{"id":53212,"date":"2022-08-22T22:03:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T22:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rockstar-hits-original-gta-developer-with-copyright-strike-for-sharing-early-game-footage\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T22:03:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T22:03:09","slug":"rockstar-hits-original-gta-developer-with-copyright-strike-for-sharing-early-game-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rockstar-hits-original-gta-developer-with-copyright-strike-for-sharing-early-game-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockstar Hits Original GTA Developer With Copyright Strike for Sharing Early Game Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grand Theft Auto creator Mike Dailyly has been hit with copyright strikes for his own work. <\/p>\n

Daily was one of the founders of DMA Design, which eventually became Rockstar North and was responsible for the original Grand Theft Auto. But after he posted prototype videos and old design documents to social media, Rockstar issued the creator with a number of copyright strikes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see Rockstar are going full f*****s mode again, issuing copyright strikes to any GTA video they can find – including both my prototype videos,\u201d he said via Twitter<\/a>. \u201cSo, now they’re trying to block all release of anyone’s work on a game – and any old development footage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I see Rockstar are going full fuckers mode again, issuing copyright strikes to any GTA video they can find – including both my prototype videos. So now they’re trying to block all release of anyone’s work on a game – and any old development footage.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Daily\u2122 \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udc99 (@mdf200) August 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Two videos on Daily’s YouTube account were affected, both showing prototype renders from early graphics engines that Daily himself had developed in the early 90s for us on Grand Theft Auto. One was a rotating isometric prototype while the other depicted the top-down style that the franchise is famous for.<\/p>\n

Daily also removed links to a 25-year-old design document for GTA2 that he posted on Twitter.<\/p>\n

He told PC Gamer that the reason for the takedown was for posting development footage without permission.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve now removed all GTA dev stuff,\u201d he said via Twitter<\/a>. \u201cOnly direct examples of my own work are left – work that was never used in GTA, but ‘inspired’ parts of its evolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daily also teased another Grand Theft Auto design document that would now \u201cnever see the light of day\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Here’s another 10 pages #GTA<\/a> design doc that will now never see the light of day…. pic.twitter.com\/6D0x8Cm4Nn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Daily\u2122 \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udc99 (@mdf200) August 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The developer also designed Lemmings and worked for several years with YoYoGames on the popular game design software, GameMaker: Studio. He regularly posts about game design concepts on social media, lending help and advice to those who seek to follow in his footsteps.<\/p>\n

Considering Daily’s ongoing commitment to game development, it’s easy to see why he might be frustrated by Rockstar’s actions. As the original Grand Theft Auto developer, there’s a certain value in him passing his knowledge and expertise on to the next generation of devs.<\/p>\n

IGN has reached out to Rockstar for comment and will update the story if they respond.<\/p>\n

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