Games Workshop Issued 'FTL in a Warhammer 40,000 Skin' Steam Game With a DMCA Takedown Because of ‘Oversized Convex Shoulder Pads With a Metallic Rim,’ Dev Says
Games Workshop, the owner of the Warhammer 40,000 franchise, has issued a DMCA takedown against the Steam game Void War, claiming that it infringes on the company's intellectual property. According to the game's developer, the takedown was due to the "oversized convex shoulder pads with a metallic rim" featured in the game, which the developer claims are a common design element in the Warhammer universe. The developer, who referred to themselves as "Mal Reynolds," denies that the game was intended to be a "Warhammer 40,000 skin" and states that Void War is an original science-fiction game inspired by the FTL gameplay. The incident has sparked a debate around the use of common design elements in the gaming industry and the extent to which companies can assert their intellectual property rights.
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