Emoticon DMCAed

[[AP] Will]

Although these emoticons (currently) show up in text, trying to put them in a showcase or viewing them in your inventory results in no image being displayed.

This line of text has been added to the emoticon description: "Emoticon art currently unavailable due to DMCA takedown notice submitted on behalf of Matt Furie"

This is definitely a new low that I haven't personally witnessed before. Features of emoticons we've purchased on the steam market or received through crafting badges are being taken away.

[White Rabbit]

<- cant See my Yellow Pepe, feelsbadman

[Captain Picard]

So nice that i paid money for something that will be removed. Thanks Developer!

[Ante]

So that's why I cannot use the " : CunningPepe : " ..

[Maximus.ez]

Originally posted by Captain Picard:

So nice that i paid money for something that will be removed. Thanks Developer!

We are sorry about it, but we can't to counter the Pepe creator with his lawyer whose month salary is more than all income the game received.
We are trying to find some solution with Valve like changing the emoticons images.

[☤☼69ᚨᛗAkaMᚨᛪ69☼☤]

wow this is pathetic

[[AP] Will]

Originally posted by Maximus:

Originally posted by Captain Picard:

So nice that i paid money for something that will be removed. Thanks Developer!

We are sorry about it, but we can't to counter the Pepe creator with his lawyer whose month salary is more than all income the game received.
We are trying to find some solution with Valve like changing the emoticons images.

It might be worth noting in this situation that every time someone on Steam has responded to the DMCA, Furie fails to follow up on it (see: Vaping Simulator where after a 14 day silence on his part the game was put back on Steam - it got removed later because he really did violate copyright with another rick and morty game but hey)

Honestly I don't know much about copyright law but considering it's a custom png icon I'd be surprised if it isn't classed as a derivative work or something. But if you are going to change the emote image, you could at least make it something cool like troll face or some other amusing meme that won't get taken down by a crazy guy whilst still retaining the emotes value to some extent.

[SԋσɾƚSɳαxx]

RIP

[Screwioly]

Just change the name, Matt didn't really come up with the current design.

[Todd Coward]

remake it into a spurdo and crash the market, or a gondola

[Maximus.ez]

Originally posted by Screwioly:

Just change the name, Matt didn't really come up with the current design.

http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/753/509560-%3AThinkingFrog%3A?filter=thinking%20frog

[apterous]

Originally posted by Zano:

I heard that he's trying to make money by suing people for copyright violations after purposefully allowing it to spread as a meme.

You don't make any money with cease and desist letters and dcma take downs. Money won in the one case that went to a law suit was donated in it's entirety to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

[OnlyFeds]

[My 600 Ping Life.]

This is an outrage! I want my money back.

[Freedom 'n Stuff]

My meme powers are weakening....

[Razztazz]

there is a Pepe creator lol