https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/p0f8zb/machinima_the_machinimacom_purge_of_2019_or_how/
Good thing we have copyright laws to promote the useful arts and sciences:
"Evidently, AT&T’s army of lawyers decided that working through all the copyright and ownership issues for almost 15 years worth of videos was just too much effort, especially for videos that were 10+ years old and barely getting views anymore. Instead of finding a way to merge Machinima.com with their other brands, they decided to just close the whole thing, selling its properties and laying off all of their remaining employees.
Just like that, almost 15 years worth of community-made content was gone, never to be seen again. It didn’t matter whether you were one of the OG machinimators, the creator of a popular series, had only submitted one video on a whim, or were one of their many, many lets-players or commentators. The purge was thorough, and hit all current and former Machinima.com creators equally."
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/p0f8zb/machinima_the_machinimacom_purge_of_2019_or_how/
"Evidently, AT&T’s army of lawyers decided that working through all the copyright and ownership issues for almost 15 years worth of videos was just too much effort, especially for videos that were 10+ years old and barely getting views anymore. Instead of finding a way to merge Machinima.com with their other brands, they decided to just close the whole thing, selling its properties and laying off all of their remaining employees.
Just like that, almost 15 years worth of community-made content was gone, never to be seen again. It didn’t matter whether you were one of the OG machinimators, the creator of a popular series, had only submitted one video on a whim, or were one of their many, many lets-players or commentators. The purge was thorough, and hit all current and former Machinima.com creators equally."
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/p0f8zb/machinima_the_machinimacom_purge_of_2019_or_how/