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For the past 5-8 years, [[Mojang]] have enforced countless server shutdowns citing violations of the Minecraft End User License Agreement (EULA). However, said enforcements have been unfairly biased against operators of smaller [[Minecraft]] Java Edition servers, abusing vague and often inaccessible community guidelines to shut down these servers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |date=Dec 3, 2024 |title=Hold Mojang Accountable For Their Unlawful Behaviour |url=https://www.gofundme.com/f/hold-mojang-accountable-for-their-unlawful-behaviour |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=GoFundMe}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |date=Dec 3, 2024 |title=Suing Minecraft Because They Broke The Law & Pissed Me Off |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5RvoPQZQeM |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |title=Lawsuit Video Accompanying Document |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l3fxs_pZBTdWu7q_iiRKwQdhkEKp8zkuw0O3KBVWC-I/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.8vmqv8enui5u |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=Google Docs}}</ref> | For the past 5-8 years, [[Mojang]] have enforced countless server shutdowns citing violations of the Minecraft End User License Agreement (EULA). However, said enforcements have been unfairly biased against operators of smaller [[Minecraft]] Java Edition servers, abusing vague and often inaccessible community guidelines to shut down these servers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |date=Dec 3, 2024 |title=Hold Mojang Accountable For Their Unlawful Behaviour |url=https://www.gofundme.com/f/hold-mojang-accountable-for-their-unlawful-behaviour |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=GoFundMe |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211012327/https://www.gofundme.com/f/hold-mojang-accountable-for-their-unlawful-behaviour |archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |date=Dec 3, 2024 |title=Suing Minecraft Because They Broke The Law & Pissed Me Off |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5RvoPQZQeM |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=YouTube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=C5RvoPQZQeM |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |title=Lawsuit Video Accompanying Document |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l3fxs_pZBTdWu7q_iiRKwQdhkEKp8zkuw0O3KBVWC-I/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.8vmqv8enui5u |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=Google Docs |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260203004450/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l3fxs_pZBTdWu7q_iiRKwQdhkEKp8zkuw0O3KBVWC-I/edit?tab=t.0 |archive-date=3 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
An example of this occurred in late 2024 involving the [[Minecraft]] server '''McWar''<nowiki/>', wherein Mojang contacted the developer of the server to shut it down.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | An example of this occurred in late 2024 involving the [[Minecraft]] server '''McWar''<nowiki/>', wherein Mojang contacted the developer of the server to shut it down.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | ||
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|MC.JS | |MC.JS | ||
|Circa Aug. 2019 | |Circa Aug. 2019 | ||
|Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown notice to a developer who created MC.JS, a JavaScript-based browser version of Minecraft hosted on GitHub.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Andy |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Microsoft Puts Blocks On In-Browser Minecraft Clone |url=https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-puts-blocks-on-in-browser-minecraft-clone-190831/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=Torrent Freak}}</ref> The notice cited copyright infringement, trademark violations, and unauthorized use of Minecraft's imagery and textures, resulting in the project being removed from GitHub. An archived snapshot of the page shows that the only infringing contents were referring to itself as a "Minecraft clone" and using a singular texture from the game,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tominous |title=MC.JS Github page |url=https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125143334/https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ |archive-date=Nov 25, 2020 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> both of which could have easily been requested to be removed.<!-- I find it odd that IA has a snapshot of the game from AFTER the takedown... --> | |Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown notice to a developer who created MC.JS, a JavaScript-based browser version of Minecraft hosted on GitHub.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Andy |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Microsoft Puts Blocks On In-Browser Minecraft Clone |url=https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-puts-blocks-on-in-browser-minecraft-clone-190831/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=Torrent Freak |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215012038/https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-puts-blocks-on-in-browser-minecraft-clone-190831/ |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> The notice cited copyright infringement, trademark violations, and unauthorized use of Minecraft's imagery and textures, resulting in the project being removed from GitHub. An archived snapshot of the page shows that the only infringing contents were referring to itself as a "Minecraft clone" and using a singular texture from the game,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tominous |title=MC.JS Github page |url=https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125143334/https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ |archive-date=Nov 25, 2020 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> both of which could have easily been requested to be removed.<!-- I find it odd that IA has a snapshot of the game from AFTER the takedown... --> | ||
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|Eaglercraft | |Eaglercraft | ||
|Circa Feb. 2023<!-- Tentative date, needs further research to find the first known DMCA of Eaglercraft --> | |Circa Feb. 2023<!-- Tentative date, needs further research to find the first known DMCA of Eaglercraft --> | ||
|Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown to 92 individual repositories hosting Eaglercraft, a decompilation of Minecraft. Microsoft claimed it was a violation of the EULA and Terms of Use of Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van der Sar |first=Ernesto |date=February 24, 2023 |title=Mojang Targets Repositories of Browser-Based Minecraft Copy ‘Eaglercraft’ |url=https://torrentfreak.com/mojang-targets-repositories-of-browser-based-minecraft-copy-eaglercraft-230224/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |work=Torrent Freak}}</ref><!-- Eaglercraft is a fascinating case with several takedown incidents occurring, and STILL happening. I recommend further research and publishing all data gathered to a dedicated article. - JamesTDG | |Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown to 92 individual repositories hosting Eaglercraft, a decompilation of Minecraft. Microsoft claimed it was a violation of the EULA and Terms of Use of Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van der Sar |first=Ernesto |date=February 24, 2023 |title=Mojang Targets Repositories of Browser-Based Minecraft Copy ‘Eaglercraft’ |url=https://torrentfreak.com/mojang-targets-repositories-of-browser-based-minecraft-copy-eaglercraft-230224/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |work=Torrent Freak |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260213042505/https://torrentfreak.com/mojang-targets-repositories-of-browser-based-minecraft-copy-eaglercraft-230224/ |archive-date=13 Feb 2026}}</ref><!-- Eaglercraft is a fascinating case with several takedown incidents occurring, and STILL happening. I recommend further research and publishing all data gathered to a dedicated article. - JamesTDG | ||
P.S.: https://web.archive.org/web/20240129142216/https://github.com/lax1dude/eaglercraftx-1.8 | P.S.: https://web.archive.org/web/20240129142216/https://github.com/lax1dude/eaglercraftx-1.8 | ||
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|Luanti | |Luanti | ||
|Circa Mar. 2023 | |Circa Mar. 2023 | ||
|Luanti (formerly known as Minetest at the time), an open source voxel game platform had its Android app taken down from Google Play by a DMCA takedown from a company representing Mojang, claiming it was infringing of their copyright.<ref>https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/issues/13363#issuecomment-1485528633</ref> The app was later restored in May after filing a counter-notice with no response. | |Luanti (formerly known as Minetest at the time), an open source voxel game platform had its Android app taken down from Google Play by a DMCA takedown from a company representing Mojang, claiming it was infringing of their copyright.<ref>https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/issues/13363#issuecomment-1485528633 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250313234718/https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/issues/13363 Archived])</ref> The app was later restored in May after filing a counter-notice with no response. | ||
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|Jan. 29, 2025 | |Jan. 29, 2025 | ||
|Mojang enforcement issued a DMCA takedown notice to [[Cloudflare]] over the chat service Revolt (now Stoat) supposedly being a Minecraft clone because of the platform hosting screenshots of an unknown Minecraft clone.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=2025-01-29 mojang copyright infringement complaint |url=https://wiki.revolt.chat/notes/transparency/abuse-reports/2025-01-29-mojang-copyright-infringement-complaint/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=Revolt Wiki}}</ref> In a subsequent email, a different actor representing [[Microsoft]], [[Tracer.ai]], sent another takedown notice over the same assets.<ref name=":3" /> | |Mojang enforcement issued a DMCA takedown notice to [[Cloudflare]] over the chat service Revolt (now Stoat) supposedly being a Minecraft clone because of the platform hosting screenshots of an unknown Minecraft clone.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=2025-01-29 mojang copyright infringement complaint |url=https://wiki.revolt.chat/notes/transparency/abuse-reports/2025-01-29-mojang-copyright-infringement-complaint/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=Revolt Wiki |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211025827/https://wiki.revolt.chat/notes/transparency/abuse-reports/2025-01-29-mojang-copyright-infringement-complaint/ |archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> In a subsequent email, a different actor representing [[Microsoft]], [[Tracer.ai]], sent another takedown notice over the same assets.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
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