Activision is Reportedly Issuing DMCA Strikes Against Call of Duty Map Recreations in Fortnite

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The rise of Fortnite's new Creative mode editor gave a chance for many creators to express their creative vision in ways you wouldn't expect. Some of the most noteworthy projects are recreations of maps and mechanics from games like Call of Duty and Rust, allowing players to play the game from a first-person perspective and experience what's essentially a home away from home. Unfortunately, these creations don't exist in a vacuum, and they can put the copyright of properties from companies like Activision in jeopardy if they are allowed to exist.

Because of this, Activision has reportedly begun issuing DMCA takedowns against creators of Call of Duty-related projects that were created using Fortnite's Creative 2.0 mode. This was first spotted by content creator Jake Lucky, who noted that this was an inevitability that even Epic Games foresaw when it comes to copyrighted content being recreated through the Fortnite Creative mode.

This was made by @MistJawaYT who has since removed all of his CoD inspired creations and maps

Epic Games had previously warned creators of potential copyright issues pic.twitter.com/7XqpUrRJqx

— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) April 3, 2023

The enforcement policy doesn't lie, either. Even if the work is left unpublished, you can get banned from Fortnite as per Epic Games' terms regarding policies. Activision has reportedly issued takedowns, taking down several projects that radically changed Fortnite's usual mechanics to mimic those found in games like Call of Duty. One of the creators, Mist Jawa (who is known for his recreation of the Shipment map), talked about one of the takedowns he had over his project Modern Fartfare:

I will no longer be recreating any copyright maps

Modern Fortfare along with some zombie