarcade.app/play/example-game).
3. Contact Information: Your full legal name, company or entity represented, physical postal address, telephone number, and verifiable email address.
4. Good Faith Statement: A statement confirming that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. Accuracy & Authority (Penalty of Perjury): A statement that the information provided is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.
6. Signature: A physical or authorized electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent.

What Happens Next

• We acknowledge receipt of your notice via return email.
• Upon verification of a complete notice, we disable or remove access to the specified material within 2 to 3 business days.
• The game is removed from the catalog, search index, and sitemap.xml.
• Where applicable, we submit drop requests to major search engines to de-index the removed URL.