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Samsung 'Blocks' Exploding Note 7 Parody Videos
Samsung appears to have filed copyright claims against YouTube videos mocking its recalled Galaxy Note 7 handset. Many gamers have showcased a modification to video game Grand Theft Auto V, in which sticky bombs were switched with exploding Samsung phones.
But some have reported that their videos have been blocked on YouTube following a copyright complaint.
Samsung has not yet responded to repeated BBC requests for comment.
Critics have warned that trying to remove gamers' videos will only draw more attention to them.
One US gamer - known as DoctorGTA - said restrictions had been put on his YouTube account as a result of Samsung's complaint. "It's going to take three months to get the strike removed from my channel... I got my live stream taken away," he said in a video.
Game Modification Ridicules Samsung Galaxy Note 7
The gamer HitmanNiko (non-Cloudflare link), and perhaps others, modified the sticky bomb weapon in Grand Theft Auto V , giving it the appearance of the trouble-prone Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile phone. Reportedly, Samsung sent a DMCA notice to YouTube, requesting that one of the videos showing the mod in use be taken offline, and YouTube, initially, complied. The video (N.B. shows violence) is currently available; according to the uploader, "YouTube finally put it back up."
coverage:
- SlashGear
- NDTV
- TechDIrt
- phonearena.com (nothing about take-down notice)
- Gizmodo (nothing about take-down notice)
related:
Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 7 due to 'Exploding' Batteries
Samsung Faces the Prospect of a Second Galaxy Note 7 Recall
UPDATE: Samsung Halts Galaxy Note 7 Production
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday October 22 2016, @02:29AM
Samsung were yesterday's Onkyo [onkyousa.com] only a few years ago. But they hired some competent engineers and marketers, and now they're a BIG NAME!
I have a Samsung smartphone, my first. It's been great, ultra-reliable, but I bought it 2 years ago back when they had quality control. Who knows that the fuck is going on now, but thankfully, I work in the electronics industry so I know the crap curve. Next I'll be buying at cost a 2001-era flip-phone and depending on the workable software those assholes wrote then.
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Saturday October 22 2016, @02:46AM
Interesting you mention Onkyo. I had one of their top end receivers some 20 years ago. It was one of the first they put a microprocessor in. It was great, easy UI, sound was great, price was good, I was golden. Except every 4-5 months it would freeze. You had to unplug it, then plug it back in to get it back. If you're anything like me, with a wall unit and several dozen power cords going down to a few power strips, unplugging it was a major pain. Somehow I found out about a 3 finger salute, something like power button + B speakers + CD input (made up, hell if I remember the 3 buttons) held down for a few seconds would reboot the receiver and all was good again.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @03:37AM
Or you could have moved here, we have short power failures more often than you had to reboot the Onkyo...