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Konami takes down Super Bunnyhop video (Kojima vs Konami) with copyright strike
- Thread starter Zombie James
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Yeah but if you saw last years pathetic booth expect very little..
It's safe to assume that it'll be different this year, but for other reasons
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Romanes Eunt Domus
It's an editorial. This falls easily into fair use.
You would think so, but the whole "fair use" thing has been wonky lately. Basically when it comes to game footage companies seem to decide what's fair use anymore.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
This the most fun I got from Konami since E3 2010.
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Romanes Eunt Domus
Journalism is dead if that's the case
No need for the physical copy of the PC version, as I am sure they will cheap out and just have a Steam code in a box. Would like to be proven wrong though!
Yeah, Yoshi's Cookie was a licensing thing (Nintendo had a different company develop the game for the various systems) whereas I could see Konami at the rate they are going now, just pulling everything just because they said so. Hell, I could see at least Castlevania as a series being pulled due to IGA getting his own thing on to spite him, let alone Metal Gear. Konami is yeah, doing what that company that pillaged SNK back in the day did, like that previous poster pointed out.
I keep saying to myself, "Well that is that, they really have started to scorch the earth... wait, nope, they did something more ridiculous just now"
Konami is finally becoming relevant in more people's minds than probably ever! Now, people, just take that anger/sadness/disappointment and gamble it all away!
stan423321
Member
It's not such a clear case as with a game review or game tidbit showoff though. The presented game footage hasn't got much to do with what the editor was actually talking about. It's a gray area, basically.
It's by an artist named Shmorky. They were actually pretty upset about people using that comic without citing the source, so I'm glad someone asked about it.
Anyway, I know Konami's financially doing better after dropping video games for pachino machines, but I hope this comes back to bite them, somehow. In my eyes, I already felt they were acting immaturely, and that was just from The Jimquisition. I didn't bother to watch this video until after Konami tried to strike it down. I'm glad I did; they basically confirmed everything in this video by trying to take it down.
And seriously, are there any repercussions for striking a video on YouTube?
Naked Snake
Member
The image is a screenshot of personal correspondence between Super Bunnyhop and an anonymous Konami employee. Konami doesn't own anything about them.
You can blame Youtube's horrible automated policies for that. It's setup to always favor the person doing the complaint.
Why would they take down that video if they didn't give a shit about anything? Unless they're deliberately being trolls, but even then, taking the video down pretty much validates everything in the video.
I think it's more Youtube can't side with defendants and most people not being able to afford a lawyer for fighting a video posted to youtube... it's childish but it works for them and that's all they care about.
If we wanna go tinfoil hat territory then probably.Seems like Konami's boss had learned from the best
Yamauchi was said to be connected to the yakuza.
Konami wants to solely focus on gambling which is connected to the yakuza
Frankly with all that's gone down... it wouldn't surprise me in the least.
It wouldn't surprise me if it was simply spite at this point.
If you're going to be a dick, might as well be the biggest one possible!
KnightHart
Member
Konami leaving the gaming industry and a blaze of furious shit.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
If this whole entire saga was a stunt by Kojima... good lord that'd easily outshadow the whole MGS2 release scenario.
On a somewhat less tin-foily note, do we know if MGS5 is still a Kojima game? Or is it safe to assume he doesn't have creative control over it anymore the same way he did with the previous MGS games?
TheJollyCorner
Member
Just heartbreaking.
8-bit, 16-bit, Arcades, PS1, PS2... so many stellar IPs and productions.
I know nothing lasts forever, but it's just a shame- especially with some Japanese devs seemingly picking themselves up after an extremely lackluster last gen and getting back in the fight.
RIP Konami.
Gone, but not forgotten. My childhood will always thank you. :/
jim2point0
Banned
LOL this company became such a fucking joke.
One hand does not know what the other is doing.
Xamtheking
Member
Konami actually figured out how to dig upwards
akidnamededdy
Banned
I like it where I've got it thanks. Still it's good to see at least someone over there has half a brain cell left.
It's paraphrasing the final codec call between Raiden and The Patriots at the end of Metal Gear Solid 2.
Thanks. Played all the games several times but I always tune out a bit when they got a little long winded.
Streisand effect at work. Goddamn konami pathetic is not even a word to describe on how worse they are.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Won't stop them from claiming that they do and suing GAF.
Randomizer123454444
Member
Hmm, this is interesting:
https://twitter.com/superbunnyhop/status/597857120604688384
Konami didn't remove the DMCA, Youtube did?
https://twitter.com/superbunnyhop/status/597857120604688384
Konami didn't remove the DMCA, Youtube did?
Sephiroth_VII
Member
I'll go get my pitchfork again.
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akidnamededdy
Banned
Hahah what THIS IS A CIRCUS
Lol, wtf is going on here?
Gormless Noodle
Member
Nah, they would never go that for. It would cost them money plus it's absolutely unwinnable for them. And that's if they can even get it that far into the system.
Linked in the OP.
Vallen Valiant
Banned
So Konami didn't just send a takedown notice, they sent it incorrectly?
Wait... Konami done goof at their own strike down attempt?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
This is beyond a fucking joke, I don't even!
Xamtheking
Member
Konami
I had an ounce of faith
And you burned it
I had an ounce of faith
And you burned it
mysteriousmage09
Member
LOL Konami can't even flag a fucking video on Youtube correctly anymore lololololol.
Starwolf_UK
Member
At least Steam is known not to remove redownload rights from games after they are delisted. Now updating a game to make it inferior is another matter (many Rockstar games have had broken versions being uploaded).
Nintendo had licenses for the NES, GB and Gamecube versions (the fact redownload is not possible while it is for many other delisted product implies they did not have the license during the sale period if I'm not mistaken). The SNES version was known as Hermetica originally but Nintendo saw it and added the Mario cast to it presumebly as a sweetener to get the rights to the NES and GB versions (see, it isn't just Kirby who gatecrashes games). David Nolte made Hermetica (also worked on Hatris and others). Their website is currently dead though hence the archive link.
You could say it was a carnival of stupid.