Developers of Garry's Mod confirmed compliance with Nintendo's requests and removal of affected items
It is important for content creators and consumers alike to respect intellectual property rights
Nintendo is known for protective nature over IP and brand image, but some suspect ulterior motives at play
Nintendo issued takedown notices for Nintendo-related content in Garry's Mod leading to removal of decades-old items
Removal process ongoing, users asked to delete any Nintendo-related uploads to expedite process
In a recent turn of events, Nintendo has issued takedown notices for Nintendo-related content in the popular sandbox game Garry's Mod, leading to the removal of about 20 years worth of content from the Steam Workshop. The developers of Garry's Mod, Facepunch Studios, have confirmed that they are complying with Nintendo's requests and removing all affected items.
The takedown notices come as a surprise to many in the gaming community, given that Nintendo-themed content has been a part of Garry's Mod for nearly two decades. The flexibility of the Source engine in Garry's Mod was one of the game's main appeals, allowing players to create and upload their own custom content.
Nintendo is known for its protective nature over its IP and brand image, which may explain why it has taken this action now. However, some users suspect that there may be ulterior motives at play, given the lengthy history of Nintendo-related content in Garry's Mod.
The removal process is ongoing and Facepunch Studios has asked users to delete any Nintendo-related uploads they may have made to help expedite the process. It remains to be seen how this will impact the Garry's Mod community and whether other companies may follow suit with similar takedown requests.
Despite the controversy surrounding this issue, it is important for content creators and consumers alike to respect intellectual property rights and ensure that they are not infringing on anyone else's creations. It is also crucial for platforms like Steam to have clear policies in place to handle such situations in a fair and transparent manner.
An individual named Brewster T. Koopa reported that trolls were filing false DMCA claims against the game to get add-ons removed and makers to shut down.
The perpetrators allegedly used a fake email to impersonate Nintendo’s lawyers for sending DMCA takedown notices.
Accuracy
Facepunch is removing Nintendo-related workshop items from Garry’s Mod to comply with Nintendo’s demands.
Nintendo issued a takedown request for all Nintendo-related content from Garry’s Mod Steam Workshop.
Nintendo sent takedown orders for character mods in Garry’s Mod on Steam.
Deception
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None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
(90%)
The author reports on the situation accurately and does not make any fallacious arguments. However, there are a few instances of inflammatory rhetoric used by Brewster T. Koopa in their tweets that are included in the article. These include 'false flaggers on the Garry’s Mod Workshop' and 'over 10 Gmod addon makers, myself included have been attacked'. While these statements may be true, they use inflammatory language that could be perceived as biased or emotive. However, as the author is not making these statements themselves and is simply reporting on them, this does not significantly impact the overall score.
false flaggers on the Garry’s Mod Workshop.
over 10 Gmod addon makers, myself included have been attacked.
Nintendo issued a takedown request for all Nintendo-related content from Garry's Mod Steam Workshop.
Facepunch Studios confirmed the legitimacy of the takedown request.
The removal process will take a long time due to 20 years of uploads to go through.
Users are encouraged to delete their Nintendo related uploads and never upload them again to help with the process.
Accuracy
Nintendo issued a takedown request for all Nintendo-related content from Garry’s Mod Steam Workshop.
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Nintendo is removing Nintendo-related workshop items from Garry’s Mod to comply with Nintendo’s demands.
Deception
(100%)
None Found At Time Of
Publication
Fallacies
(95%)
The author makes several statements that are not fallacies but rather observations and opinions. However, there is one instance of an appeal to authority when the author states 'Nintendo has historically been extremely protective of its owned content.' This statement implies that because Nintendo has acted in a certain way in the past, it must be justified in doing so now. While this may be true, it does not make it a logical argument and therefore counts as an appeal to authority fallacy.
Nintendo has historically been extremely protective of its owned content.
Bias
(95%)
The author expresses a negative opinion towards Nintendo for taking down content from Garry's Mod, implying that they have been too slow to act in the past. The author also uses language that depicts Nintendo as extreme or unreasonable for demanding the removal of the content.
Nintendo has historically been extremely protective of its owned content, having in the last year issued legal challenges to Palworld Pokemon mods, a popular Switch emulator, and a Nintendo 64 Portal revival that used the official Nintendo 64 SDK. So Nintendo asking (well, demanding, really) for Nintendo-related content to be taken out of a goofy sandbox game isn’t shocking.
This is a gold mine we’re losing, here!
What's a bit more surprising is how long it took Nintendo to actually do anything about it. Twenty years is a long time to let mods like this one that lets you fill the world with gun-toting Marios or this one that turns Waluigi into a weapon go unremarked upon!
Nintendo issued takedown notices for Nintendo-related content in Garry’s Mod
Developers of Garry’s Mod are removing about 20 years worth of Nintendo content from the game
Accuracy
Nintendo content has been hosted on Garry’s Mod for nearly 20 years, including models of various mascots like Mario
Deception
(80%)
The author expresses his surprise and disagreement with Nintendo's decision to enforce takedown notices on Nintendo-related content in Garry's Mod after almost 20 years. He implies that the flexibility of the Source engine in Garry's Mod was a significant part of its appeal, and that Facepunch may have been too lenient in allowing such content. These statements are editorializing and represent the author's opinion.
Despite Nintendo’s litigious nature, not to mention its fierce protectiveness over its brand image and that of its mascots, the notice from Nintendo comes as a bit of a shock.
It's strange for Nintendo to suddenly come out of the blue and enforce a takedown of this much content, especially since the flexibility of the Source engine in Garry's Mod was a large part of the appeal behind the game, which was popularized in the early 2010s by a slew of gaming Youtube personalities playing multiplayer social-deduction games in Garry's Mod such as Prop Hunt and Trouble In Terrorist Town.
Nintendo sent takedown orders for 'Nintendo stuff' from Garry’s Mod Steam workshop.
Facepunch is removing Nintendo-related content following the takedown orders.
Accuracy
Nintendo sent takedown orders for ‘Nintendo stuff’ from Garry’s Mod Steam workshop.
Users suspect foul play by a ‘copyright troll’ or ‘fraudulent fraud.’
Facepunch is investigating the suspicion.
Deception
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None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
(100%)
None Found At Time Of
Publication
Bias
(95%)
The author expresses a biased opinion towards the alleged 'copyright troll' and 'fraudulent fraud', using derogatory language to depict them as shadowy figures. The author also takes a position against Nintendo's takedown notices, implying that they may be misused.
It gets pretty wild, actually, with users forming a united front against this shadowy figure to preserve the offending content.
Truly, a lovely reminder that no-one stands alone in times of trouble. It’s not just a-me. It’s a-all of us.
truly, the Lisan al Gaib of folks that like to roleplay as Splatoon characters catching Pokémon. (No judgment, sounds like a fun time!)
Nintendo issued a takedown order for character mods in Garry’s Mod on Steam.
All Nintendo-related content is being removed from the Steam Workshop.
Accuracy
Nintendo has a history of issuing DMCA notices for fan-made content involving its IPs.
Deception
(30%)
The author expresses his opinion that Nintendo's takedown order is a 'huge blow' to Steam players and 'unsurprising' given Nintendo's history of protecting its IP. He also uses emotional manipulation by stating that it is a 'shame' that years of fan-made content will be lost forever. The author selectively reports information by only mentioning the removal of Nintendo-themed content from Garry's Mod and ignoring other instances where similar content has been allowed to remain in the game.
It was noted that the process would take time as Facepunch has ‘20 years of uploads to go through’ so a plea was also made to those who had uploaded Nintendo-related content to ‘help by deleting [their] Nintendo-related uploads and never uploading them again.’
The latest takedown order is a huge blow to Steam players, particularly fans of the physics sandbox title, Garry’s Mod.
Fallacies
(90%)
The author makes several statements that are true and do not contain any fallacies. However, there is an instance of an appeal to authority when the author states 'Nintendo Has Always Been Notoriously Protective Of Its Property' without providing any evidence to support this claim. Additionally, there are some instances of inflammatory rhetoric such as 'huge blow' and 'unsurprising' which do not affect the score significantly but should be noted.
]Nintendo Has Always Been Notoriously Protective Of Its Property[
a huge blow to Steam players
Bias
(90%)
The author expresses a negative opinion towards Nintendo's actions and uses language that depicts Nintendo as extreme or unreasonable by stating 'Nintendo's latest takedown order is a huge blow to Steam players, particularly fans of the physics sandbox title, Garry’s Mod.' The author also implies that other companies do not have this issue with their IPs being used in Garry's Mod. This shows a bias against Nintendo.
It’s a shame that years of fan-made content is being pulled, never to be seen again.
Nintendo’s latest takedown order is a huge blow to Steam players, particularly fans of the physics sandbox title, Garry’s Mod.
