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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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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

That's not just similar to Minecraft - it's nearly identical. I'm not sure that the DMCA notice isn't justified. I don't know the law well enough to judge where the line between legal and illegal Minecraft clones is.

[–] Pamasich@kbin.earth 11 points 3 days ago

Doesn't matter. Copyright protects identity, not likeness. Valve even says in the email to the dev that Microsoft said they outright stole Minecraft's exact assets. Because just looking the same isn't copyright infringement.

Microsoft also complained about the gameplay being stolen too, which doesn't fall under copyright at all.

So the DMCA definitely wasn't justified, no.

[–] doublah@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago

Minecraft is an infiniminer clone, it should be shut down ASAP.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 days ago

If the DMCA is not sent by Microsoft, it doesn't matter. You can't file one on behalf of someone else.