Minecraft style taken down from YouTube (again), CaptainSparklez to seek legal help

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Late last year the famous Minecraft-themed parody of Gangnam Style, "Minecraft Style," was taken down from YouTube. CaptainSparklez, the director and lead animator of the video, said on Twitter, "Minecraft Style got taken down again. God dammit.  [...] Gonna be seeking legal consultation to determine whether or not to continue fighting the claim on [Minecraft Style]. Will update you when I can." The video was taken down before due to claims from Universal and Sony of lyric infringement.

Last time it happened, Jordan attributed the takedown as an automatic event and likely was not manually taken down by a representative of YouTube/Universal/Sony. He disputed the claim, putting the video back on YouTube for the time being. The music industry striked back today and blocked the video for the second time. Jordan said he will be, "seeking legal consultation to determine whether or not to continue fighting the claim on [Minecraft Style]." Countering the takedown could theoretically result in the video being permanently removed (that is, all the views/likes removed) and the CaptainSparklez channel being taken down. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.

Source: Twitter

Comments

  1. Tim LukerJanuary 9, 2013 at 11:47 PM

    I will stop using youtube if his account gets removed!

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  2. David_StrykeJanuary 10, 2013 at 12:11 AM

    This is just pure bullcrap! There's TONS of other parodies out there, and they decide to attack the one that was in the last Google comercial of the year. Wow. I hate them for this. CaptainSparklez all the way! You have our support Jordan!

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  3. SinisevilJanuary 10, 2013 at 12:45 AM

    How does it get taken down again? Not only is it in a Google commercial, but it was played at Minecon!

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  4. Kerochii64January 10, 2013 at 10:09 AM

    Don't take his channel down! We're begging for mercy here!

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  5. BubbaZeroJanuary 10, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    Will you really? xD

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  6. Honeydewmelon56January 10, 2013 at 11:31 AM

    10 minutes later...

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  7. sparklez fanJanuary 10, 2013 at 1:54 PM

    they have no reason to do it its minecraft based so apparently sony hates minecraft parodies of famous song -_-

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  8. Corbin DavenportJanuary 10, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    I GOTTA WATCH TEKKIT DARN IT

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  9. SynitarJanuary 11, 2013 at 2:39 AM

    If its not blocked everywere, its hard to take his channel down, cause it must everywere bieng down what cant be, cause there are not rights everywere.

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  10. Honeydewmelon56January 11, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    LOLZ

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  11. sparklesloverJanuary 13, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    i am srry but they can suck one others have put it up and others are going to get away with copying it

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  12. sparklesloverJanuary 13, 2013 at 3:52 PM

    dont you mean nether

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  13. seriusJanuary 14, 2013 at 1:41 AM

    q mierda a quien lo vajo o demando es un hijo de p*ta

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  14. ShadowStreetProductionsJanuary 14, 2013 at 8:28 AM

    They have no rights to do tat. THE LYRICS ARE MINECRAFT BASED! Can't wait till Jordan's layers get into this, if they take down his channel everybody will hate Sony/Universal/Youtube for doing so

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  15. ShadowStreetProductionsJanuary 14, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    I agree, they remove him they will be hated by millions

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  16. GamerzCentral100January 14, 2013 at 12:29 PM

    I'm confused as to why it was taken down...

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  17. FruitcakeCat63January 14, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    you don't know spanish. google traslate does.

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  18. Corbin DavenportJanuary 16, 2013 at 8:01 AM

    I'm taking Spanish II atm ;)

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  19. FruitcakeCat63January 16, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    Oh. Lol, same here. Soz bout that xD

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  20. MbcJanuary 16, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    nooooooooooooo
    i like that parody!
    theyre just jealous

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  21. reporter 443January 17, 2013 at 5:10 AM

    If they take down this minecraft style they'll have to take down another 2000 vids that are copies of the video

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  22. RandomSparklezFanJanuary 20, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    Technically since the video was at Minecon that just goes to show that it's obvious the video is being copyright claimed because if it was it would have never been claimed. Someone call PSY right now and get him on our side!

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  23. TrueJustice123January 28, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    FIGHT THE POWER!!!!

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