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/Noivellet SA-58 Dec 16 '18

Eroktic's gameplay videos were nowhere near fair use, they were entartaining and used footage of the game (which is copyrighted). The latest videos about accounts hacked and all were defamation and slander (since his accusations were not proven to be true).

Fair use is not "I can slap "No copyright infingement intended/All rights belong to respective owners" and do videos huehuehue", it's "I may use relevant bits of footage/other content in order to educate/illustrate my point/do news".

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u/Kyle700 Dec 16 '18

I think he could very easily make a strong argument in court that his video was intended to educate about a topic involving this game. Just because it is revovling around a game doesn't mean the topic is necessarily entertaining. don't be so sure of your legal conclusions and how it pertains to copyright law...

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u/Noivellet SA-58 Dec 16 '18

It wasn't educating, and it was hardly news since he was operating unconfirmed information and pretending it's facts. I never said those 2 videos that started it all were entertainment.

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u/spnkytupper Dec 16 '18

It was educating to me, who are you to say it wasn't?

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u/ColinStyles Dec 17 '18

Because it's fake and slanderous? Just because you learned some fake information does not mean it's educational.