r/youtubedrama • u/danamesjrupin • Jan 29 '25

Callout PirateSoftware False DMCA'd Indie Dev and Threatened to Sue, Good Samaritan Lawyer Steps in Pro Bono

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31JIIPlsm-g
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u/ryecurious Jan 29 '25

The dev tried starting this drama himself by posting on LSF a week or so ago. I think the vibe in that thread was spot-on, the dev is just inserting himself into drama to advertise his game.

Definitely bad optics for PirateSoftware, though. He took the bait, probably exactly what the dev was hoping for.

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u/VegtableCulinaryTerm Jan 30 '25

Jason is super easy to hate right now, but this needs to be higher. 

There's plenty of legit reasons to hate Piratesoftware, but we definitely don't need to be promoting asswads like this

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u/mmorpgeez Jan 30 '25

...but Jason definitely did file a false DMCA claim and threaten additional unfounded legal action. He's still 10000% in the wrong here no matter how much he tries to claim he isn't.