![]() Influencers rarely fight takedowns unless they have the money and willingness to defend their use. If, as most of my clients believe, Let’s Play is not fair use, Vanaman could issue a take down for any reason or no reason and all, and as long as there is still actual infringement, an argument of “bad faith” probably won’t have much of an effect on the outcome unless you get a very sympathetic judge or jury.Īnd for practical purposes that’s where it ends. Under copyright, an author’s underlying justification for bringing an action carries very little weight unless the claim lacks merit. We're filing a DMCA takedown of PewDiePie's Firewatch content and any future Campo Santo games.- Sean Vanaman September 10, 2017 ![]() He doesn’t want his studio’s game associated with Kjellberg’s channel or content, which is, arguably, a perfectly legitimate basis to withdraw a license for which you need no legitimate basis to revoke. In the case of a Let’s Play video, a content owner like Campo Santo would argue that they can revoke their permissive, non-exclusive license to stream (granted to end users) against anyone who uses their content in a way they find offensive, or in a way that associates their game or brand with something against their values. That also means that they can withhold a license for any reason. You see, a licensor doesn’t need a reason to withhold a license. What’s the best approach to handling this new marketing tool while protecting the game’s brand and content? Vanaman’s approach in particular has set off serious debate, as his tactic may be seen by some as an abuse of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.īut from the perspective of the content owner, Vanaman’s reasoning is irrelevant. In my role as a video game attorney, this presents an interesting question for my clients. This has become another impetus for an ongoing disagreement concerning the legal standing of Let’s Play streams and videos. However, he’s also triggered a debate on the respective rights of streamers and content owners by promising to issue a DMCA takedown for any PewDiePie video using Campo Santo content. Forgettable game.Campo Santo co-founder Sean Vanaman, writer of Firewatch, has made his feelings known about a livestream broadcasted on Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg’s channel where he used a racial slur. "Terrible story, too short, and social justice warrior developers. ![]() "The developers seem to support censorship which I will not." However, negative review cause the developer is a whiny baby, filing DMCA takedowns over hurtful words." Pulls you in and keeps you intrigued from start to finish. "This is one of the most beautiful games. ![]() Instead of complaining, he should ♥♥♥♥ing fix his game. ![]() "The fact that the creator of this game seriously went after pewdiepie is ♥♥♥♥ing pathetic. "At least one of the game devs seems to be a DMCA abusing SJW crybaby who is using copyright laws to wrongfully take down videos if the reviewer uses a word he doesn't like." Then, months later, in front of the Charlottesville neo-Nazis event (where a white supremacist killed a participant in the counter-demonstration) PewDiePie published a video in which he apologized, claiming that he did not know at the time that the Nazis really existed and that his jokes would hit people and minorities who are really victims of Nazi propaganda.Ĭheck out the comments of users against Firewatch game on Steam. PewDiePie stated at the time that he was not able to understand the reason for the media attacks and accused them of being afraid of his power and interested in using his name to promote articles. ![]()
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