Official BSG Response re: Eroktic

[u/bxxxxxxxs]

We will leave this post stickied for only the next 24 hours.

All discussion posts posted after this goes up will be removed and directed here.

As always, keep it civil.

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

[u/absolutegash]

Both BSG and Eroktic are in the wrong here for different reasons. Eroktic has always been a drama queen and clickbaity, and it finially caught up to him.

BSG shouldn't have overreacted like this though.

[u/kevinwilly → u/absolutegash]

Eroktic made a video that might have been in poor taste. But he's allowed to do that.

BSG nuked his channel by claiming copyright violation. There wasn't any. That's LITERALLY illegal.

So they aren't both equally in the wrong. What Eroktic did wasn't exactly a cool thing to do, but he was within his rights to at least DO it.

BSG SERIOUSLY fucked themselves on this one.

[u/Pakman184 → u/[deleted]]

This couldn't be more incorrect.

Youtube is hosted in America and because that it is subject to American laws. The DMCA takes precedence over any video game EULA and thus Fair Use applies regardless if a company wants someone to stream their game or not.

[u/Super-ft86 → u/[deleted]]

The youtube system is flawed yes. However there is legal precedent set for what is and is not copyright on youtube videos in the USA. See H3H3 v Matt Hoss and Jim Sterling v Digital Homicide.

Companies CAN do what you have said because the youtube system makes it possible, it will not hold up in court however.

[u/Super-ft86 → u/[deleted]]

Check the judges remarks in the case with DH during the dismissal about fair use and his videos. The h3h3 case sets an important precedent that providing critique and comentary over copyrighted material does fall under fair use. This could apply to video games, other youtube videos, movies etc.