Games Workshop has once again demonstrated its hostility toward its own fanbase by targeting Lords of War Games & Hobbies, a popular YouTube channel run by hobby store owners Chris and Jay, with a cease and desist order.
Parody is protected by Fair Use doctrine in US copyright law, but of course any 800lb gorilla can stomp out what they want when they want knowing any defense will be unaffordable.
Games Workshop has been like this since the 90s. Very anti-customer/fan. "How much can we squeeze out of them? Complain? Too bad." And GW hitting people with C&D orders is decades old, also.
You'd think the fanbase would understand by now that they are meant only to consume and barely more than that.
Parody is protected by Fair Use doctrine in US copyright law, but of course any 800lb gorilla can stomp out what they want when they want knowing any defense will be unaffordable.
Games Workshop has been like this since the 90s. Very anti-customer/fan. "How much can we squeeze out of them? Complain? Too bad." And GW hitting people with C&D orders is decades old, also.
You'd think the fanbase would understand by now that they are meant only to consume and barely more than that.
Honestly? I think that before you can sue for this type of stuff, you should have to pay the court costs ahead of time.