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[–] 36 points 1 month ago (6 children)

As per the reddit post it's Tracer, a copyright enforcement company working on behalf of Zenimax and Bethesda, not Bethesda directly. I would be surprised if this was intentional because there is nothing but bad PR to gain. It's probably just a false positive.

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  • [–] 124 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    It's always annoying how "it's just a contractor/company working on their behalf" is used as an excuse.

    No, this is on Bethesda.
    They hired this copyright troll and they're responsible for fraudulent DMCA requests sent on their behalf.

    They have enough money to either vet their contractors, or do the job themselves.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 month ago*

    This is not an excuse. I was adding nuance to the claim made in the title. I also don't disagree that Bethesda is ultimately responsible for the contractors it hires, and if Tracer made an erroneous DMCA request, Bethesda should take responsibility for correcting it. However, given Bethesda's previous treatment of similar projects like Daggerfall Unity and OpenMW, I think a simple error is a more plausible explanation than the company being a copyright troll or an intentional action by Bethesda.

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