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Dev says "false DMCA" from Microsoft got their sandbox game removed from Steam over apparent Minecraft copyright, all because of a screenshot of birch trees (www.gamesradar.com)
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Unomelon, the developer of Minecraft-inspired sandbox game Allumeria, says a DMCA from Microsoft, evidently related to Minecraft, got the game removed from Steam.

"The Allumeria Steam page is currently down because Microsoft has filed a false DMCA claim on it," Unomelon said on Bluesky on Tuesday. "They sent an email earlier today claiming that this screenshot infringes on their copyright. I am taking a moment to figure out what my path is going forward, will update soon."

The screenshot in question (above) is a simple wide shot of a forest filled with birch trees, what look to be oak trees with green and autumnal leaves, and a few pumpkins and weeds checkering the grassy dirt. There are definitely some similarities to Minecraft; if you told me this was a screenshot of a Minecraft mod, I'd probably believe you, but that's true of many voxel-based games, including Hytale.

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[–] Switorik@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wait until they figure out hytale released a similar looking game

[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That's what they're doing here. They can go after a smaller studio gain precedent then go after the larger Giants like hytail which is owned by riot. They need some legal ground first to do that.

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

riot bought hytale but then sold it, it's no longer theirs

this is almost certainly an ai tool run amok, not a deliberate attempt to stomp on the little guy.

[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Oh i missed that bit of news. I'm glad the original owners have control of that!!