Trust Center

Effective Date: July 31, 2026

Last Updated: July 31, 2026

This Intellectual Property, Counterfeit & DMCA Policy governs copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, design rights, rights of publicity, counterfeit goods, unauthorized replicas, user content, infringement reports, copyright takedown notices, counter-notifications, repeat infringers, and related intellectual-property matters through Good Shit Only™.

Good Shit Only™ is operated by CrownThrive LLC, a Virginia limited liability company. In this Policy, “Good Shit Only,” “GSO,” “CrownThrive,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to CrownThrive LLC and the Good Shit Only marketplace.

This Policy supplements and is incorporated into the Good Shit Only Terms & Conditions, Seller Agreement, Digital Products & Licensing Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, Prohibited & Restricted Items Policy, and other applicable Trust Center policies.

By publishing content, listing an offering, using another party’s intellectual property, purchasing or licensing digital content, filing a complaint, submitting a counter-notification, or otherwise using GSO, you agree to this Policy.

Users may list, upload, license, sell, advertise, and distribute only content and products they own or are lawfully authorized to use.

Scope and Purpose
User Responsibility for Rights
Seller Intellectual-Property Warranties
Copyright
Trademarks and Trade Dress
Counterfeit and Unauthorized Goods
Patents and Design Rights
Trade Secrets and Confidential Information
Publicity, Name, Voice, and Likeness Rights
Artificial Intelligence and Synthetic Content
GSO and CrownThrive Intellectual Property
Limited Permission to Use GSO Marks
Seller and User Content Ownership
License Granted to GSO
Feedback and Suggestions
Evidence of Ownership or Authorization
General Intellectual-Property Reports
Trademark and Counterfeit Reports
Patent and Design Complaints
DMCA Copyright Process
Designated Copyright Agent
Required Copyright Notice Elements
Delivery of a Copyright Notice
Review and Removal
Notice to the Affected User
Copyright Counter-Notification
Required Counter-Notification Elements
Restoration After Counter-Notification
Misrepresentation and False Notices
Repeat Infringer Policy
Non-DMCA Removal and Marketplace Enforcement
Buyer Remedies for Counterfeit or Unauthorized Items
Seller Financial Responsibility
Records, Preservation, and Disclosure
No Final Legal Determination
Appeals and Additional Information
International Rights
Disclaimers
Changes to This Policy
Support and Notices

1. Scope and Purpose

This Policy applies to:

Physical products;
Digital products;
Software and code;
Books, music, audio, video, art, photographs, and designs;
Characters and fictional universes;
Logos, names, brands, slogans, and packaging;
Listings, profiles, advertisements, reviews, messages, and community content;
Licenses and service deliverables;
Artificial-intelligence-generated or assisted content;
External links used to distribute or promote infringing content.

This Policy provides procedures for rights holders while protecting users against unsupported, abusive, or materially incomplete complaints.

2. User Responsibility for Rights

Users are responsible for confirming that they possess every right required for their content, offering, advertisement, or transaction.

Necessary rights may include:

Copyright ownership or license;
Trademark authorization;
Patent rights;
Trade-secret authority;
Distribution and resale rights;
Music and synchronization rights;
Stock-asset and font licenses;
Model and property releases;
Name, voice, likeness, and publicity permissions;
Artificial-intelligence input and output rights;
Permissions from co-authors, contributors, performers, and contractors.

3. Seller Intellectual-Property Warranties

Each seller represents and warrants that:

The seller owns or controls the necessary rights;
The listing does not materially misrepresent authenticity or authorization;
The offering is not counterfeit, pirated, stolen, or unauthorized;
The seller may lawfully grant every advertised license;
Required releases and permissions have been obtained;
Third-party components are appropriately disclosed;
The seller will provide evidence of rights when reasonably requested;
The seller will promptly address valid infringement concerns.

These warranties are renewed whenever the seller publishes, republishes, edits, promotes, sells, or licenses the offering.

4. Copyright

Books and written content;
Music and sound recordings;
Photographs and artwork;
Videos and films;
Software and code;
Graphics and designs;
Courses and educational materials;
Website content;
Other original expression.

Users may not reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, adapt, license, sell, or otherwise exploit copyrighted material without lawful authorization or another valid legal basis.

Giving credit to a creator does not substitute for permission when permission is required.

5. Trademarks and Trade Dress

Users may not use another party’s trademark, logo, brand name, trade dress, slogan, or source identifier in a manner likely to mislead buyers concerning:

Source;
Manufacturer;
Authorization;
Sponsorship;
Affiliation;
Compatibility;
Endorsement;
Authenticity.

A truthful reference to a brand may be permitted when reasonably necessary to identify an authentic product or compatibility and when the use is not misleading.

Keyword, tag, title, and metadata use remain subject to this Policy.

6. Counterfeit and Unauthorized Goods

GSO prohibits:

Counterfeit products;
Fake branded goods;
Unauthorized replicas;
Pirated and bootleg media;
Products bearing unauthorized certification marks;
Goods using falsified serial numbers or authenticity records;
Unauthorized reproductions of art, characters, designs, books, music, or software;
Products falsely represented as licensed or official.

A disclaimer that an item is fake, a replica, a dupe, inspired by another brand, or not authentic does not make the item permissible.

7. Patents and Design Rights

Users may not knowingly manufacture, import, offer, sell, or distribute a product in violation of an enforceable patent, design patent, registered design, or comparable right.

Because patent and design disputes may involve complex legal and technical questions, GSO may request:

Registration or patent information;
Claim charts;
Court orders;
Licensing records;
Technical product comparisons;
Responses from the affected seller;
Other information reasonably necessary to assess marketplace action.

8. Trade Secrets and Confidential Information

Users may not upload, publish, sell, disclose, or use trade secrets or confidential information obtained through:

Theft;
Unauthorized access;
Breach of confidentiality;
Employment misconduct;
Corporate espionage;
Misappropriation;
Another unlawful method.

GSO may restrict content when reliable evidence shows that it contains unlawfully disclosed confidential material.

9. Publicity, Name, Voice, and Likeness Rights

Users must obtain necessary permission before commercially using another person’s:

Name;
Image;
Face;
Voice;
Signature;
Persona;
Private information;
Identifiable performance;
Other protected identity attribute.

Products falsely implying that a real person endorsed, created, approved, or participated in an offering are prohibited.

10. Artificial Intelligence and Synthetic Content

AI-generated or AI-assisted content remains subject to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, license, fraud, and other legal requirements.

Users may not:

Use protected content as training material without authority;
Offer unauthorized voice clones;
Generate deceptive impersonations;
Create nonconsensual intimate content;
Falsely attribute synthetic content to another person;
Claim exclusive ownership of content the seller does not lawfully control;
Use AI to remove or conceal ownership information;
Sell generated content in violation of a model, dataset, stock-asset, or platform license.

GSO may request records concerning source materials, permissions, model terms, releases, and human contributions.

11. GSO and CrownThrive Intellectual Property

Good Shit Only™, GSO names and logos, CrownThrive names and logos, Platform designs, text, graphics, software, interfaces, databases, collections, branding, and other proprietary materials are owned by or licensed to CrownThrive LLC.

No right is granted except the limited right to access and use the Platform according to applicable terms.

Users may not:

Copy or reproduce GSO branding without authorization;
Create confusingly similar marketplaces, domains, accounts, or applications;
Remove ownership notices;
Use GSO content to train a competing system without permission;
Scrape or republish marketplace data;
Represent that GSO endorses an offering without authorization;
Register or challenge ownership of GSO marks.

12. Limited Permission to Use GSO Marks

Approved sellers, affiliates, partners, and media may receive limited permission to use identified GSO marks.

The permission is:

Nonexclusive;
Nontransferable;
Revocable;
Limited to the approved purpose;
Subject to brand guidelines;
Terminated when the relationship or approval ends.

Users may not materially modify an approved mark or imply a broader relationship than authorized.

13. Seller and User Content Ownership

Users retain ownership of content they lawfully own.

Uploading or listing content does not transfer the underlying ownership to GSO, except for the limited licenses expressly granted in applicable terms.

Users remain responsible for resolving ownership disputes among co-creators, contractors, employers, clients, licensors, performers, and other contributors.

14. License Granted to GSO

By submitting content, the user grants CrownThrive LLC a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable license to:

Host and store the content;
Reproduce it for Platform operation;
Format and technically adapt it;
Display and distribute it through the applicable listing or feature;
Create thumbnails, previews, and technical copies;
Promote the offering and marketplace;
Enable affiliate and advertising functions;
Deliver purchased content;
Provide support and prevent fraud;
Preserve transaction, enforcement, and legal records;
Comply with lawful requests.

The license is limited to purposes reasonably connected to operating, protecting, improving, and promoting GSO and related CrownThrive services.

15. Feedback and Suggestions

When a user voluntarily submits general ideas, suggestions, feature requests, or feedback concerning GSO, the user grants CrownThrive permission to use that feedback without restriction or compensation.

This provision does not transfer ownership of separately submitted creative works, confidential client materials, or seller products merely because the user requested support.

16. Evidence of Ownership or Authorization

GSO may request:

Copyright registrations;
Trademark registrations;
Patent records;
Assignments;
Licensing agreements;
Distribution authorizations;
Invoices and supplier records;
Creation files and dated drafts;
Model, property, voice, and performer releases;
Stock-asset and font licenses;
Artificial-intelligence permission records;
Other evidence reasonably relevant to the claimed rights.

A registration may be relevant but does not automatically resolve every ownership, validity, authorization, or infringement question.

17. General Intellectual-Property Reports

Trademark, counterfeit, patent, design, publicity, trade-secret, and non-DMCA intellectual-property reports should be submitted through the Help Center using:

Intellectual Property Report

The report should include:

The complaining party’s legal name and contact information;
The owner of the asserted right;
The type of right asserted;
Registration information where applicable;
The specific GSO listing, content, or account involved;
An explanation of the alleged violation;
Supporting documentation;
A good-faith statement concerning the complaint;
A statement that the supplied information is accurate;
The reporter’s physical or electronic signature.

18. Trademark and Counterfeit Reports

A trademark or counterfeit report should identify:

The trademark owner;
The mark;
Registration jurisdiction and number where available;
The goods or services covered;
The allegedly infringing listings;
Why the use is likely to cause confusion or is counterfeit;
Available product-comparison, packaging, authorization, or authenticity evidence;
Whether the reporter purchased or inspected the item.

GSO may request a test purchase, product photographs, invoices, authentication evidence, or a response from the seller.

19. Patent and Design Complaints

A patent or design complaint should identify:

The rights owner;
The patent or registration;
Its current status;
The claims or protected design allegedly involved;
The specific product;
A meaningful comparison;
Relevant court orders, licenses, or prior decisions.

GSO may decline to decide a complex patent dispute without a court order or sufficiently reliable information.

20. DMCA Copyright Process

GSO maintains a process for receiving notices of claimed copyright infringement concerning material residing on or accessible through the Platform.

A copyright complaint intended to operate as a notification under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act must be sent to GSO’s designated copyright agent and include the required information described below.

A general support complaint may result in marketplace review but may not qualify as a formal DMCA notification if it lacks the required elements or is not delivered to the designated agent.

21. Designated Copyright Agent

The current name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of GSO’s Designated Copyright Agent will be published in the:

Legal Notices, Contact Information & Policy Index

Copyright notices and counter-notifications must be directed to that designated agent using the published contact information.

GSO will maintain the agent information on the website and, when applicable, in the U.S. Copyright Office Designated Agent Directory.

A Help Center ticket may be used to alert support personnel, but the sender remains responsible for delivering a formal DMCA notice to the designated agent through the published method.

22. Required Copyright Notice Elements

To be effective as a DMCA notification, a written notice should include substantially all of the following:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright right allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list when multiple works at one online location are involved;
Identification of the allegedly infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit GSO to locate it, including the exact listing or page location where possible;
Information reasonably sufficient to permit GSO to contact the complaining party, including an address, telephone number, and email address where available;
A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the complained-of manner is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law;
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right allegedly infringed.

The notice should identify each challenged listing or item with enough specificity for GSO to locate it.

23. Delivery of a Copyright Notice

Formal notices must be delivered to the Designated Copyright Agent using the current contact information published in the Legal Notices, Contact Information & Policy Index.

The complaining party should retain delivery records and copies of all submitted materials.

Submitting a notice does not guarantee removal when the notice is materially incomplete, concerns a non-copyright issue, cannot be matched to Platform content, or appears fraudulent or abusive.

24. Review and Removal

Upon receiving a sufficiently complete notice, GSO may:

Review the identified content;
Request missing or clarifying information;
Remove or disable access to the material;
Restrict the associated listing or account;
Notify the affected user;
Preserve relevant records;
Take other action required or permitted by law and policy.

GSO may act before receiving a formal DMCA notice when independent evidence shows that content is counterfeit, pirated, unlawful, malicious, or otherwise prohibited.

25. Notice to the Affected User

When GSO removes or disables user content in response to a copyright notice, GSO may provide the affected user with:

Notice of the removal or restriction;
A copy or summary of the complaint;
Information concerning the counter-notification process;
Any additional account or marketplace action;
Instructions for submitting relevant authorization records.

GSO may withhold information when disclosure is legally prohibited or would create a material safety, fraud, privacy, or security risk.

26. Copyright Counter-Notification

A user who believes that material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification may submit a written counter-notification to the Designated Copyright Agent.

A counter-notification is a legal statement. The user should understand the required declarations and potential consequences before submitting it.

27. Required Counter-Notification Elements

To be effective, a counter-notification should include substantially all of the following:

The user’s physical or electronic signature;
Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where the material appeared before removal or restriction;
A statement under penalty of perjury that the user has a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification;
The user’s name, address, and telephone number;
A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the appropriate United States federal district court identified by applicable law;
A statement that the user will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or that person’s agent.

GSO may request clarification when the counter-notification is materially incomplete.

28. Restoration After Counter-Notification

After receiving a sufficiently complete counter-notification, GSO may:

Provide a copy to the original complaining party;
Inform that party that the material may be restored;
Restore the material or cease disabling access after the applicable statutory period;
Keep the material disabled if the designated agent receives notice that the complaining party filed a qualifying court action;
Continue restricting the content under another GSO policy even when copyright restoration would otherwise be available.

When applicable, restoration ordinarily occurs not fewer than ten and not more than fourteen business days after receipt of the counter-notification unless GSO receives notice of a qualifying court action.

29. Misrepresentation and False Notices

Users must not knowingly make material misrepresentations in a copyright notice, counter-notification, trademark complaint, counterfeit report, or other intellectual-property submission.

Prohibited conduct includes:

Claiming ownership of rights the reporter does not own or represent;
Reporting lawful criticism or competition solely to suppress it;
Submitting altered registrations or authorization records;
Ignoring obvious licenses or permissions;
Falsely claiming mistake or misidentification in a counter-notification;
Using the reporting process for harassment, retaliation, or anti-competitive conduct.

False or abusive submissions may result in account enforcement, disclosure to affected parties where lawful, liability under applicable law, and referral to appropriate authorities.

30. Repeat Infringer Policy

GSO may suspend or terminate users who repeatedly infringe intellectual-property rights in appropriate circumstances.

GSO may consider:

Valid copyright notices;
Counter-notifications;
Court orders;
Trademark and counterfeit determinations;
Seller authorization records;
Repeated listing of substantially identical removed content;
Intent and cooperation;
The seriousness and scale of the conduct;
Evidence that a report was withdrawn or invalid;
Other relevant circumstances.

GSO may act immediately for deliberate piracy, organized counterfeiting, malicious files, extensive infringement, or another serious violation.

31. Non-DMCA Removal and Marketplace Enforcement

The DMCA process does not limit GSO’s contractual right to remove or restrict material under:

The Terms & Conditions;
The Seller Agreement;
The Acceptable Use Policy;
The Prohibited & Restricted Items Policy;
The Digital Products & Licensing Policy;
Another applicable policy;
A court order or legal requirement;
Independent evidence of fraud, counterfeiting, safety risk, or unlawful conduct.

Restoration under a copyright counter-notification does not require GSO to republish content that independently violates another policy.

32. Buyer Remedies for Counterfeit or Unauthorized Items

A buyer who receives a suspected counterfeit, pirated, unauthorized, or infringing item should report it promptly.

GSO may require:

Photographs;
Packaging and labels;
Serial numbers;
Download or license records;
Manufacturer or rights-holder information;
Inspection;
Return or preservation of the item;
Deletion and license revocation for digital products.

Available remedies may include cancellation, return, replacement, access termination, partial refund, full refund, or another resolution supported by the evidence and applicable policies.

33. Seller Financial Responsibility

A seller is responsible for refunds, chargebacks, claims, recalls, enforcement costs, and other losses arising from counterfeit, pirated, unauthorized, or infringing offerings.

GSO may deduct applicable amounts from:

Pending proceeds;
Available balances;
Reserves;
Future proceeds;
Other amounts payable to the seller;
An authorized payment method where permitted.

An insufficient balance may create a Negative Balance.

34. Records, Preservation, and Disclosure

GSO may preserve and disclose relevant information when reasonably necessary to:

Process an intellectual-property complaint;
Respond to a counter-notification;
Comply with a subpoena, court order, or legal process;
Prevent fraud or counterfeiting;
Protect users or rights holders;
Enforce applicable policies;
Cooperate with payment providers, regulators, customs authorities, or law enforcement.

Information will be handled according to the Privacy Policy and applicable law.

35. No Final Legal Determination

A GSO decision to remove, restore, restrict, or retain content is an internal marketplace decision.

It is not a court judgment concerning:

Copyright ownership;
Fair use;
Trademark validity;
Likelihood of confusion;
Patent infringement;
Counterfeit status;
Damages;
Final legal liability.

Parties remain responsible for obtaining independent legal advice and pursuing available legal remedies.

36. Appeals and Additional Information

A user may submit additional information or request marketplace reconsideration using:

Intellectual Property Decision Review

The request should include:

The complaint or case number;
The affected listing or content;
The decision being challenged;
The alleged factual or policy error;
New authorization or ownership evidence;
The requested resolution.

A marketplace reconsideration request is separate from a formal DMCA counter-notification.

37. International Rights

Users outside the United States remain responsible for complying with applicable local and international intellectual-property laws.

GSO may review complaints involving rights recognized outside the United States when the offering, parties, delivery, or harm is materially connected to that jurisdiction.

GSO may request translated registrations, legal explanations, court orders, or local counsel information.

38. Disclaimers

GSO does not guarantee:

That every listing has been pre-cleared for intellectual-property compliance;
That every complaint will be decided in favor of the reporter;
That every accused user has committed infringement;
That every counterfeit product will be detected before sale;
That removal will eliminate all copies from the internet;
That GSO can resolve every private ownership dispute;
That a rights holder will recover damages through the Platform.

Nothing in this section limits an obligation or remedy that applicable law does not permit GSO to limit.

39. Changes to This Policy

GSO may update this Policy prospectively to reflect changes in law, marketplace operations, technology, artificial intelligence, infringement procedures, or business requirements.

The revised Policy will display an updated Last Updated date.

40. Support and Notices

Relevant Help Center subjects should include:

Intellectual Property Report
Copyright or DMCA Question
Trademark or Counterfeit Report
Patent or Design Complaint
Name, Voice, or Likeness Concern
Unauthorized AI Use Report
Counterfeit Buyer Claim
Intellectual Property Decision Review

Good Shit Only™ is operated by:

CrownThrive LLC
Virginia, United States

Formal copyright notices and counter-notifications must be sent to the Designated Copyright Agent using the direct contact information published in the Legal Notices, Contact Information & Policy Index.

BY LISTING, UPLOADING, LICENSING, SELLING, PURCHASING, REPORTING, OR USING CONTENT THROUGH GSO, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREED TO THIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, COUNTERFEIT & DMCA POLICY.

Intellectual Property, Counterfeit & DMCA Policy

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