Copyright matters and so does dealing with it fairly. This page explains how frameratetest.net handles copyright takedown requests under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and how copyright owners or their authorised reps can send a valid takedown notice that will actually get acted on.
Clear notices get processed promptly. Vague or abusive ones get a polite no. If you think something on the site infringes your copyright, the process below is the fastest way to a real outcome. Everything here is written to be readable, not to bury you in legal jargon.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a United States copyright law passed in 1998. It puts in place two international treaties from 1996 and, among other things, sets up a process called Safe Harbor for online service providers that host user content or link to third-party material.
Under Section 512 of the DMCA, online service providers can limit their liability for copyright infringement by following a specific process. That process involves naming a designated agent to receive infringement notices and acting quickly to remove or disable access to infringing content once a valid notice arrives.
frameratetest.net qualifies as an online service provider under this law and follows the Safe Harbor process honestly. A DMCA Agent has been designated, the takedown procedure described here is in place, and every valid notice gets a real response. Copyright is taken seriously here.
Worth knowing upfront: almost everything on the site is original work created in-house. The tools, the code, the articles, the guides, the icons, and the visual design are all built by the team behind frameratetest.net. The site does not host user-uploaded media or accept large amounts of third-party content, so the typical DMCA notice received is about something in the blog or guides section.
If you are a copyright owner, or you are authorised to act for one, and you believe something on frameratetest.net infringes your copyright, you can send a written DMCA takedown notice to the designated DMCA Agent.
Notices need to be sent in writing by email to the DMCA Agent at info@frameratetest.net with "DMCA Takedown Notice" in the subject line. Verbal notices, social media DMs, and tweets at the site do not count. Email or nothing.
For a notice to be valid under the DMCA, it must include every element listed in Section 3. Anything missing means the notice cannot be acted on, so it is worth taking the extra few minutes to get it right the first time.
A valid DMCA takedown notice must include every one of the items listed below. If anything is missing, no action will get taken until the missing pieces are added. The list is set by U.S. copyright law, not invented here.
Beyond the strict legal requirements, these extras help process your notice faster. They are not mandatory, but they save a lot of back-and-forth:
Once a DMCA takedown notice arrives, it gets reviewed to confirm all the required elements are present and that it looks like a real good-faith request. Here is the actual sequence things follow.
Valid complete notices generally get actioned within 5 to 10 business days. For clearly egregious infringement or anything urgent, action gets taken sooner. If a notice is incomplete, the submitter gets told what is missing rather than left wondering why nothing happened.
Possible OutcomesRecords of all DMCA notices received are kept, including the identity of the claimant and the content identified. These records may be shared with law enforcement or courts where the law requires it.
If content you contributed to frameratetest.net got removed because of a DMCA takedown notice, and you genuinely believe the removal was a mistake or a misidentification, you have the right to file a counter-notice under U.S. copyright law.
A valid counter-notice must include every one of the items below under U.S. copyright law.
Once a valid counter-notice comes in, a copy gets forwarded to the original claimant along with a note that the content may be restored in 10 to 14 business days unless they file a court order preventing restoration. If no court order arrives within that window, the content goes back up.
In line with U.S. copyright law, frameratetest.net keeps a policy of cutting off access rights for users who turn out to be repeat copyright infringers. A repeat infringer is defined as anyone against whom two or more valid DMCA takedown notices have been upheld within any rolling 12-month period.
Users who repeatedly upload or submit content that infringes third-party copyright will lose the ability to contribute to the site permanently. For wilful infringement at any kind of commercial scale, the matter may also get reported to the appropriate legal authorities. There is no special treatment for repeat offenders.
Worth noting: frameratetest.net does not currently have user accounts or a public upload system, so most content on the site is produced directly by the editorial team. The repeat infringer policy applies to any user contribution features added in the future, and to third-party contributors or guest authors whose work appears on the site.
Under U.S. copyright law, anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that content is infringing, or that content was removed by mistake, can be held liable for damages including costs and attorneys fees of any party harmed by the misrepresentation.
Notices that look fraudulent, abusive, or submitted without any real belief of infringement may be declined, ignored, or reported to authorities. Records of every notice and every action taken are kept, both for compliance and for documentation in case any of it ends up in front of a judge.
Not every use of copyrighted material is infringement. Under U.S. copyright law, certain uses count as fair use and are not subject to a copyright claim. These include criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
When reviewing DMCA notices, fair use gets considered using the four standard statutory factors.
Where content clearly qualifies as fair use, a takedown may be declined, and the claimant will receive a written explanation of why. To be clear, no one on this side of the screen is a qualified copyright lawyer. If you have a real dispute about whether something is fair use, talk to a copyright attorney rather than relying on this page.
All the tools on frameratetest.net, including the FPS Test, Frame Rate Test, Refresh Rate Test, Mouse DPI Analyzer, Mouse Polling Rate Test, Spacebar Clicker, Dead Pixel Fixer, Keyboard Tester, Gamepad Tester, and the rest, are original works created by the team here. The JavaScript code, UI design, copy, and visual assets that go with each tool are exclusive intellectual property of frameratetest.net.
The blog posts, guides, FAQ answers, and other written content on the site are produced by the editorial team and are original. Where third-party data, benchmark numbers, or external research get referenced, it is done within fair use limits and standard journalistic norms, with attribution where appropriate.
Reporting Stolen ContentIf you spot a website that has copied tools, articles, or other content from frameratetest.net without permission, a quick heads-up to info@frameratetest.net is genuinely appreciated. Include the URL of the original content here and the URL where the copy appears on the other site. Stolen content gets followed up on and the appropriate action gets taken, whether that is a takedown to their host, a DMCA to Google, or escalation if it is bad enough.
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All DMCA takedown notices, counter-notices, and copyright-related questions should go to the designated DMCA Agent at the address below. Put "DMCA Notice" in the subject line so your message gets routed correctly and reviewed promptly. Receipt gets acknowledged within 2 business days, and valid notices get actioned within 5 to 10 business days.