Sun, 23 Jan 2022 03:39:25 GMT
Anonymous: A little message to Mojang. You are guilty of copyright fraud. There is no question about that.
Want me to prove it? You know all of those YouTube videos you copyrigt struck? Your own EULA says: Within reason you're free to do whatever you want with screenshots and videos of the Game. By "within reason" we mean that you can't make any commercial use of them or do things that are unfair or adversely affect our rights unless we've specifically said it's okay in this EULA, allowed it through the Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines [BUAG], or provided for it in a specific agreement with you. Now, let's take a look at the BUAG: You may create, use and distribute videos of you playing or using our game for any lawful reason provided that you don't make any money from them [with an exception for ad revenue]. Remember, this clause in the BUAG is validated by previous listed clause in the EULA.Thus, all of those users who were posting videos to YouTube of the developer versions - they actually had permission from Mojang to post videos of the game. So Mojang turning around and copyright striking them amounts to copyright fruad. Now, to address an important point: IP_Justice#7453 alleges that the EULA and BUAG do not apply to developer versions, by virtue of those being leaked versions. Guess what. You're still guilty of copyright fraud. (Also, that argument would never hold up in front of judge, as it is still “the game”, even if it is modified to include developer features and locked under NDA.) Before posting his Bedrock Leaks videos, AMS (AgentMindStorm) asked one of your employees if it was okay to post those videos. They gave the green light, saying that it was okay. Thus, AMS had express permission from you (Mojang) to post those six videos. Copyright striking them and taking them down after giving permission amounts to copyright fraud. There is no way around it. Mojang is guilty of copyright fraud. Just wanted to get this out of way for anyone who still somehow thinks Mojang is within their rights. An announcement from the main server.