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mintiefresh@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months ago

Update: Wizards of the Coast Apologizes for 'Mistaken' DMCA on Fan's Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley Mod

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Update: Wizards of the Coast Apologizes for 'Mistaken' DMCA on Fan's Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley Mod

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Update: Wizards of the Coast Apologizes for 'Mistaken' DMCA on Fan's Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley Mod - IGN
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Wizards of the Coast has issued a DMCA takedown notice on a fan mod of Stardew Valley that adds Baldur's Gate 3 characters, despite the mod previously having been publicly praised by Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke. And now, Vincke has responded to the takedown as well.
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  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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    “Just a little whoopsie, sent a cease and desist to the wrong person. When I saw the public backlash, I definitely realized my mistake that was definitely a mistake to begin with” - Wizards of the coast

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      So much this.

  • Bronzebeard@lemm.ee
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    It’s not a mistake when one of the upper management guys was ranting about it before it happened…

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      Do you have a link for that?

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    Best I can say is this is a small step up from the Pinkertons debacle

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    I have a theory that the guys at WOTC get off to being humiliated online.

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