Tetris suggests White House ‘Build the Wall’ game infringes copyright
Tetris said it did not authorize the clone and is reviewing possible copyright action as the White House’s arcade page draws criticism over immigration themes.
- The Tetris Company said Friday it did not authorize or license its intellectual property for a 'Build the Wall' game released on the White House website Thursday, stating it was 'not involved in the creation' of the controversial title.
- On Thursday, the White House launched an online 'arcade' page featuring five video games that promote administration policies, including 'Rio Run,' a clone of the 'Snake' game where players imprison immigrants on the southern border.
- Asserting rights from a 2012 copyright case, Tetris denounced the clone for dividing people, adding that the company takes copyright infringement 'very seriously' and is reviewing the matter.
- Rights advocates condemned the games for featuring racist themes, with Amerika Garcia Grewal, co-director of the Frontera Federation, stating the designers 'have lost touch with what it means to be human and care for others.'
- Unauthorized use of copyrighted works, including music by musician Olivia Rodrigo and imagery from Sega Corporation and the 'Halo' video game series, marks a recurring pattern of administration controversies regarding mass deportation efforts.
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The White House has put online a series of video games on its website – in one of them, it is a matter of building a separation wall with Mexico, in the way of the famous "Tetris". The publisher was outraged by this hijacking. An attitude that contrasts with the usual complacency of the tech giants towards the Trump administration, says Isabelle Chaperon, columnist at the "World Economy" service.
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The Tetris Company responds to the Trump White House's racist clone of its IP, and threatens to pursue legal action.
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In recent months, we've seen the Trump administration grasp at every straw it can to appeal to youth who, by and large, think its figurehead is a spray-tanned monster concerned only with his own self-enrichment by any means necessary. Paying off TikTokers is one thing, but as an inveterate gamer, I've been simultaneously fascinated and appalled by the ways in which the White House has co-opted my beloved hobby as a vehicle for propaganda. — Read…
White House Website Debuts 5 Retro Arcade Video Games That Promote Trump’s Agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House website on Thursday unveiled Arcade, a collection of five low-resolution video games that promote different aspects of President Donald Trump’s agenda. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email “Build the Wall” is a “Tetris” knockoff that transforms the classic game into an effort to “Protect the […]
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