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Dev says "false DMCA" from Microsoft got their sandbox game removed from Steam over apparent Minecraft copyright, all because of a screenshot of birch trees (www.gamesradar.com)

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Unomelon, the developer of Minecraft-inspired sandbox game Allumeria, says a DMCA from Microsoft, evidently related to Minecraft, got the game removed from Steam.

"The Allumeria Steam page is currently down because Microsoft has filed a false DMCA claim on it," Unomelon said on Bluesky on Tuesday. "They sent an email earlier today claiming that this screenshot infringes on their copyright. I am taking a moment to figure out what my path is going forward, will update soon."

The screenshot in question (above) is a simple wide shot of a forest filled with birch trees, what look to be oak trees with green and autumnal leaves, and a few pumpkins and weeds checkering the grassy dirt. There are definitely some similarities to Minecraft; if you told me this was a screenshot of a Minecraft mod, I'd probably believe you, but that's true of many voxel-based games, including Hytale.

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world -3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not arguing about whether the copyright claim is legit. I'm saying that claiming the picture in the post doesn't look like MC is a questionable opinion at best.

[–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 3 points 12 hours ago

Which is an irrelevant point because it's a singular image, and one that is depicting only nature which by nature (pun wasn't intended) is generic. And to prove my point what is the first game that comes to mind when you see this image?