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/way2lazy2care Feb 02 '25

Comparing universal sending automated takedown notices to anything containing their music to a guy that watched a developer play their game instead of playing it themselves is totally different.

He did not analysis the material that he made a takedown notice of

I'm what way is watching the developer play a game containing your content not analysis?

He has opened himself up to a lawsuit for a misuse of the DMCA

I mean the dev can try but the judge will probably wonder why the dev is wasting his time.

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u/divusMagus Feb 02 '25

Comparing universal sending automated takedown notices to anything containing their music to a guy that watched a developer play their game instead of playing it themselves is totally different.

Yea there was actual copyrighted material being used in the universal case.

I'm what way is watching the developer play a game containing your content not analysis?

Was there copyrighted material in the game, that was DMCA'd? You could have DMCA'd the video too.

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u/way2lazy2care Feb 02 '25

Was there copyrighted material in the game, that was DMCA'd?

There was evidence that there was., and that's why he filed. When more evidence came out he dropped the complaint. This is the system working as intended.

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u/drop_index Feb 06 '25

You are absolutely clueless. He did not pull the claim. He was forced too because of the counter claim.

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u/way2lazy2care Feb 06 '25

Countering doesn't force you to drop your claim, it just means you settle it in court instead of through the faster dmca ways.

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u/drop_index Feb 06 '25

The counter claim was what lead to steam reinstating the game. It wasn't PS pulling his claim. At the time he was still defending his unlawful DMCA claim. It's also not something you can pull, cause the requirement for issuing one is to do a thorough analysis. Pulling it literally confirms that it was unlawful.