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Copyright Claim Thwarts North Korean Propaganda

Posted by samzenpus on from the use-your-own-lies dept.

ianare writes "A propaganda video from the North Korean authorities has been removed from YouTube following a copyright claim by games maker Activision. It shows a space craft flying around the world and eventually over a city resembling New York. The buildings are then seen crumbling amid fires and missile attacks. However, the dramatic images (video) were soon recognized as having been lifted from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. By Tuesday, the video had been blocked, with a message notifying users of Activision's complaint shown in its place."

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  1. Chilling Effects by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is an abuse of the DMCA process, irrespective of the merits of North Korea. Propaganda is political discourse and using copyright against a political viewpoint is censorship.

  2. America is no better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So the North Koreans made a video, even if with lifted footage, of a burning new york. Who cares? Look at all the American video games where you kill foreigners, including North Koreans. The first Crysis anyone? You spend most of that game cutting north korean throats or running them over or blowing them up. We shouldn't be surprised when they do the same to us. It is just irony that it used footage lifted from of all things an american video game.