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11/10/09

In reply to YouTube Yanked This Vid Off Infinity Ward Channel — on Modder's Takedown Notice
Pulling the video was a terrible idea, I'd wager that only a fraction of the people that know about the issue now would have watched that video if they had left it well alone. #modernwarfare2
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Blore07
11/10/09

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First "Valve stole my zombies" now "IW stole my warfare".

Excuse me while I go salvage my shattered faith in humanity. #modernwarfare2
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Asbestos_Underwear
11/10/09

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Modern *What*fare? Never heard of it. #modernwarfare2
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Underscore_Lysdexia
11/10/09

@Asbestos_Underwear: I think it's a sequel of some PC game that came out a while ago, but then they released it on the consoles and they kinda forgot about the people that made them famous in the first place

yeah I think that's it #modernwarfare2
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Asbestos_Underwear
11/10/09

@Underscore_Lysdexia: You are talking about Epic, right? #modernwarfare2
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Underscore_Lysdexia
11/10/09

@Asbestos_Underwear: Totally #modernwarfare2
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TSFMfest - not funny
11/09/09

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Bahahahahaha.
This is delicious. #modernwarfare2
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Olliver Kirby
11/09/09

@TSFMfest - not funny: YES! YES! #modernwarfare2
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Pezdispenser
11/09/09

@TSFMfest - not funny:

YESH! #modernwarfare2
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CMay
11/09/09

In reply to YouTube Yanked This Vid Off Infinity Ward Channel — on Modder's Takedown Notice
It looks like activism on Joker's part, since I'm fairly positive you cannot in any way copyright or patent a game idea like that. Surely they didn't copy the AC-130 gunship model from an old mod, so there's very little that Joker could legally do. YouTube just doesn't have the time to look into every claim so your content becomes guilty until proven innocent.

I would guess that this is just to send a message to Infinity Ward, that hey, if you're going to benefit from the creative ideas of modders, don't shut them out completely by disallowing modded dedicated servers. #modernwarfare2
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ChicagoRyan
11/09/09

@CMay: How did IW benefit from his work? Did IW also steal ideas for the other killstreak rewards as well? Harrier, stealth bomber, chopper gunner, etc.?

The truth is, he was the one who used IW's work to put a hackjob of an AC130 into his mod. The assets he used came from the MW single player campaign. #modernwarfare2
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CMay
11/09/09

@ChicagoRyan: Keep in mind I know absolutely nothing about his mod, so if his model wasn't original then ignore that bit. However, what I did already say is that IW has not legally stolen anything at all from Joker and that this is probably nothing more than activism over mods/modified servers allowing the sharing of an idea they're using.

I didn't say Joker was in the right, or that this is fantastic in any way, but it isn't unprecedented for people to argue over how much a commercial game benefits from player modifications without rewarding the player for them. Some ideas are really small, but make all the difference while other ideas are huge and just suck. Hard to measure. At least in this case, I'm sure Joker has no legal justification for anything and it's just harassment. #modernwarfare2
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illiniphase4
11/09/09

@CMay: If a think0tank can copyright the concept of an MMO, and Nintendo can copyright an IP, I see no reason why Joker can't make a copyright infringement argument about a unique piece of code that he wrote. #modernwarfare2
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Opuelas
11/09/09

@illiniphase4: Sorry, but there's no way in hell they used any of that guy's "unique bit of code" for MW2. It just doesn't work like that.

And even if they did, there'd be no way to prove it. #modernwarfare2
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illiniphase4
11/09/09

@Opuelas: You're overlooking the fact that they don't need to steal the exact code for it to be copyright infringement. #modernwarfare2
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CMay
11/09/09

@illiniphase4: It doesn't sound like this is about code or models or any actual original copyrightable work. Their complaint is that the feature is influenced by a mod they made, but in reality his mod was likely influenced by the real military just as the game itself is.

This is a far cry from copyrighting an entire completed MMO, a logo, or a mario theme song. Even if they complain the implementation of the feature is too similar, it goes back to being inspired by the original influence.

There was an argument between 2 companies who developed 2 separate pool games, and one was crying that the other company stole their idea for how certain interface elements were displayed. The case was dismissed on the ground that you can't just copyright an idea like that and both of them had different code/art.

What you would have to do if you wanted to protect that kind of idea is file for a patent. However, patents have to live up to certain requirements and if they aren't sufficiently uncommon enough they will get laughed away. Good luck patenting the idea of an AC-130 gunship flying over an area and shooting things. Good luck patenting a life bar that simply visualizes an amount of progress. #modernwarfare2
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Opuelas
11/09/09

@illiniphase4: No actually, I am not overlooking the the case of intellectual property. I was asserting that they wouldn't actually use his code for their replica, but now that you mention it he can't claim that case either. Putting aside the fact that there was no copyright infringement since Joker has no claim to any of the assets he used in his mod or the way in which he did use them, from a design standpoint he tweaked the ruleset for a game made by Infinity Ward. This isn't a Half-Life to Counter-Strike kind of mod we're talking about here.

It's not his property, but he gets kudos for making a spiffy mod which was recognized by the owners of the game he was modding, and being ballsey enough to humiliate them all over the gaming interwebs in a hilarious way. #modernwarfare2
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KamuZ
11/09/09

The only way to protect your idea is to patent it which is not the case in here. Now, if IW used the code from the modder (copy paste) then the modder can challenge copyright infringement. If they didn't do it, read it as "cool idea, lets do this in our own way", then it is perfectly fine.
I am not a lawyer but i am a software developer and this is how it works. That is why people is afraid of Software Patents (which USA really wants to push) or Patents of trivial ideas, but this is topic for another discussion. #modernwarfare2
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k])
11/09/09

In reply to YouTube Yanked This Vid Off Infinity Ward Channel — on Modder's Takedown Notice
Infinity Ward just got served. I love it. #modernwarfare2
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TexasJack
11/09/09

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Sad how many people are quick to flame the guy and simply don't get it. #modernwarfare2
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MrBounce
11/09/09

@TexasJack: I agree, I've played Joker's mod before and it's a heck of a piece of work and he had every right to get mad about it (edit: "it" being the kill streak). The sad part is none of this would have happened if IW had just kept dedicated servers and kept people happy...
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SacGamer
11/09/09

@MrBounce: He really doesn't have any right to be mad. He doesn't own the game, he can't claim changes he made to the game as his property. #modernwarfare2
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TexasJack
11/09/09

@MrBounce: It's not just the dedicated server issue though, it's the disallowing of mods too.

@SacGamer: And you just don't get it. Whether or not he owns the content is not the issue here. I don't think he would have cared if IW didn't basically piss in his face by taking his idea and not allowing any mods with MW2. #modernwarfare2
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SacGamer
11/09/09

@TexasJack: He doesn't really have any right to be upset about that either. I don't think there should be mods online. #modernwarfare2
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vid3oman64
11/09/09

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FLAWLESS VICTORY

(minus the destroyed AC-130s of course) #modernwarfare2
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dry-roasted-peanuts
11/09/09

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So, does PST*Joker want compensated monetarily, or is he just being pissy?

I get he's angry, but what is the end game he is going for? What's the point?
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Salen
11/09/09

@dry-roasted-peanuts: If I had to guess, I'd say it's the same thing Mister Dog Pound Guy With A Funny Dog Mask wanted...

To make a big name game give him free moneys to shut the heck up. If it worked again Madden... why not CoD:MW2? #modernwarfare2
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Firelance is Addicted
11/09/09

@dry-roasted-peanuts:

Mod support.
Dedicated Servers.
Everything PC Gamers stood for... #modernwarfare2
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DukeOfPwn
11/09/09

@dry-roasted-peanuts: While it isn't some major blow, I think the point is to do at least some damage to a company that PC loyalists believe to have screwed them over. If it really was a modification before and IW made no note of that, I would consider it a very below-the-belt move, and that they deserve much more than a PR gameplay video being removed. #modernwarfare2
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RockyRan
11/09/09

@dry-roasted-peanuts: Think about it. Joker's mod (which I heard is extremely good) is part of a practice that isn't possible in MW2. Despite the fact that IW prohibited modding on the PC version, they still had the gall to take a modder's idea from the previous game and implement it. IW basically admitted that modding can be an important part of the game development process if the mod ideas are good enough, but IW still felt like being dicks and prohibiting it.

The fact that Joker claims copyright infringement is hardly the point here. It's the fact that IW hypocritically said that no mods was the best thing for the series yet they turned around and copy-pasted a stellar mod from the previous game. #modernwarfare2
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ChicagoRyan
11/09/09

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So this clown Joker takes content that he ripped off from the single player campaign, puts a hacked up low quality version into his mod that very few people even bother to play, and then wants to file a DMCA takedown request against IW for using HIS ideas. Sounds like someone has been hitting the crack pipe a little bit too hard lately.

Unfortunately Youtube has been very trustful when it comes to DMCA takedown requests. It usually reacts to requests without any actual investigation. As such, that is the only reason that PSTJoker was able to get away with his bogus claim. Otherwise Youtube would have told him to fly a kite, especially considering that IW is a paid sponsor of theirs.

#modernwarfare2
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Firelance is Addicted
11/09/09

@ChicagoRyan: I don't think you deserve your star. Last time I checked, it was his idea. It still counts. #modernwarfare2
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ChicagoRyan
11/09/09

@Firelance is Addicted: It was not his idea, the AC130 assets that he used were in the single player campaign which was created by IW.

Additionally, he has no protection per the EULA even if he did create something original. So if he had created a completely original sniper rifle that shot guided bullets, and IW put it in, he'd still have no right to file a claim. As a modder, he has no rights to his content if IW chooses to use it even as a copy/paste job. Anyone with two working eyes and ears can see that IW's version of the AC-130 is superior to his mockup.

Also consider this concept. Any studio out there can put an AC-130 into their game that is player controlled, and not even IW could do a thing about it. How many military games have had jeeps or hummers in them?

PSTJoker was just being a bitter lunatic. The tactics we keep seeing by the extremist hardcore PC community is on the verge of e-terrorism. Threats of violence, company disruption, even talk about trying to manipulate stock prices to push Activision into financial ruin, it's a joke. I'm a PC gamer, and I am ashamed of the behavior of some of these guys.

#modernwarfare2
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-MasterDex-
11/09/09

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I doubt he has any recourse but I think he did the right thing. The modding community has done a lot for Call of Duty that the majority console gamers will likely never know about and IW stole from them and gave them the finger while they did it. #modernwarfare2
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Firelance is Addicted
11/09/09

@-MasterDex-:
Well, we can always follow in his footsteps and support him in the lawsuit, if there is one. #modernwarfare2
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-MasterDex-
11/09/09

@Firelance is Addicted: Very True.

The People vs Infinity Ward

I quite like the sound of that! #modernwarfare2
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LoLAdrian ...And Then Comes Lividity
11/09/09

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You guys want to know what I find intriguing? Infintity Ward hires people who come from a custom modding background (Alex Roycewicz for example). I find it hilarious that Modern Warfare 2 doesn't have mod support.
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kitsuneconundrum
11/09/09

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they should try and hire him instead. #modernwarfare2
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lolgreg
11/09/09

@kitsuneconundrum: Just for insight on how to further piss off the modder community. #modernwarfare2
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Komrade Kayce
11/09/09

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Thats hilarious. I fully support this action, after seeing so many good vids get taken down because of two seconds of song by Song BMG or something. #modernwarfare2
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Clive Bavels
10/14/09

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Hey everyone. I downloaded this video in HQ from YouTube weeks ago. Who wants a copy so we can all upload it again?
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twinturbo2
10/14/09

@Clive Bavels: There's got to be another way. GameTrailers, perhaps?
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Azwethinkweiz12
10/14/09

@twinturbo2:
Someone can report to an admin and get it deleted.
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twinturbo2
10/14/09

@Azwethinkweiz12: Someone will grab it and post it somewhere else. You can't beat the Internet.
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Paul_Is_Drunk
10/14/09

@twinturbo2: This. Once it's on the internet, it stays there.
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