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Luanti Android app removed from Google Play following disputed AI copyright notice
Key points
- Luanti's Android app was removed from Google Play.
- Removal was due to a DMCA notice from Tracer.AI for Microsoft.
- The notice alleged copyright infringement of Minecraft assets.
- Luanti claims the notice is baseless and lacks specifics.
App Removal from Google Play
The Android application for Luanti, an open-source voxel game-creation platform, is currently unavailable on the Google Play Store. This removal follows a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice submitted by Tracer.AI, acting on behalf of Microsoft.
Allegations of Copyright Infringement
The DMCA notice claims that Luanti uses copyrighted assets directly from the Minecraft game without authorization, citing US Reg. #TX 8-192-097, which corresponds to Minecraft Java Edition 1.9. Luanti asserts that its app does not contain any proprietary code or assets from Minecraft or any other source, and the notice provides no specific details regarding the alleged infringing assets.
Previous Incidents and Context
Luanti received a similar notice from the same company in 2023, which was successfully appealed. Tracer.AI also filed a comparable notice this year against another indie game, Allumeria, which features a similar voxel art style. Luanti functions as a game-creation platform where users can create, share, and play blocky games, and it is open-source, allowing community members to view, modify, and redistribute its code.
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Reporting from
The open-source voxel game platform Luanti had its Android app removed from the Google Play Store after a DMCA notice filed by Tracer.AI on behalf of Microsoft alleged copyright infringement related to Minecraft. Luanti states the notice is baseless and contains no specific details about infringing assets, similar to a previous notice successfully appealed in 2023.