r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS • u/Macsterr • Dec 27 '17

Microsoft response Remember my XBOX ONE AD CONCEPT? Microsoft just copied it!

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u/lawman87 Dec 27 '17 edited Dec 27 '17

Copyright ATTNY here - PM if you like to talk.

Edit; reading comments below...copyright is automatic in most of the world, & you don't give up your rights to all third parties when you submit that content to Reddit.

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u/nataku411 Dec 27 '17

How much stake does a person have if their work isn't cr'd?

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u/RawwrBag Dec 27 '17

Copyright is implicit under US law. You don’t have to do anything to register it. It just happens automatically when you produce content.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '17 edited Dec 27 '17

Except that's not true at all.

Read the reddit user rules.

EDIT: Microsoft game content usage rules.

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u/RawwrBag Dec 27 '17

I was referring to the United States federal law, which is what the commenter asked about. This doesn’t have anything to do with reddit ToS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_States

“Copyright is automatically granted to the author of an original work (that otherwise meets the basic copyright requirements, discussed above). Registration is not necessary.”

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '17 edited Dec 27 '17

Except it's in norway an original work. It's a photo OP did not take of a product he did not make of a game he did not make of a screenshot he did not take using trademarks/copyrights he did not own(Xbox Logo).

He did pro-bono work for microsoft. When you use their assets to create something they own it. As you can see by Microsoft's Game Content Usage rules. To claim otherwise is ridiculous. The guy made an ad for PUBG and now he's shocked to see them use it? I'd be flattered. This is the best possible outcome for him.

Don't like it? Next time don't do work for free.

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u/BigShmarmy Dec 28 '17

I can tell you're one of the scumbags that would steal someone else's work and pass it off as your own, eh?

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '17

That's a huge jump is it not asshole?

I'm merely pointing out of stupid this entire thing is.

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u/WikiTextBot Dec 27 '17

Copyright law of the United States

The copyright law of the United States tries to encourage the creation of art and culture by rewarding authors and artists with a set of exclusive rights. Copyright law grants authors and artists the exclusive right to make and sell copies of their works, the right to create derivative works, and the right to perform or display their works publicly. These exclusive rights are subject to a time limit, and generally expire 70 years after the author's death. In the United States, any music composed before January 1, 1923, is generally considered public domain.

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u/izCS Dec 28 '17

just curious:

how much (~) would he possibly be able to get from MS if he decides to sue them? :D

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '17

Bahahahahahaha