Of all the dumb modes that the DMCA process has been misused in the very recent past, one of “the worlds largest” frustratingly stupid certainly has to be certain interests utilizing it to try to bottle up leaks. From Nintendo to Universal to Marvel, amongst other, each and every time some content, often times unfinished, comes leaked onto the internet, the lawyers fire off a assortment of DMCA notices to try to get the content taken down. And each and every time, the whole thing miscarries fully and instead this disclosed material comes Streisanded into the public consciousness.

It’s with that in spirit that we can all take a look at some skill for the next unannounced Call of Duty game, entitled Warzone.

What is that image for and where does it comes here, “youre asking”? Well, are in accordance with a Reddit post from several days ago, which has since been deleted, it’s the include artistry for Activision’s brand-new CoD game. In that original Reddit thread, a whole knot of tribes seemed to think that the uploader had created fake game art, which seldom happens. Instead, Activision, in an attempt to stifle this disclose to control its own messaging, proved the faithfulnes of the spill by emerge a copyright menace, thereby propelling those who are interested in the persona itself.

One Redditor “says hes” received a notice from “Activision/ Call of Duty” that this was a “copyrighted image containing key artwork for an upcoming video game Call of Duty: Warzone.”

This is all relatively strong indication that the Warzone name is real, and refers to battle royale. Ghost’s appearance in the portrait ties it closely to Modern Warfare, and the fact that a’ classified’ option has joined that game’s main menu proposes it will be available inside Call of Duty proper.

And, so, instead of one Reddit thread that half the books distrust, Activision has created for itself dozens of internet clauses about the epitome, the forthcoming game, and its own acts in trying to copyright a reveal to hell. Meanwhile, as you can see above, the epitome the company attempted to nuke from the internet is still awfully, much needed accessible.

Maybe someone needs to create Call of Duty: Modern Internet Warfare?

Permalink | Comments | Email This Story

Read more: techdirt.com