'Warner Bros. is threatening to destroy my YouTube Channel' says popular modder, alleging that a sweep of copyright claims forced them to scrub 1 billion views' worth of videos from the internet

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Harvey's history with games started when he first begged his parents for a World of Warcraft subscription aged 12, though he's since been cursed with Final Fantasy 14-brain and a huge crush on G'raha Tia.

by the same name, has alleged that Warner Bros. is"threatening to destroy" his channel by means of an overkill IP infringement notice.with the help of his team—which is important context, since he's by no means a solo act. ToastedShoes theA large part of ToastedShoes' bread and butter, however, are his now-vanished Mortal Kombat videos, which featured characters from just about everywhere absolutely wrecking each other in NetherRealm's gore-splattered fighting games.

An interesting wrinkle he highlights, however, is that NetherRealm Chief Creative Officer has retweeted and shown enthusiasm for the modding community before—despite NetherRealm itself being owned by Warner Bros Games. This might not be all that surprising, as claims like this tend to come from publishers and the like, rather than the studios themselves.

The whole thing does feel like a U-turn from Warner Bros, who otherwise let the videos exist unabated for months without so much as a peep. I've reached out to Warner Bros Games for comment, and I'll update this article if I'm provided a response. I didn't have high hopes for the MultiVersus relaunch but brand-new PvE missions and a silly banana guy with a spear are changing my mind

 

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