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US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/games@lemmy.world
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[–] 31 points 10 months ago (4 children)

The current government strategy of illegal use of copyrighted materials, often with the full understanding that the artist/IP owners will not consent to it should really have a harsher punishment to it. The DHS social media pages in particular keep using songs without artist permission because they know it will be taken down but by that point it doesn’t matter and they just steal another song. Given that the use of these songs implies tacit approval from the artist, this should absolutely count as the rights of the artists to free speech are being infringed upon.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah it almost reads like Microsoft has endorsed the Trump administration and its marketing. Like a forced brand crossover. These things aid in the far right pipeline. Has young men thinking hating immigrants is as cool and mainstream as Halo.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    illegal use of copyrighted materials

    It's quite literally the least bad thing they've done across two terms in office.

    Given that the use of these songs implies tacit approval from the artist

    Who seriously believes that? We're so beyond "Death of the Artist" at this point. FFS, I can't count the number of times I've heard the chorus line of Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The USA" played full on patriotically, without a tinge of irony or self-reflection.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Who seriously believes that?

    If an artist consents to the use of their song in a specific way, it’s not a matter of belief at all. It just is tacit approval. So when the government does this without consent, until the moment the artist responds, the implication is that the artist has approved it. Which isn’t as big a deal if a private entity does it, but it’s a much bigger deal when the federal government does it.

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