IW Gets AC130 Takedown Notice

[CptainCrunch]

Found this interesting article on the bashandslash.com website:

As you may be aware, our very own PST*Joker has made assertions on BASH that the MP AC130 and several other MW2 features were influenced (without any recognition) by him and other PC modders.

A few hours ago, I saw a Tweet go out from a community member suggesting that Joker issue a takedown notice of Infinity Ward's AC130 vid on Youtube.

"@pstjoker I just thought you should send youtube a DMCA take down notice regarding the #MW2 AC130 video. See how youtube responds." (@therealrudedog)

I think Joker took up the idea and I can only assume he's more surprised than anyone that a few minutes ago YouTube yanked IW's AC130 video right off their official channel.

AC130 vid removed

I've mentioned before that MW2 has been like a marriage breakup between PC gamers and IW. Now, this has all the earmarks of a messy divorce.

By the way, I certainly don't envy Fourzerotwo in any of this -- as if he doesn't have enough on his hands. All of this seems very unfortunate all the way round.

Just a few minutes ago I spoke to PST*Joker and apparently he did make the takedown claim and YouTube did take down the original official video from their IW channel. Joker forwarded this reply from IW's community manager:

"Really? Copyright infringment claim? :sigh:" - Fourzerotwo DM on Twitter

This was the original video; however, the vid below is from a non IW account:

For those that do not know, PST*Joker has been a modder for the CoD games for many years and is creator of the famous Xtreme Mod, which brought you the AC130, nuclear strikes, and many other features to Call of Duty:4 which you now see in Modern Warfare 2.

So what do you all think of this move? Is it just a way to get another jab in at IW? Is this going to heat up for PST*Joker with Activision legal or will Activision see this as getting more publicity for the game?

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[KINGDarkyDizzle]

I applaud him. F MW2.

[thejeran]

Good for you Joker! One small step for the PC community

[Kodakk]

Nice work.

[thejeran]

Lol Sam Babbit

[Dr Random]

*cheer*

Go Joker!

[{PST}*Joker]

Lol Sam Babbit

2 x t's at the end thank you very much

[Boreas]

2 x t's at the end thank you very much

[Immortal_Joker]

Joker ftw!!!!

[Unregistered]

More on the topic here on the IW forums.

[Wizrdwarts]

Ridiculous. Unless IW stole Joker's code, he doesn't own the right to an AC130 in multiplayer. As much as I dislike IW for their decisions on multiplayer, this isn't an issue for me.

[garandx]

Way to go Joker! Love the extreme mod and I hate to see it being presented as something IW thought up on their own.

[The_Eliminator]

Ridiculous. Unless IW stole Joker's code, he doesn't own the right to an AC130 in multiplayer. As much as I dislike IW for their decisions on multiplayer, this isn't an issue for me.

Unfortunately i agree.

[Iwantcable]

This is more of a joke on YouTube than anything else.

[Dangerdog]

Well, that probably kills off even the slightest chance that there would be any mod support for MW2.

How can you support such a claim though? Don't the mod tools have any form of user agreement that says you don't own anything created with them?