what video?

"Heavy Breakfast Machine"

How dare you use materials from a game in a completely unrelated context so it gets more popular on the internets

Now the terrists have our secrets

In Sovjet Russia secrets know you!

Wait until the day you'd need an expensive cooperate license to create any media- EVER!
Heh.. but that might not be a joke with the way things are going..

Oh those bastards, the TF2 unlock system alone is making me mad because nothing ever drops for me (took me 5 hrs to get my last drop), and now they are wanting you to delete your epic tf2 stuff... grr...

I dont understand it.



How is it that people can upload Garry's mod vidyas but you can have your music remixes |:

you cant*

I hope Inspector Bonk isn't next. That's so annoying. I bet Valve only did that because the song guy pressured them :O

song guy? The original song was by Danny Elfman. He has nothing to do with Valve. Although honestly, I'd have expected noise from Warner Brothers than Valve.

My meaning: Warner brothers complaining to Valve, or Valve worrying over WB.

If you video was taken down, then they need to take down several hundred Bonk-song videos as well, along with every single Youtube Poop that uses Valve imagery or sound effects, Half Life Full Life Consequences and all it's sequels/derivatives, and every single GMod "look at this funny shit" video.

Seriously, it's fucking bullshit.

Apparently someone has been sending tons of fake requests on behalf of EA and of Valve on videos on Youtube.

Even Valve had a video (Meet the Scout) pulled from Youtube because someone claiming to be EA France reported the video infringed on copyright owned by EA.

I"m file a counter claim and contact Gabe Newell (gaben@valvesoftware.com) and VALVe Support (contact@valvesoftware.com) and their copyright e-mail (copyright@valvesoftware.com) directly .

Your song falls under fair use (it's a derivative work and it's protected. same as someone who makes mash-ups or a club DJ making a mix on the tables)

I'd fight this as much as you can Nobu. Namely cause this is giving Valve a bad name and they'd hate to have people lose faith in their products because someone is misrepresenting themselve as Valve and speaking on behalf of Valve itself.

Sorry. Viacom claimed copyright on the Meet the Scout video...

EA France claimed copyright on the Meet the Spy video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR4N5OhcY9s&feature=channel_page <- Evidence here)

Someone is making stuff up and making Valve look really bad in the process

Thanks. I've emailed valve's copyright office and hopefully this can be sorted out. Where'd you hear of this?

I dunno, Valve seems more likely to endorse user created content like this. It might even get you a mention on their blog. :D

Funny, since at the start of every "Meet the <Class>" video there's this big "Copyright lolololol" disclaimer..

fake

well it was a matter of time :(....

http://forums.steampowered.com/foru.....d.php?t=883155 <_ That's one of the original threads posted about this.

I dunno what Valve is doing about it. But I should hope they dont' take this lying down.

What kind of letter did you send Nobu? Basically asking them if they really did object to your mash-up or if someone is having some fun at your expense?

BTW this was supposed to be a reply to another part of the thread. somehow got moved down here.

BTW Nobu I'd like to state for the record I AM NOT A LAWYER. So any "legal" advice you get from me is not intended to replace that of a real lawyer.

yes, and also getting permission to repost it or file a counter-claim without having to worry about getting sued

Filing a counterclaim doesn't mean you will be sued.

Unfortuately it's a horrible system of checks and balances really favoring people who can and will abuse the system for their own gain or shits and giggles.

oh wtf. next full life consequences gets B&.

omg... as I know, you do that video based on "The Heavy Goes To The Circus" o.oU

yup, I talked to the guy who made that too since his video is still up and he says he hasn't heard anything about it

omg, Valvet have something againts you? o.oU

it was probably a fake legal notice

Whatever it was, they're wrong o.o

this is funny concidering valve built itself on the back of USER CREATED CONTENT. allot of its major and older titles with the exception of half life were absorbed from the user comunity. I dont see how you infringed.

D:< Lets boy cot them. No one wants to buy Left4Dead 2 anyways right?

It's 'cause you're a furfag.

no u

Wot ee' said. Probably just some 4chode looking for lulz.

Valve would not do something like this

First the fucked up unlock drop system, then L4D2, now this bullshit? Valve's really being going to hell. They used to be cool guys who were gamers like us. Now they're just turning into another soulless corporation.

Fight this with every ounce of blood in your body.

Damn it, Valve, don't be bullies D:

Aww... why valve... U.U valve broke my heart...

You were the idiot that let them find out about it.


whatever it may be

The Moral

Ghey valve.... IS GHEY...

Well after reading all this all I can say is: Youtube is going quite down, especially since they aren't doing any research on video material ownership-stuff any longer.

And knowing Valve, they actually support these videos. If you have seen "Super TF 2", they actually promoted this video on the official TF2-site couple of weeks ago when they were lauching Spy VS Sniper-update.

In brief: Valve loves anything that is user/player made,as long as you won't start selling "their stuff" without their permission. If you have seen "The War of Servers"-gmod video, you might also know that there's a DVD-release too, especially since all the original conten makers are credited.


All I say now is that don't get panicked. From now on or ever in these kinds of situations.

And if Youtube keeps bugging you, I can recomment you to try Vimeo. Sure, they have a upload limit per week (500 Megabytes if I remember right) or something similiar for free users. But as far as I'm concerned, that site more fair than Youtube and Viacom combo.

I watched breakfast machine CONSTANTLY. Valve sucks for filing a grievance against you.

Do you have it available in MP3?

NVM found, it, megafail on my part.

Its youtube, alot of the time its probobaly legit copyright claims (not saying they are correct, just saying they are coming from where you expect them to be), but Youtube has always seemed to be whining grounds when it comes to copyright.

I don't believe that. Valve's even featured fan stuff on their blog

I guess it depends, Valve would have multiple people in charge of different areas, maybe their copyright guy is an asshole? :P

Valve haet furries