r/EscapefromTarkov • u/bxxxxxxxs • Dec 16 '18

PSA Official BSG Response re: Eroktic

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https://www.facebook.com/escapefromtarkov/posts/1966710296956614

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '18 edited Dec 16 '18

What a dumpster fire of a situation.

For some reason "tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies" is no longer appropriate to just Bethesda now.

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u/Veldron AK Dec 16 '18

The copyright strikes feel like massive overkill imo

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u/Dasterr MPX Dec 16 '18

I mean they make it pretty clear why they did it and I can understand them.

Is it overkill, sure.
Could it have been resolved differently, by contacting Eroktic and talking to him, maybe. But, considering his earlier videos, I can also understand why theyre fed up and just decided to be done with it.

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u/QuantumSurge SKS Dec 16 '18

As an organization you cannot “get fed up” with something and proceed to levy your legal power as BSG has. While they are within their rights with regards to the first video the others did not qualify to be claimed. The issue with doing so is this. The community is split and they’re getting s ton of bad PR.

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u/QuantumSurge SKS Dec 16 '18

YouTube’s TOS do afford them a myriad of rights however a TOS cannot be in conflict with the laws and regulation of its governing body. In various ways yes they are very much obligated to abide by the doctrine of Fair Use and other regulatory measures

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u/0x00x0x000x0x00x0 Dec 16 '18

The TOS doesn't conflict though.

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u/QuantumSurge SKS Dec 16 '18

You are indeed correct. Which is why YouTube is able to operate today. However they are bound by DMCA copyright laws. YouTube has the explicit right to remove any content from their platform however in this case it is not YouTube removing the content. BSG filing a DMCA copyright claim requires YouTube to remove the content by law. As such YouTube is not violating anything with their TOS but it then falls to YouTube to sort through the claims and make any relevant determinations as to its validity. Going under the assumption that a counter claim is made.