Note: I am aware this may not be in the correct sub-forum, I’m unsure where else to put this thread. If there is a better sub-forum to put this thread, please have mods put it there and please accept my apologies for the spam.
Recently, some group turned the song “A Toast to 15 Years” (which was made by the WoW team to announce Classic was live) into a techno song and published the now-pirated song to Spotify. The only reason I found out was when Spotify included it in my “Discover Weekly” playlist.
While I usually don’t mind remixes of songs, I highly doubt this group had sought official permission from Blizzard before A: Remixing the song and B: Publishing it on Spotify. And what’s worse, I’m sure Blizzard would gladly put up the original “A Toast to 15 Years” as appeared in the YouTube video on Spotify if we all asked nicely, with no need for some pirates to remix it.
So, with that in mind, how do I report piracy of Blizzard property? Is there an email I can send the evidence to? Do I put in a Blizzard ticket? Do I do something else?
Well, considering several “artists” have had songs taken down for violating copyright and not seeking official permission (such as King the Kid “remixing” “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark”, which later was taken down when the official artist, Fall Out Boy, put in a complaint), and considering I doubt the group in question did not get official permission to remix and publish in the 3-5 months “A Toast to 15 Years” has been out…
Yeah.
And like I said, I’m sure if we asked Blizzard nicely, they’d be glad to put the song on Spotify anyway.
Do you even what the penalty for piracy is? No? Do research and get back to me.
I’m done arguing with your folks, considering I’ve got to get my behind off to work, so I bid you good day.
Wow, you guys are all so stupid. It doesn’t effect me so why should I care?
Imagine being an artist, being proud of your work, then someone else stealing it and making money off it.
Doesn’t matter if the artist is big boy Blizz. It’s just not right.
I respect the law, I also don’t pirate things. However I don’t feel the need to police the internet for every infraction of the law either. Don’t you have something better you could be doing with your time?
I’d like to go with the counter argument and say it’s a crap hole due self righteous vigilantes taking it upon themselves to police the internet. But that’s like just my opinion man.
I’m glad you said why you think it should be done, but the question hasn’t been quite answered. Are you doing this for moral reasons? What’s the effort-reward dynamic?
Depends on how much people want to enforce it.
I mean, if they do.
I think there’s an equal negativity to be considered on the spectrum you defend, but that’s alright.