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Sojourna: /* DMCA takedowns of competing games */

2026-04-04T03:45:13Z

DMCA takedowns of competing games

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	\|[[Microsoft]] submitted a [[DMCA]] notice to [[Valve]] via [[Tracer.ai]] over Allumeria after its systems detected that the game was supposedly using stolen assets from the game.<ref name=":4" /> In an archived snapshot of Allumeria's [[Steam]] page, no assets were discernibly taken from Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|title=Allumeria's Steam page \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308151651/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-date=Mar 8, 2025 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=[[Steam]]}}</ref> A day later, Microsoft withdrew the complaint and Allumeria was reinstated on Steam store page.<ref>[[File:~~Screenshot_from_Allumeria_Discord_server~~.png\|~~thumb\|Screenshot~~ from Allumeria Discord server announcing that game has been reinstated on Steam.]]		\|[[Microsoft]] submitted a [[DMCA]] notice to [[Valve]] via [[Tracer.ai]] over Allumeria after its systems detected that the game was supposedly using stolen assets from the game.<ref name=":4" /> In an archived snapshot of Allumeria's [[Steam]] page, no assets were discernibly taken from Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|title=Allumeria's Steam page \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308151651/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-date=Mar 8, 2025 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=[[Steam]]}}</ref> A day later, Microsoft withdrew the complaint and Allumeria was reinstated on Steam store page.<ref>[[:File:Allumeria Discord server screenshot.png\|A screenshot from Allumeria Discord server announcing that game has been reinstated on Steam.]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|date=2026-02-11 \|title=Post by @unomelon.bsky.social \|url=https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211090940/https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|archive-date=2026-02-11 \|access-date=2026-02-28 \|website=Bluesky}}</ref><!-- I don't know if the Bluesky post is enough or rather "better" as I had discussed this before on discord and a fellow CRW user did say it is ok so I used it here. -->
	</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|date=2026-02-11 \|title=Post by @unomelon.bsky.social \|url=https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211090940/https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|archive-date=2026-02-11 \|access-date=2026-02-28 \|website=Bluesky}}</ref><!-- I don't know if the Bluesky post is enough or rather "better" as I had discussed this before on discord and a fellow CRW user did say it is ok so I used it here. -->
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Tempo123: Replace redundant citation with reuse; replace xcancel link with nitter link and archive

2026-03-21T12:16:14Z

Replace redundant citation with reuse; replace xcancel link with nitter link and archive

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	===DMCA takedowns of competing games<!-- Incidents that need research before inclusion: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/39fu0s/dmca_takedown/ -->===		===DMCA takedowns of competing games<!-- Incidents that need research before inclusion: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/39fu0s/dmca_takedown/ -->===
	There has been a documented history of Microsoft submitting [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act\|DMCA]] takedown notices to various voxel-based sandbox games which act as competition to Minecraft. As of ''February 10th, 2026'', the latest takedown was the project Allumeria,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mazeriio \|date=Feb 10, 2026 \|title=Tweet from Mazeriio \|url=https://~~xcancel~~.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=X formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref> which existed as a wholly original project that was unreasonably delisted from Steam. The following is a complete list of competing games taken down by Microsoft.<!-- Keep the table organized chronologically please! -->		There has been a documented history of Microsoft submitting [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act\|DMCA]] takedown notices to various voxel-based sandbox games which act as competition to Minecraft. As of ''February 10th, 2026'', the latest takedown was the project Allumeria,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Mazeriio \|date=Feb 10, 2026 \|title=Tweet from Mazeriio \|url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321121352/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 \|archive-date=21 Mar 2026 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=X formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref> which existed as a wholly original project that was unreasonably delisted from Steam. The following is a complete list of competing games taken down by Microsoft.<!-- Keep the table organized chronologically please! -->
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	\|[[Microsoft]] submitted a [[DMCA]] notice to [[Valve]] via [[Tracer.ai]] over Allumeria after its systems detected that the game was supposedly using stolen assets from the game.<ref~~>{{Cite web \|last~~=~~Mazeriio \|date=Feb 10, 2026 \|title=Tweet from Mazeriio \|url=https~~:/~~/xcancel.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=X formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref~~> In an archived snapshot of Allumeria's [[Steam]] page, no assets were discernibly taken from Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|title=Allumeria's Steam page \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308151651/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-date=Mar 8, 2025 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=[[Steam]]}}</ref> A day later, Microsoft withdrew the complaint and Allumeria was reinstated on Steam store page.<ref>[[File:Screenshot_from_Allumeria_Discord_server.png\|thumb\|Screenshot from Allumeria Discord server announcing that game has been reinstated on Steam.]]		\|[[Microsoft]] submitted a [[DMCA]] notice to [[Valve]] via [[Tracer.ai]] over Allumeria after its systems detected that the game was supposedly using stolen assets from the game.<ref name=":4" /> In an archived snapshot of Allumeria's [[Steam]] page, no assets were discernibly taken from Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|title=Allumeria's Steam page \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308151651/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-date=Mar 8, 2025 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=[[Steam]]}}</ref> A day later, Microsoft withdrew the complaint and Allumeria was reinstated on Steam store page.<ref>[[File:Screenshot_from_Allumeria_Discord_server.png\|thumb\|Screenshot from Allumeria Discord server announcing that game has been reinstated on Steam.]]
	</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|date=2026-02-11 \|title=Post by @unomelon.bsky.social \|url=https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211090940/https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|archive-date=2026-02-11 \|access-date=2026-02-28 \|website=Bluesky}}</ref><!-- I don't know if the Bluesky post is enough or rather "better" as I had discussed this before on discord and a fellow CRW user did say it is ok so I used it here. -->		</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|date=2026-02-11 \|title=Post by @unomelon.bsky.social \|url=https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211090940/https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|archive-date=2026-02-11 \|access-date=2026-02-28 \|website=Bluesky}}</ref><!-- I don't know if the Bluesky post is enough or rather "better" as I had discussed this before on discord and a fellow CRW user did say it is ok so I used it here. -->
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Im8685: /Comment/

2026-03-01T08:59:04Z

*/Comment/*

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	===Mojang requires age verification in order to chat in the UK<!-- Section SEVERELY needs references! -->===		===Mojang requires age verification in order to chat in the UK<!-- Section SEVERELY needs references! -->===
	{{Incomplete section}}{{Main\|Minecraft Chat Reporting and Restriction}}		{{Incomplete section}}{{Main\|Minecraft Chat Reporting and Restriction}}
	In February 2026, Mojang has decided to implement mandatory age verification in the United Kingdom to access some features.{{Citation needed}} Although players still have access to play the game, they miss out on social features.{{Citation needed}} The big issue is players will now be locked out of the chat feature in the game which is essentially what keeps the online connection alive in the many servers players have access to.{{Citation needed}} In order to get this feature that has always been included automatically (regardless of age) UK residents must now verify their identity by using Yoti (a third-party service).{{Citation needed}} This is a huge blow to the Minecraft community as many of the games players are children.{{Citation needed}} Famous players such as TommyInnit (who's career took off due to his Minecraft streams and VODS later posted on YouTube) were under the age of 18 when they started to gain popularity.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Honestly maybe this line could be purged, seems to be more an appeal to reason than demonstrating a flaw with this --> Although these players had access to outside game voice chats with other players, many don't have access to the proper equipment required to do so, solely relying on the in-game chat. This mass majority of players in the UK will now have to verify their age and sell their data to a third-party service in order to get one of the most essential features in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kabra \|first=Akshat \|date=2026-02-22 \|title=Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know \|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/age-verification-minecraft-everything-need-know \|url-status=live \|access-date=2022-02-28 \|website=sportskeeda}}</ref><!-- This Article (Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know) (citaion no.8)is good as I think it covers quite enough info for this section as it has some Influencer "tweets" cited there. So I think this section can be made around it, hopefully anyone who will work on this finds this helpful. P.S (I just added this article to the IA so if you are working on this please add the archived link to the citation Thanks) --><!-- Line needs to be purged; just a repeat of previous information -->		In February 2026, Mojang has decided to implement mandatory age verification in the United Kingdom to access some features.{{Citation needed}} Although players still have access to play the game, they miss out on social features.{{Citation needed}} The big issue is players will now be locked out of the chat feature in the game which is essentially what keeps the online connection alive in the many servers players have access to.{{Citation needed}} In order to get this feature that has always been included automatically (regardless of age) UK residents must now verify their identity by using Yoti (a third-party service).{{Citation needed}} This is a huge blow to the Minecraft community as many of the games players are children.{{Citation needed}} Famous players such as TommyInnit (who's career took off due to his Minecraft streams and VODS later posted on YouTube) were under the age of 18 when they started to gain popularity.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Honestly maybe this line could be purged, seems to be more an appeal to reason than demonstrating a flaw with this --><!--I would agree as anyone mentioned should be the ones showing the issue at hand rather than a history of someone popular which does not contribute to this issue,as shown in the citation no.9 by sportskeeda showing tweets by minecraft youtuber which also shows the pop-up message from Mojang--> Although these players had access to outside game voice chats with other players, many don't have access to the proper equipment required to do so, solely relying on the in-game chat. This mass majority of players in the UK will now have to verify their age and sell their data to a third-party service in order to get one of the most essential features in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kabra \|first=Akshat \|date=2026-02-22 \|title=Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know \|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/age-verification-minecraft-everything-need-know \|url-status=live \|access-date=2022-02-28 \|website=sportskeeda}}</ref><!-- This Article (Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know) (citaion no.8)is good as I think it covers quite enough info for this section as it has some Influencer "tweets" cited there. So I think this section can be made around it, hopefully anyone who will work on this finds this helpful. P.S (I just added this article to the IA so if you are working on this please add the archived link to the citation Thanks) --><!-- Line needs to be purged; just a repeat of previous information -->

	===DMCA takedowns of competing games<!-- Incidents that need research before inclusion: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/39fu0s/dmca_takedown/ -->===		===DMCA takedowns of competing games<!-- Incidents that need research before inclusion: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/39fu0s/dmca_takedown/ -->===

Charlie 6: /* Mojang requires age verification in order to chat in the UK */ added a main article link

2026-03-01T02:03:07Z

Mojang requires age verification in order to chat in the UK: added a main article link

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	===Mojang requires age verification in order to chat in the UK<!-- Section SEVERELY needs references! -->===		===Mojang requires age verification in order to chat in the UK<!-- Section SEVERELY needs references! -->===
	{{Incomplete section}}		{{Incomplete section}}{{Main\|Minecraft Chat Reporting and Restriction}}
	In February 2026, Mojang has decided to implement mandatory age verification in the United Kingdom to access some features.{{Citation needed}} Although players still have access to play the game, they miss out on social features.{{Citation needed}} The big issue is players will now be locked out of the chat feature in the game which is essentially what keeps the online connection alive in the many servers players have access to.{{Citation needed}} In order to get this feature that has always been included automatically (regardless of age) UK residents must now verify their identity by using Yoti (a third-party service).{{Citation needed}} This is a huge blow to the Minecraft community as many of the games players are children.{{Citation needed}} Famous players such as TommyInnit (who's career took off due to his Minecraft streams and VODS later posted on YouTube) were under the age of 18 when they started to gain popularity.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Honestly maybe this line could be purged, seems to be more an appeal to reason than demonstrating a flaw with this --> Although these players had access to outside game voice chats with other players, many don't have access to the proper equipment required to do so, solely relying on the in-game chat. This mass majority of players in the UK will now have to verify their age and sell their data to a third-party service in order to get one of the most essential features in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kabra \|first=Akshat \|date=2026-02-22 \|title=Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know \|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/age-verification-minecraft-everything-need-know \|url-status=live \|access-date=2022-02-28 \|website=sportskeeda}}</ref><!-- This Article (Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know) (citaion no.8)is good as I think it covers quite enough info for this section as it has some Influencer "tweets" cited there. So I think this section can be made around it, hopefully anyone who will work on this finds this helpful. P.S (I just added this article to the IA so if you are working on this please add the archived link to the citation Thanks) --><!-- Line needs to be purged; just a repeat of previous information -->		In February 2026, Mojang has decided to implement mandatory age verification in the United Kingdom to access some features.{{Citation needed}} Although players still have access to play the game, they miss out on social features.{{Citation needed}} The big issue is players will now be locked out of the chat feature in the game which is essentially what keeps the online connection alive in the many servers players have access to.{{Citation needed}} In order to get this feature that has always been included automatically (regardless of age) UK residents must now verify their identity by using Yoti (a third-party service).{{Citation needed}} This is a huge blow to the Minecraft community as many of the games players are children.{{Citation needed}} Famous players such as TommyInnit (who's career took off due to his Minecraft streams and VODS later posted on YouTube) were under the age of 18 when they started to gain popularity.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Honestly maybe this line could be purged, seems to be more an appeal to reason than demonstrating a flaw with this --> Although these players had access to outside game voice chats with other players, many don't have access to the proper equipment required to do so, solely relying on the in-game chat. This mass majority of players in the UK will now have to verify their age and sell their data to a third-party service in order to get one of the most essential features in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kabra \|first=Akshat \|date=2026-02-22 \|title=Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know \|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/age-verification-minecraft-everything-need-know \|url-status=live \|access-date=2022-02-28 \|website=sportskeeda}}</ref><!-- This Article (Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know) (citaion no.8)is good as I think it covers quite enough info for this section as it has some Influencer "tweets" cited there. So I think this section can be made around it, hopefully anyone who will work on this finds this helpful. P.S (I just added this article to the IA so if you are working on this please add the archived link to the citation Thanks) --><!-- Line needs to be purged; just a repeat of previous information -->

50.108.5.100: Elaborate what ground that Microsoft has to takedown IP blocklist bypass mods.

2026-03-01T00:29:58Z

Elaborate what ground that Microsoft has to takedown IP blocklist bypass mods.

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	An example of this occurred in late 2024 involving the [[Minecraft]] server '''McWar''<nowiki/>', wherein Mojang contacted the developer of the server to shut it down.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />		An example of this occurred in late 2024 involving the [[Minecraft]] server '''McWar''<nowiki/>', wherein Mojang contacted the developer of the server to shut it down.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

	Mods that bypass the IP Address blocklist have ~~been DMCA'd~~ by Tracer on the behalf of Microsoft.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-23 \|title=dmca/2025/10/2025-10-23-minecraft-3.md at aad92ffb439b3a6b5f0666fe56c669a01f568052 · github/dmca \|url=https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/aad92ffb439b3a6b5f0666fe56c669a01f568052/2025/10/2025-10-23-minecraft-3.md?plain=1#L45 \|url-status=live \|website=GitHub}}</ref>		Mods that bypass the IP Address blocklist that enforce these shutdowns have received takedowns by Tracer on the behalf of Microsoft under §1201 of the DMCA.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-23 \|title=dmca/2025/10/2025-10-23-minecraft-3.md at aad92ffb439b3a6b5f0666fe56c669a01f568052 · github/dmca \|url=https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/aad92ffb439b3a6b5f0666fe56c669a01f568052/2025/10/2025-10-23-minecraft-3.md?plain=1#L45 \|url-status=live \|website=GitHub}}</ref>

	===Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication===		===Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication===

50.108.5.100: /* Mojang shuts down community-run Minecraft servers */

2026-03-01T00:24:31Z

Mojang shuts down community-run Minecraft servers

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	An example of this occurred in late 2024 involving the [[Minecraft]] server '''McWar''<nowiki/>', wherein Mojang contacted the developer of the server to shut it down.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />		An example of this occurred in late 2024 involving the [[Minecraft]] server '''McWar''<nowiki/>', wherein Mojang contacted the developer of the server to shut it down.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

			Mods that bypass the IP Address blocklist have been DMCA'd by Tracer on the behalf of Microsoft.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-23 \|title=dmca/2025/10/2025-10-23-minecraft-3.md at aad92ffb439b3a6b5f0666fe56c669a01f568052 · github/dmca \|url=https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/aad92ffb439b3a6b5f0666fe56c669a01f568052/2025/10/2025-10-23-minecraft-3.md?plain=1#L45 \|url-status=live \|website=GitHub}}</ref>

	===Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication===		===Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication===

Im8685: Added citation for the section "Mojang requires age verification in order to chat in the UK"

2026-02-28T08:02:44Z

Added citation for the section "Mojang requires age verification in order to chat in the UK"

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	{{Incomplete section}}		{{Incomplete section}}
	In February 2026, Mojang has decided to implement mandatory age verification in the United Kingdom to access some features.{{Citation needed}} Although players still have access to play the game, they miss out on social features.{{Citation needed}} The big issue is players will now be locked out of the chat feature in the game which is essentially what keeps the online connection alive in the many servers players have access to.{{Citation needed}} In order to get this feature that has always been included automatically (regardless of age) UK residents must now verify their identity by using Yoti (a third-party service).{{Citation needed}} This is a huge blow to the Minecraft community as many of the games players are children.{{Citation needed}} Famous players such as TommyInnit (who's career took off due to his Minecraft streams and VODS later posted on YouTube) were under the age of 18 when they started to gain popularity.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Honestly maybe this line could be purged, seems to be more an appeal to reason than demonstrating a flaw with this --> Although these players had access to outside game voice chats with other players, many don't have access to the proper equipment required to do so, solely relying on the in-game chat. This mass majority of players in the UK will now have to verify their age and sell their data to a third-party service in order to get one of the most essential features in the game.<!-- Line needs to be purged; just a repeat of previous information -->		In February 2026, Mojang has decided to implement mandatory age verification in the United Kingdom to access some features.{{Citation needed}} Although players still have access to play the game, they miss out on social features.{{Citation needed}} The big issue is players will now be locked out of the chat feature in the game which is essentially what keeps the online connection alive in the many servers players have access to.{{Citation needed}} In order to get this feature that has always been included automatically (regardless of age) UK residents must now verify their identity by using Yoti (a third-party service).{{Citation needed}} This is a huge blow to the Minecraft community as many of the games players are children.{{Citation needed}} Famous players such as TommyInnit (who's career took off due to his Minecraft streams and VODS later posted on YouTube) were under the age of 18 when they started to gain popularity.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Honestly maybe this line could be purged, seems to be more an appeal to reason than demonstrating a flaw with this --> Although these players had access to outside game voice chats with other players, many don't have access to the proper equipment required to do so, solely relying on the in-game chat. This mass majority of players in the UK will now have to verify their age and sell their data to a third-party service in order to get one of the most essential features in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kabra \|first=Akshat \|date=2026-02-22 \|title=Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know \|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/age-verification-minecraft-everything-need-know \|url-status=live \|access-date=2022-02-28 \|website=sportskeeda}}</ref><!-- This Article (Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know) (citaion no.8)is good as I think it covers quite enough info for this section as it has some Influencer "tweets" cited there. So I think this section can be made around it, hopefully anyone who will work on this finds this helpful. P.S (I just added this article to the IA so if you are working on this please add the archived link to the citation Thanks) --><!-- Line needs to be purged; just a repeat of previous information -->

	===DMCA takedowns of competing games<!-- Incidents that need research before inclusion: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/39fu0s/dmca_takedown/ -->===		===DMCA takedowns of competing games<!-- Incidents that need research before inclusion: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/39fu0s/dmca_takedown/ -->===

Im8685: Inserted Citation for Allumeria post by Unomelon on Bluesky with archived link.

2026-02-28T07:46:46Z

Inserted Citation for Allumeria post by Unomelon on Bluesky with archived link.

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	\|[[Microsoft]] submitted a [[DMCA]] notice to [[Valve]] via [[Tracer.ai]] over Allumeria after its systems detected that the game was supposedly using stolen assets from the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mazeriio \|date=Feb 10, 2026 \|title=Tweet from Mazeriio \|url=https://xcancel.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=X formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref> In an archived snapshot of Allumeria's [[Steam]] page, no assets were discernibly taken from Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|title=Allumeria's Steam page \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308151651/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-date=Mar 8, 2025 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=[[Steam]]}}</ref> A day later, Microsoft withdrew the complaint and Allumeria was reinstated on Steam store page.<ref>[[File:Screenshot_from_Allumeria_Discord_server.png\|thumb\|Screenshot from Allumeria Discord server announcing that game has been reinstated on Steam.]]		\|[[Microsoft]] submitted a [[DMCA]] notice to [[Valve]] via [[Tracer.ai]] over Allumeria after its systems detected that the game was supposedly using stolen assets from the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mazeriio \|date=Feb 10, 2026 \|title=Tweet from Mazeriio \|url=https://xcancel.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=X formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref> In an archived snapshot of Allumeria's [[Steam]] page, no assets were discernibly taken from Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|title=Allumeria's Steam page \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308151651/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ \|archive-date=Mar 8, 2025 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=[[Steam]]}}</ref> A day later, Microsoft withdrew the complaint and Allumeria was reinstated on Steam store page.<ref>[[File:Screenshot_from_Allumeria_Discord_server.png\|thumb\|Screenshot from Allumeria Discord server announcing that game has been reinstated on Steam.]]
	</ref>		</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unomelon \|date=2026-02-11 \|title=Post by @unomelon.bsky.social \|url=https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211090940/https://bsky.app/profile/unomelon.bsky.social/post/3mekpz2kras2t \|archive-date=2026-02-11 \|access-date=2026-02-28 \|website=Bluesky}}</ref><!-- I don't know if the Bluesky post is enough or rather "better" as I had discussed this before on discord and a fellow CRW user did say it is ok so I used it here. -->
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Rudxain: wanted: JS

2026-02-23T18:47:41Z

wanted: JS

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	\|Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown notice to a developer who created MC.JS, a JavaScript-based browser version of Minecraft hosted on GitHub.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Maxwell \|first=Andy \|date=September 1, 2019 \|title=Microsoft Puts Blocks On In-Browser Minecraft Clone \|url=https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-puts-blocks-on-in-browser-minecraft-clone-190831/ \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=Torrent Freak \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215012038/https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-puts-blocks-on-in-browser-minecraft-clone-190831/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> The notice cited copyright infringement, trademark violations, and unauthorized use of Minecraft's imagery and textures, resulting in the project being removed from GitHub. An archived snapshot of the page shows that the only infringing contents were referring to itself as a "Minecraft clone" and using a singular texture from the game,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tominous \|title=MC.JS Github page \|url=https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125143334/https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ \|archive-date=Nov 25, 2020 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> both of which could have easily been requested to be removed.<!-- I find it odd that IA has a snapshot of the game from AFTER the takedown... -->		\|Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown notice to a developer who created MC.JS, a [[JavaScript]]-based browser version of Minecraft hosted on GitHub.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Maxwell \|first=Andy \|date=September 1, 2019 \|title=Microsoft Puts Blocks On In-Browser Minecraft Clone \|url=https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-puts-blocks-on-in-browser-minecraft-clone-190831/ \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=Torrent Freak \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215012038/https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-puts-blocks-on-in-browser-minecraft-clone-190831/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> The notice cited copyright infringement, trademark violations, and unauthorized use of Minecraft's imagery and textures, resulting in the project being removed from GitHub. An archived snapshot of the page shows that the only infringing contents were referring to itself as a "Minecraft clone" and using a singular texture from the game,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tominous \|title=MC.JS Github page \|url=https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125143334/https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ \|archive-date=Nov 25, 2020 \|access-date=Feb 10, 2026 \|website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> both of which could have easily been requested to be removed.<!-- I find it odd that IA has a snapshot of the game from AFTER the takedown... -->
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