Many in the Destiny community have been getting nailed with copyright strikes for about the last week, as chronicled in the r/DestinyTheGame subreddit. The claims primarily involve YouTube video makers who have been archiving sunsetted Destiny music that can no longer be found in the games. The Destiny takedown notices come as a surprise because series creator Bungie has never gone after these creators in the past. In fact, Bungie claims that neither it nor its partners are responsible for the copyright claims. The game publisher says that even its own official YouTube channels have gotten strikes. Indeed, it would seem that Bungie’s official stance on fan-created content is that as long as it’s non-commercial, it’s okay to post. Its license agreement regarding intellectual property and trademarks notes that there are only a few conditions that violate its terms. However, for the most part, the company is pretty open to players posting all kinds of content, including “images, footage, music, sounds, dialogue, or other assets.” So who or what is causing the copyright strikes? Bungie says it’s looking into the matter and will let us know what it finds out. It did not have any advice for content creators, but the wise move would be to wait for Bungie to give the green light before posting or reposting anything related to Destiny.
