Luanti removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyright notice
Luanti removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyright notice
因无根据的 AI 版权投诉，Luanti 被从 Google Play 下架
Luanti’s Android app is currently not available on the Google Play Store due to a baseless DMCA notice filed on behalf of Microsoft by Tracer.AI, alleging that Luanti infringes Minecraft’s copyright. The Luanti app does not contain any proprietary code or assets, from Minecraft or otherwise. We received a similar notice from the same company in 2023 and successfully appealed against it. This company also filed a similar notice this year against an indie game with similar voxel art style by the name of Allumeria.
由于 Tracer.AI 代表微软提交了一份毫无根据的 DMCA（数字千年版权法）投诉，声称 Luanti 侵犯了《我的世界》（Minecraft）的版权，Luanti 的安卓应用目前已无法在 Google Play 商店中下载。Luanti 应用本身不包含任何来自《我的世界》或其他来源的专有代码或资产。我们曾在 2023 年收到过同一家公司发出的类似通知，并成功进行了申诉。今年，该公司还对另一款名为 Allumeria、具有类似体素艺术风格的独立游戏提交了类似的投诉。
What is Luanti?
什么是 Luanti？
Luanti is a voxel game-creation platform where anyone can make, share, discover, and play blocky games. It does not ship with any games or game assets by default. Instead, players can browse a catalog of games created by the community, or simply join multiplayer servers.
Luanti 是一个体素游戏创作平台，任何人都可以通过它制作、分享、发现和游玩方块风格的游戏。它默认不附带任何游戏或游戏资产。相反，玩家可以浏览由社区创建的游戏目录，或者直接加入多人服务器。
We are a non-profit project developed by a community of passionate individuals expressing their creativity. Luanti is open source, which means anyone can view the source code, modify it, learn from it, redistribute it, and even sell games made with it on platforms like Steam. While Luanti is popular as an open-source alternative to Minecraft (as its roots are in blocky sandbox games), it also lowers barriers to bringing creative ideas to life. The freedom and customization Luanti affords has made it an excellent tool in education, finding its way into many schools across Europe.
我们是一个非营利性项目，由一群充满激情的个人开发，旨在表达他们的创造力。Luanti 是开源的，这意味着任何人都可以查看其源代码、进行修改、学习、重新分发，甚至可以在 Steam 等平台上销售用它制作的游戏。虽然 Luanti 作为《我的世界》的开源替代品而广受欢迎（因为它起源于方块沙盒游戏），但它也降低了实现创意想法的门槛。Luanti 所提供的自由度和定制化功能使其成为教育领域的绝佳工具，目前已被欧洲多所学校采用。
What is the DMCA notice?
什么是 DMCA 投诉？
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is United States law which lays out a notice-and-takedown process which platforms like Google Play follow to avoid liability for damages resulting from copyright-infringing packages which they distribute. These platforms are not responsible for the actions of their users, but they are responsible for taking corrective action when user-generated content is reported.
《数字千年版权法》（DMCA）是一项美国法律，规定了“通知与下架”流程。像 Google Play 这样的平台会遵循该流程，以避免因分发侵权软件包而承担损害赔偿责任。这些平台不对用户的行为负责，但当用户生成的内容被举报时，它们有责任采取纠正措施。
The DMCA notice we received through Google claims that: “These products use copyrighted assets as outlined directly from the Minecraft game (available at www.minecraft.net) without authorization and should be removed.” Specifically, US Reg. #TX 8-192-097 “US Reg. #TX 8-192-097” is the registration of Minecraft Java Edition 1.9 with the US Copyright Office. It does not provide any information aside from this and does not outline which assets Luanti allegedly uses.
我们通过 Google 收到的 DMCA 通知声称：“这些产品未经授权使用了《我的世界》游戏（可在 www.minecraft.net 获取）中的受版权保护资产，应予以删除。”具体而言，美国注册号 #TX 8-192-097 是《我的世界》Java 版 1.9 在美国版权局的注册信息。除此以外，该通知没有提供任何其他信息，也没有说明 Luanti 究竟使用了哪些资产。
Which assets?
涉及哪些资产？
Luanti is a game-creation platform and does not ship with any games, let alone game assets. In fact, here are all the textures Luanti comes with. Luanti also includes further assets, particularly fonts. These are properly attributed in the license file. The GitHub repository does include the Development Test game, which is also available on ContentDB but is not included in Luanti releases anymore. Being a testing ground for the engine, the textures are largely utilitarian in nature.
Luanti 是一个游戏创作平台，不附带任何游戏，更不用说游戏资产了。事实上，Luanti 自带的所有纹理仅此而已。Luanti 还包含其他资产，主要是字体，这些都在许可证文件中进行了适当的署名。GitHub 仓库确实包含“开发测试游戏”（Development Test），它也可以在 ContentDB 上找到，但已不再包含在 Luanti 的正式发布版本中。作为引擎的测试场，这些纹理本质上主要是功能性的。
Cubes are for everyone
方块属于每一个人
The concept of a game featuring 3D cubes or voxels is not something anyone can own. Minecraft was originally inspired by the 2009 game Infiniminer which uses similar voxel graphics, and later examples like Hytale show that block games make up an entire genre that Minecraft is simply a part of. Mojang and its parent company Microsoft have all rights to enforce their copyright for assets such as Minecraft’s textures, but cannot use the DMCA as a means to intimidate and monopolize an entire genre of games.
以 3D 方块或体素为特色的游戏概念并非某个人所能独占。《我的世界》最初受到 2009 年使用类似体素图形的游戏《Infiniminer》的启发，而后来像《Hytale》这样的例子表明，方块游戏构成了一个完整的游戏类型，而《我的世界》只是其中的一部分。Mojang 及其母公司微软完全有权保护其资产（如《我的世界》的纹理）的版权，但不能利用 DMCA 作为手段来恐吓并垄断整个游戏类型。
What is Tracer.AI?
什么是 Tracer.AI？
Quoting their website: “Tracer is a next-generation brand protection platform that empowers brands to take control of their brand presence online. Our AI agents streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency, making it easier to monitor…”
引用其网站的介绍：“Tracer 是下一代品牌保护平台，旨在赋能品牌掌控其在线品牌形象。我们的 AI 代理简化了工作流程并提高了运营效率，使监控变得更加容易……”