I’m running out of ideas on what game I could make, and I’ve seen a few I would like to recreate & improve. However, I fear that my account may get deleted, and the copyright rules aren’t clear to me. Can someone explain what is 
to do? (Not making an exact replica, but the same theme, idea etc)
TL;DR: If you make content that violates someone else’s intellectual property/copyright, Roblox has 0 control over what happens, and you may have to settle it with them in court. If you receive 3 DMCA takedowns that you don’t appeal with a counter notice, your account will be terminated.
Roblox has very little control over DMCA. The way DMCA works is as follows:
- Someone who owns the intellectual property sees something that they think violates their copyright
- They submit a DMCA takedown notice to Roblox
- Roblox is now required by law to take down the game/content, no questions asked, and Roblox can do absolutely nothing about it.
Now, if the takedown notice is false, you must submit a counter notice, which works as follows:
- You must send a counter notice to Roblox (which gets forwarded to the person who filed the DMCA takedown notice) which contains your: name, address, and telephone number.
- The person who filed the counter notice now has a short amount of time to file a lawsuit against you, if they do so then your game/content will remain closed until the lawsuit is settled. If they do not file a lawsuit, then your game/content will be reopened/readded.
Roblox has 0 control over what happens here. If you think something infringes on someone else’s copyright/intellectual property, then don’t make it. If you receive 3 DMCA takedowns that you don’t appeal with a counter notice, your account will be terminated.
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