Protecting intellectual property on the internet can easily be a full time job filled with battles fought in the grey areas of copyright laws; rarely does it involve volitile political situations. This weekend, after a the appearance of a propaganda video appeared on North Korea’s official Pyongyang YouTube channel, one publisher found themselves in an awkward position.
From Bootleg to Black Box, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 made a heartbreaking mistake by not remastering the bizarrely forgotten maps from its namesake.
The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.
Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.
MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.
Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.
The FTC and the lawyers behind the "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard are denouncing the recent layoffs within the respective legal battles.
You know its kinda scary when the real world veers into the gaming one. Especially when we are talking about something nuclear...
It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing. Such a little thing. - Boromir
That is the line that comes to mind every time I hear about North Korea.
So, the logical next step is for Activison to release a propaganda video denouncing North Korean using copious amounts of footage from Homefront....
I for one support our would-be North Korean masters, and any attempt to blacken the name of Activision gets a thumbs up from me. Thank you, Kim Jong Un, the west will learn that you are truly your father's son...
Can anyone find a link to the vid?
EDIT: I found this but its a karaoke verison :3
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Still better than nothing ;)