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Warner Bros is "threatening to destroy" a YouTube channel because of its Mortal Kombat 1 videos and mods, owner claims


A Mortal Kombat YouTuber and modder is accusing Warner Bros of "threatening to destroy" his YouTube channel.In a length…

In a lengthy statement on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, ToastedShoes – an Australian YouTuber with 800K subscribers and 1.7m followers on TikTok – claims he has received an "Intellectual Property Infringement Notification" directly from Warner Bros which asks him to delete "all Mortal Kombat 1 videos from [his] channel or else". Watch on YouTube"This morning I received an IP infringement notification directly from Warner Brothers stating that the Mortal Kombat mods in my content 'infringe' on their intellectual property rights," Toasted said. I also seem to be the only content creator that I know of that has been sent a cease and desist from Warner Brothers," Toasted added, before confirming that as a consequence, he has no option other than to "remove all videos from his channel".

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