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Copyright & IP Policy

Who owns the art on Kidbys, what rights Kidbys and buyers get, and how to report copyright or trademark infringement under the DMCA and EU law.

DRAFT — pending legal reviewVersion 0.1-draftLast updated 2026-10-01

Short version (DRAFT — pending legal review; not yet in force)

  • The child owns the copyright in their art. Kidbys never takes ownership.
  • The parent or guardian (Agent) gives Kidbys a limited licence to show the art, and a separate licence for prints only if they switch it on.
  • Buying an original gets you the physical artwork, not the copyright.
  • To report infringement, email [email protected] with the details listed below. Repeat infringers lose their accounts.

Effective date: EFFECTIVE DATE

This policy forms part of our Terms of Service.

1. Who owns the art

The child who creates an artwork is its author and, under the law of most countries, the owner of its copyright from the moment it is made. Uploading or selling art on Kidbys does not change that.

Because children generally cannot enter into contracts or licences on their own, the child's Agent (parent or legal guardian) acts on the child's behalf for everything on Kidbys.

2. Licences to Kidbys

2.1 Display licence

When an Agent uploads art, they grant Kidbys, on their own behalf and the child's, a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, process, screen, reproduce in digital form, resize, crop for thumbnails, and display the art, with the child's display name, for running, securing, moderating and promoting the Service. This licence ends when the art is deleted, except for records we must keep (see the Privacy Policy) and records of completed sales and certificates.

2.2 Print licence (optional)

Kidbys only makes prints or merchandise from an artwork if the Agent switches on the print licence for that artwork. The terms of that licence, and the child's share of each sale, are in the Marketplace Terms. It can be switched off at any time for future orders.

2.3 Moral rights

Kidbys always credits art to the Artist's display name and does not alter art beyond technical changes (resizing, cropping for previews, format conversion, and colour management for printing). To the extent the law allows, the Agent agrees on the child's behalf that these technical changes do not infringe the child's moral rights.

3. What buyers get

  • Originals. A Collector who buys an original owns the physical artwork. They may display it, keep it, give it away, or sell it on (outside Kidbys). They do not get the copyright, and may not reproduce, print, or commercially exploit images of it without the Agent's permission, except as the law allows (for example personal, non-commercial photos).
  • Prints and merchandise. Buying a product gives you the product, not any rights in the artwork.
  • Provenance certificates record the sale. They do not transfer any rights.

4. Respecting other people's rights

Upload only art made by the credited child. Children often draw characters, logos and scenes they love. We assess fan art case by case and may remove it if a rights holder objects or if it copies protected material wholesale. Never upload another person's artwork, photographs, or AI-generated images and present them as the child's own work.

5. Kidbys' own intellectual property

The Kidbys name, logo, app, website design, badge art, and software are owned by Kidbys or its licensors. You may not use them without our written permission, except to refer to Kidbys accurately. Parts of the Kidbys software are built on open-source components used under their licences, including the Apache License 2.0.

6. Reporting infringement

6.1 United States: DMCA notices

If you believe content on Kidbys infringes your copyright, send a notice to our designated agent:

DMCA DESIGNATED AGENT NAME LEGAL ENTITY NAME, REGISTERED ADDRESS Email: [email protected] US Copyright Office designated agent registration: DMCA AGENT REGISTRATION NUMBER

Your notice must include (17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3)):

  1. your physical or electronic signature;
  2. identification of the copyrighted work you say is infringed;
  3. identification of the material on Kidbys you say is infringing, with enough detail to find it (such as the artwork link);
  4. your contact information (address, telephone number and email);
  5. a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  6. a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.

6.2 Counter-notices

If your content was removed and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, the Agent may send a counter-notice to [email protected] containing: your signature; identification of the removed material and where it appeared; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief it was removed by mistake or misidentification; your name, address and telephone number; and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if outside the US, any judicial district in which Kidbys may be found) and will accept service from the person who sent the original notice. We may restore the content 10 to 14 business days after forwarding the counter-notice unless the complainant tells us they have filed a court action.

Notices and counter-notices are shared with the other party, with personal contact details limited to what the law requires. Do not include a child's personal information.

6.3 EU, UK and elsewhere

You can also report infringing content under our general notice-and-action process at [email protected] or [email protected]. See our DSA information page for what to include. You will receive a decision and information about how to challenge it.

6.4 Trademarks

Report trademark misuse to [email protected] with your registration details, the material concerned and why you believe it is misleading or infringing.

7. False claims

Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may make you liable for damages (including under 17 U.S.C. 512(f)). We may disregard notices that are clearly abusive.

8. Repeat infringers

We close, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe others' rights. REPEAT INFRINGER THRESHOLD — e.g. three upheld notices in 12 months. Closure follows the statement-of-reasons and appeal process described in our DSA information.