Bungie "aware" of Destiny fan video takedowns
eurogamer.netBungie has responded to reports of Destiny fan content being removed from YouTube due to copyright claims.
Channels impacted by the claims include those which host music tracks from the series, as well as popular story explanation videos from Destiny loremaster Byf, who uses Destiny soundtracks as background music.
In a statement posted to Twitter last night, Bungie said it was aware of the takedowns — and that some of its own videos had also been impacted.
«We're aware of a series of copyright takedowns on YouTube and we're actively investigating. This includes content on our own Bungie channels,» the developer wrote.
«These actions are NOT being taken at the request of Bungie or our partners. Please standby for future updates.»
We?re aware of a series of copyright takedowns on YouTube and we're actively investigating. This includes content on our own Bungie channels. These actions are NOT being taken at the request of Bungie or our partners. Please standby for future updates.https://t.co/xPY1EzkgTh
Responding to Bungie, video game industry lawyer Richard Hoeg questioned some of the wording in Bungie's statement.
«Not at your 'request'?» Hoeg asked. «Did you or did you not authorise and/or instruct a third party to police copyright infringement on one or more platforms?»
The suggestion is that Bungie may not have asked for specific, impacted videos to be targeted — but that someone linked to Bungie may still have been behind the takedowns.
Bungie's tweet also points to its legal and intellectual property guidelines, which states an 80/20 policy for fan-made videos.
«Players may create videos using Destiny gameplay, which may be uploaded to third party sharing services like YouTube,» the guidelines state. «If a
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