The wildly popular Skibidi Toilet and the sandbox game Garry's Mod were recently caught in a bizarre DMCA dispute, but it appears the issue has been settled. Garry Newman, the creator of Garry's Mod, confirmed to IGN that the matter is resolved.
Who Sent the DMCA Notice? The Mystery Remains
The identity of the party who sent the DMCA takedown notice remains unclear. While speculation points towards either DaFuqBoom or Invisible Narratives, Newman hasn't publicly confirmed the source.
A DMCA notice was issued late last year targeting unauthorized Skibidi Toilet content within Garry's Mod. The sender claimed significant revenue was being generated from these user-created games featuring characters like Titan Cameraman, Titan Speakerman, and Titan TV Man – characters they asserted held registered copyrights. Newman, expressing his disbelief on a Discord server, found himself at the center of a viral online drama. The subsequent resolution, however, leaves the identity of the claimant a mystery.
The DMCA targeted user-created content within the long-running and highly popular Garry's Mod, a game published by Valve since 2006. The situation highlights the complexities of copyright in the context of user-generated content within established game platforms.
