Mike Dailly was an employee of DMA Design, which is now known as Rockstar North, during the development of the original Grand Theft Auto. Recently, the developer has produced two films presenting the Grand Theft Auto prototype, but the studio did not like the action, thus the films were pulled due to “copyright infringement.” The founder of Grand Theft Auto
Rockstar is presently concentrating their efforts on the next installment of Grand Theft Auto, and the publisher is becoming increasingly stringent with regard to the topic of videos or IP-based modifications. The previous month, we reported on a call to erase VR modifications that Luke Ross had produced for various famous games; currently, the corporation is carefully checking the materials that are uploaded on the popular website. Mike Dailly’s decision to publish the photographs he took of the GTA prototype sparked an immediate response from the community. Because Rockstar had sent notices of copyright infringement, the content in question was taken down after it was discovered.
“I can imagine Rockstar going full fuckers mode again, issuing copyright strikes for every Grand Theft Auto movie it can find, including both of my prototype stuff,” he said. “It’s possible that Rockstar will go full fuckers mode again.” They are currently making an effort to prevent the publishing of any other people’s contributions to the game, as well as any older development cassettes.
I see Rockstar are going full fuckers mode again, issuing copyright strikes to any GTA video they can find – including both my prototype videos. So now they’re trying to block all release of anyone’s work on a game – and any old development footage.
— Mike Dailly™ 🏴🇺🇦💙 (@mdf200) August 21, 2022
It’s interesting to note that studios typically do not have any issues when it comes to releasing identical materials, and there are also followers of certain brands who anxiously watch similar videos displaying the process of generating their favorite productions.
Taking into account the length of time it took to develop the game (the first installment of Grand Theft Auto was released in 1997), there are no competition hints in the positions that could challenge Grand Theft Auto’s hegemony or that would make it possible to develop a competitor for the successful series.