Tetris Issues Blunt Legal Warning After White House Launches 'Build the Wall’ Game
Tetris said it did not authorize the White House arcade game and is reviewing possible copyright infringement after the release drew criticism for racist 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 editor of the famous Tetris, The Tetris Company, assured Friday not to have been associated with the design of a polemic game put online Thursday by the White House and very visually inspired by the famous video game. ...
The company behind the legendary video game "Tetris" has criticized the new Arcade platform launched by the White House, according to technology portal Techora. The platform features retro games that promote President Donald Trump's political behavior, including tightening immigration controls and mass deportations. <iframe width="315" height="576" src="https://www.youtube.
The inventor of the video game classic Tetris is mad at Donald Trump! The reason: The White House had five video games in retro style on Thursday.
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