And on this day Overwatch porn videos have died.

[Jtbrig7390]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...overwatch-porn

Overwatch is such a phenomenon that Blizzard's latest multiplayer shooter has inspired a slew of fan-made porn based on the game. This too has been rather popular as Pornhub realised people searched for Overwatch-related porn 817 per cent more on 5th May when the open beta went live. But now it appears Blizzard is clamping down on Overwatch porn - or at least sexual content that uses assets from the game.

As reported by PCGamesN, a Redditer going by the handle spornm posted a DMCA takedown notice for their video depicting Overwatch characters doing very un-Overwatch things. They also received a copyright infringement claim for using assets belonging to a company called Irdeto USA.

As it turns out, Irdeto is a security company specialising in digital content, so it seems Blizzard may have outsourced them to seek out and shut down fans misappropriating the company's assets.

Spornm said that they made their video using Valve's Source Filmmaking Kit, which rips certain assets right out of a game. As such, Blizzard has a solid case here as most Overwatch porn creators are manipulating content they didn't create.

At the moment there are still videos using Overwatch character models on Pornhub, so it's unclear how widespread this removal practice is. We've requested comment from Blizzard and will update should we hear back

Serious question tho don't these videos fall under fair use?

[Deleted]

i dont really understand people that would look at overwatch porn, but i think blizzard is right to try and take them down.

[Skylarking]

well thats a bummer

[Deleted]

Blizzard is ridiculous.


Good thing that once in the internet, forever in the internet.

[Soulwind]

Serious question tho don't these videos fall under fair use?

Probably, but would you really try to defend one you had made? In court?

I don't think Blizzard needed to do this, but whatever, they're their characters.

[Deleted]

Blizzard at its best... Such idiots. Well we will then lurk in forums and it will be shared there. Good new stuff coming soon from what I see.

[Eleccybubb]

Blizzard probably took it all for themselves so they can "study" it.

[Arrashi]

Implying that the models won't be avaiable for download on more shady sites. In reality i expect Streisand effect to make beautiful apperance here.

[Samuraijake]

"Spornm said that they made their video using Valve's Source Filmmaking Kit, which rips certain assets right out of a game. As such, Blizzard has a solid case here as most Overwatch porn creators are manipulating content they didn't create."


actually, blizzard has full right to punish these people.. and i hope they administer justice hard on them.

[tripleh]

Just download the videos before there taken down if you like any of them . Youtube downloader works with that site.

[Jtbrig7390]

"Spornm said that they made their video using Valve's Source Filmmaking Kit, which rips certain assets right out of a game. As such, Blizzard has a solid case here as most Overwatch porn creators are manipulating content they didn't create."


actually, blizzard has full right to punish these people.. and i hope they administer justice hard on them.

Well we know what your kink is.

[snackfeat]

I'm more surprised that blizzard even thinks they can stop it, lol. People will make porn of everything and there's no way you can stop it. It's ridiculous to even try.

[wowaccounttom]

lol blizz

and lol op

you both must be new to the internet.....

[Very Tired]

It's not fair use because they literally did not create the models they are using, it's all ripped. Don't expect any charges to be made though.

But if they actually modeled them themselves, they could make a case and Blizzard would probably be in the wrong.

[Jtbrig7390]

I'm more surprised that blizzard even thinks they can stop it, lol. People will make porn of everything and there's no way you can stop it. It's ridiculous to even try.

Right.

I personally don't care etherway but these videos I am sure falls under fair use. For so long blizzard has been cool with you making videos with there IP. I guess porn crosses that line LOL.

Blizzard welcome to the internet where nothing is really deleted.

[dd614]

Blizzard probably took it all for themselves so they can "study" it.

Private "research".

[Koji2k11]

looks very alive to me just google it

[blehmeh]

I kind of find it funny of Blizzard to do this. I mean, I get it, overwatch porn makes Blizzard and the product look bad. But I mean, come on, Overwatch was marketed so much off of sex appeal, that's the user base THEY brought in. And now they're trying to control the millions of boners it has produced like they didn't see this coming a thousand miles away.

[Jtbrig7390]

It's not fair use because they literally did not create the models they are using, it's all ripped. Don't expect any charges to be made though.

But if they actually modeled them themselves, they could make a case and Blizzard would probably be in the wrong.

Well I don't think a few off those characters had penis's so those are new models LOL.

But you don't have to make new models for it to fall under fair use.

[dd614]

lmfao a quick google search did not disappoint. Humanity ftl/ftw!