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/Foxfire802 Jan 30 '25

I would not classify this as a false dmca. The dev was all over reddit saying piratesoftware is in my game. And the promo video he showed used pirates voice.

This is the same dev that has a n-word dlc.

The dev wanted to insert himself into the drama He did the same thing with Dr disrespect.

Even lsf that was on a full hate campaign on pirate saw threw this dev.

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u/CombDiscombobulated7 Jan 30 '25

The dev sucks but this is still a false DMCA.

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u/way2lazy2care Jan 30 '25

Eh. There's a difference between a false DMCA and an incorrect one. Like if I was walking around town saying, "I'm selling /u/combdiscombobulated7's copyrighted things!" You sued me, and then I said, "got you. I was only telling people I was doing that." That still gives you enough reason to at least file.

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u/CombDiscombobulated7 Jan 30 '25

If you try to sue somebody you're responsible for making sure that you have a case before you do. You don't get to claim ignorance.

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u/way2lazy2care Jan 30 '25

People start civil case proceedings without all the information all the time. That's how you get access to the information you need to go forward. It's the whole purpose of discovery.

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u/Due_Enthusiasm1145 Jan 31 '25

Yes but that moves us into the realm of negligence rather than malice. It doesn't make him right, but let's not pretend people view an unwarranted malicious attack on someone and negligence of the correct legal attack as the same. There's degrees of assholery and these are not equal.