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Funko's response to itch.io takedown

Funko @OriginalFunko At Funko, we hold a deep respect and appreciation for indie games, indie gamers, and indie developers. We're fans of fans, and we love the creativity and passion that define the indie gaming community. Recently, one of our brand protection partners identified a page on itch.io imitating the Funko Fusion development website. A takedown request was issued to address this specific page. Funko did not request a takedown of the @itchio platform, and we're happy the site was back up by this morning. We have reached out to @itchio to engage with them on this issue and we deeply appreciate the understanding of the gaming community as the details are determined. Thank you for sharing in our passion for creativity.
Funko @OriginalFunko At Funko, we hold a deep respect and appreciation for indie games, indie gamers, and indie developers. We're fans of fans, and we love the creativity and passion that define the indie gaming community. Recently, one of our brand protection partners identified a page on itch.io imitating the Funko Fusion development website. A takedown request was issued to address this specific page. Funko did not request a takedown of the @itchio platform, and we're happy the site was back up by this morning. We have reached out to @itchio to engage with them on this issue and we deeply appreciate the understanding of the gaming community as the details are determined. Thank you for sharing in our passion for creativity.

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Wild behavior.

Pirate Software @PirateSoftware Subscribe So instead of filing a DMCA claim to itch.io you sent a takedown request to their registrar. Are you incompetent or just lying about your intentions? Wild behavior. B BrandShield @BrandShieldltd. 12h Replying to @BrandShieldltd and @itchio We identified and reported the infringement, and requested a takedown of the URL in question - not of the entire itch.io domain. The temporary takedown of the website was a decision made by the service providers, not BrandShield. (3/4) Readers added context Entire domains do not go down on the basis of copyright takedown request of an individual URL. This is the direct result of a fraudulent claim of malicious activity. x.com/itchio/status/... Do you find this helpful? Rate it 9:06 PM Dec 9, 2024 614.6K Views
Pirate Software @PirateSoftware Subscribe So instead of filing a DMCA claim to itch.io you sent a takedown request to their registrar. Are you incompetent or just lying about your intentions? Wild behavior. B BrandShield @BrandShieldltd. 12h Replying to @BrandShieldltd and @itchio We identified and reported the infringement, and requested a takedown of the URL in question - not of the entire itch.io domain. The temporary takedown of the website was a decision made by the service providers, not BrandShield. (3/4) Readers added context Entire domains do not go down on the basis of copyright takedown request of an individual URL. This is the direct result of a fraudulent claim of malicious activity. x.com/itchio/status/... Do you find this helpful? Rate it 9:06 PM Dec 9, 2024 614.6K Views

2024 itch.io Takedown
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Very Professional Company™ Funko™ tells on itch.io's mom

itch.io A @itchio Follow This is not a joke, Funko just called my mom Messages • 8m Σ Mom mom Mom M... .8m Got a strange call from a company about accusatory statements on your social media account. Call me. Mark as read Reply E.
itch.io A @itchio Follow This is not a joke, Funko just called my mom Messages • 8m Σ Mom mom Mom M... .8m Got a strange call from a company about accusatory statements on your social media account. Call me. Mark as read Reply E.

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Long Live Itch.io

itch.io A @itch.io Funko pops... never again We're back if you haven't noticed! Request Count 250 K 200 K 150 K 100 K 50 K 0 14:00 web - api 16:00 + Follow 18:00 20:00 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 10:00 12:0 <- bots mobile December 9, 2024 at 12:06 PM Everybody can reply ALT
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"I'd rather smoke crack than buy a funko pop." -Gywneth Paltrow

птичка на скейте @Ravinggus - 2h "I'd rather smoke crack than buy a funko pop Gwyneth Paltrow " itch.io @itchio - 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
птичка на скейте @Ravinggus - 2h "I'd rather smoke crack than buy a funko pop Gwyneth Paltrow " itch.io @itchio - 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

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"Reason 203,271 to hate Funko"

Saltydkdan @saltydkdan - 8h This is f----- Reason 203,271 to hate Funko itch.io @itchio - 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
Saltydkdan @saltydkdan - 8h This is f----- Reason 203,271 to hate Funko itch.io @itchio - 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

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"this is unfortunately one of the funniest things that has ever happened"

Samperson @SamNChiet - 8h funko pop took down the entire itch io website this is unfortunately one of the funniest things that has ever happened, and the fact people's livelihoods are at stake does only make it funnier itch.io @itchio. 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
Samperson @SamNChiet - 8h funko pop took down the entire itch io website this is unfortunately one of the funniest things that has ever happened, and the fact people's livelihoods are at stake does only make it funnier itch.io @itchio. 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

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"funko pop killing itchio because their ip sludge game didn't sell well"

jori @JorianneFM - 8h funko pop killing itchio because their ip sludge game didn't sell well GIF Aitch.io @itchio · 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
jori @JorianneFM - 8h funko pop killing itchio because their ip sludge game didn't sell well GIF Aitch.io @itchio · 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

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"opening up cruelty squad rn and killing the chunkopop guy 200 times"

hawktuahgaming 6 hours ago opening up cruelty squad rn and killing the chunkopop guy 200 times
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"Embarrassing."

Kayin @KayinNasaki - 8h It's also f----- up that any registrar could have itch.io and not have that on their list of important websites that they *really should check in on* before doing really stupid moderation actions. Embarrassing. @iwantmyname itch.io itch.io itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you... 1 27 6 34 Kayin @KayinNasaki Follow x.com/itchio/status/... lol yeah if they're not gonna sanity check things for *itch*, you're never gonna have a domain registered to @iwantmyname that they're gonna give a s--- about. Move elsewhere itch.io @itchio - 8h Also, for transparency, we *did* take the disputed page down as soon as we got the notice because it's not worth fighting stuff like that. Regardless, our registrar's automated system likely kicked to disable the domain since no one read our confirmation of removal.
Kayin @KayinNasaki - 8h It's also f----- up that any registrar could have itch.io and not have that on their list of important websites that they *really should check in on* before doing really stupid moderation actions. Embarrassing. @iwantmyname itch.io itch.io itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you... 1 27 6 34 Kayin @KayinNasaki Follow x.com/itchio/status/... lol yeah if they're not gonna sanity check things for *itch*, you're never gonna have a domain registered to @iwantmyname that they're gonna give a s--- about. Move elsewhere itch.io @itchio - 8h Also, for transparency, we *did* take the disputed page down as soon as we got the notice because it's not worth fighting stuff like that. Regardless, our registrar's automated system likely kicked to disable the domain since no one read our confirmation of removal.

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"Boo."

Kenney @KenneyNL - 6h This is terrible news for a lot of indie developers that rely on Itch.io (me included). It's a shame that companies like @OriginalFunko can be so aggressive 'protecting' their brand even when it means hurting thousands of innocent indies. Boo. itch.io itch.io itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you... itch.io @itchio - 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
Kenney @KenneyNL - 6h This is terrible news for a lot of indie developers that rely on Itch.io (me included). It's a shame that companies like @OriginalFunko can be so aggressive 'protecting' their brand even when it means hurting thousands of innocent indies. Boo. itch.io itch.io itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you... itch.io @itchio - 8h I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

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"I'm the one running itch.io, so here's some more context for you:"

leafo 7 hours ago | next [-] I'm the one running itch.io, so here's some more context for you: From what I can tell, some person made a fan page for an existing Funko Pop video game (Funko Fusion), with links to the official site and screenshots of the game. The BrandShield software is probably instructed to eradicate all "unauthorized" use of their trademark, so they sent reports independently to our host and registrar claiming there was "fraud and phishing" going on, likely to cause escalation instead of doing the expected DMCA/cease-and-desist. Because of this, I honestly think they're the malicious actor in all of this. Their website, if you care: https://www.brandshield.com/ About 5 or 6 days ago, I received these reports on our host (Linode) and from our registrar (iwantmyname). I expressed my disappointment in my responses to both of them but told them I had removed the page and disabled the account. Linode confirmed and closed the case. iwantmyname never responded. This evening, I got a downtime alert, and while debugging, I noticed that the domain status had been set to "serverHold" on iwantmyname's domain panel. We have no other abuse reports from iwantmyname other than this one. I'm assuming no one on their end "closed" the ticket, so it went into an automatic system to disable the domain after some number of days. I've been trying to get in touch with them via their abuse and support emails, but no response likely due to the time of day, so I decided to "escalate" the issue myself on social media.
leafo 7 hours ago | next [-] I'm the one running itch.io, so here's some more context for you: From what I can tell, some person made a fan page for an existing Funko Pop video game (Funko Fusion), with links to the official site and screenshots of the game. The BrandShield software is probably instructed to eradicate all "unauthorized" use of their trademark, so they sent reports independently to our host and registrar claiming there was "fraud and phishing" going on, likely to cause escalation instead of doing the expected DMCA/cease-and-desist. Because of this, I honestly think they're the malicious actor in all of this. Their website, if you care: https://www.brandshield.com/ About 5 or 6 days ago, I received these reports on our host (Linode) and from our registrar (iwantmyname). I expressed my disappointment in my responses to both of them but told them I had removed the page and disabled the account. Linode confirmed and closed the case. iwantmyname never responded. This evening, I got a downtime alert, and while debugging, I noticed that the domain status had been set to "serverHold" on iwantmyname's domain panel. We have no other abuse reports from iwantmyname other than this one. I'm assuming no one on their end "closed" the ticket, so it went into an automatic system to disable the domain after some number of days. I've been trying to get in touch with them via their abuse and support emails, but no response likely due to the time of day, so I decided to "escalate" the issue myself on social media.

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Follow-up to itch's statement

itch.io @itchio -7h Also, for transparency, we *did* take the disputed page down as soon as we got the notice because it's not worth fighting stuff like that. Regardless, our registrar's automated system likely kicked to disable the domain since no one read our confirmation of removal.
itch.io @itchio -7h Also, for transparency, we *did* take the disputed page down as soon as we got the notice because it's not worth fighting stuff like that. Regardless, our registrar's automated system likely kicked to disable the domain since no one read our confirmation of removal.

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"I kid you not"

itch.io @itchio Follow I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain REPLIES RETWEETS FAVORITES 602 8,678 47,080 2:11 am - Dec 9, 2024 Twitter Web App
itch.io @itchio Follow I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "Al Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain REPLIES RETWEETS FAVORITES 602 8,678 47,080 2:11 am - Dec 9, 2024 Twitter Web App

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