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Kinect: Take-down demand will make you vomit into hands photo

Someone doesn't like that we ran these Kinect video advertisements. Or maybe it was something we said about them. Somehow our article is "engaged in other unauthorized activities relating to copyrighted works published by Microsoft." 

According to our "SECOND Demand for Immediate Take-Down," the ads are the copyrighted works, and somehow we're making them available for copying, through downloading, by showing them to you. Or something. Come on, now. These videos are on YouTube and everywhere else. Jim did rip the product and these ads a new one, and that was a bit mean, but there's no "infringement" that I can see.

Look, Internet Investigator: I already threw up into my hands after seeing the videos. My stomach is again beginning to flop with your vague notice of infringing activity. And that girl's fish face motions. Ugh.

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What Up Xbros's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:42
What Up Xbros
LOL

Microsoft knows Kinect is shit. Hilarious.
BalloonFighter's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:42
BalloonFighter
I'll bet it had something to do with the arrow pointing to that guys crotch with the word "DICK". Or was that one not edited?
tinglydwarf's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:43
tinglydwarf
Hahaha! I guess the truth hurts, eh Microsoft?
Furyfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:43
Furyfire
Leave em up.. :D
lokhe's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:43
lokhe
TUIMH! (throwing up in my hands, it's the new LOL I swear it)
iancox1986's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:45
iancox1986
The fact they call it an advert for 'Kinetic' suggests shenanigans.
Nyktharas's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:45
Nyktharas
Where it says "Please advise us in what actions you take" you should send them a link to this article. haha
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:46
manasteel88
take em down and post the youtube/whatever link to them.

It's pretty pathetic to ask anybody to remove an advertisement promoting your game.

Whole point of an advertisement is...ummmmm...to get people to see them. amiright?
josmeister's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:46
josmeister
I hate big companies doing anything against independent blogs, it just reminds me of your average high school bully
Trygle12's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:47
Trygle12
The whole bit of camera-work and the fact that the people look silly pegs me with the softball of realization...


The Kinect is a silly silly thing.
CapnCrunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:47
CapnCrunk
So does your RE: read something like "Go fuck yourself"? I'd love to be able to say that to a corporate lawyer.
Nyktharas's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:47
Nyktharas
@iancox1986

Touché.

I didn't even notice that. Interesting.....
rexwolf2's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:47
rexwolf2
Heh. Idiots. Unlike Serebii and Pokebeach, we're GLAD that shit is off our site, though.
P3ter's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:48
P3ter
Srsly Microsoft?
Jawmuncher's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:49
Jawmuncher
The kinect is the next 32x. Sorry ms I love your system but everything I have seen is GARBITCH.
First games at the moment blow ass beaides dance central, second you need 6-8th of room to use the damn thing. Thanks ms I live in the barracks and can't use it regardless if it gets any better
Marley's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:51
Marley
What Nyktharas said. This must be done.
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:53
Elsa
If those are their Kinect advertisements they should be happy that more people are seeing them... unless they've realized the misstep they made in creating those advertisements in which case they are rather shit out of luck. The ads are out there... people are talking (as they have a right to).

Wow... they really are just making themselves look stupid by doing this.
Noir Trilby's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:54
Noir Trilby
So even Microsoft don't want Kinnect advertising? rofl.
lolipantsu's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:55
lolipantsu
@ Elsa:

I believe they took issue with the fact that Jim was not talking positively.
DF's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:57
DF
And they can't even get the name of their product correct. Apart from "this is probably fake," it furthers the idea that...well, they may not care enough. I dunno. Didn't care enough to double-check the name of the thing you're complaining about? Just lazy. =\
ragespot's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:57
ragespot
you could stop talking about microsoft at all!
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:57
Johnny Justice
BLAAAAAARG! TUIMH!
Dv8thwonder's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 16:58
Dv8thwonder
A disconnect if ever there was.
SpeedNut's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:00
SpeedNut
What is this Microsot: Kinetic he speaks of in the letter? If MS wouldn't offshore their 1st round IP gophers maybe they would get the product name right.
Bluj162's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:01
Bluj162
Destructoid gave Microsoft free PR and this is how they thank you guys?!? Motherfuckers.
CommanderKyubey's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:10
CommanderKyubey
Please Dale, don't pull an EA and bitch out on this! If Microsoft doesn't want to get negative reviews for their products they should just quit making shitty things that no one wants.
TheDaftPunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:11
TheDaftPunk
It truly does look horrible.
AceFlibble's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:12
AceFlibble
So they don't want people seeing their adverts?
ikiryou's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:15
ikiryou
Did someone say DisKinect?

Oh look, yet another reason to hate Microsoft with the fiery intensity of a thousand suns.
twesterm's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:16
twesterm
Maybe they're unhappy yall are showing your crappy adverts for their adverts and making moeny off it?
Tapuki's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:17
Tapuki
Fuck you, Microsoft.


That is all.
etirflita's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:17
etirflita
Wow. I just had a mental flash to the first batches of Kinect Game reviews. If you think developers are covering for shitty gameplay now by saying "You're playing it wrong", just wait for Kinect.
Zepinephrine's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:21
Zepinephrine
"Any Press is good Press".... unless your product sucks. Way to call MS's bluff.
Fixxxer's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:27
Fixxxer
GFY, Micro$oft.
bobyoko's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:28
bobyoko
so M$ doesn't like all the free advertising that you do for them, eh? as i see it, you have two choices. take down the offending videos, and ban any and all kinect conversation on the site. OR, leave the vids up and dare the jackasses to do something about it. i always like a good fight, so i vote for the latter.
Gol-D-Roger's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:31
Gol-D-Roger
HaHa i bet sofik alerted the powers that be.
EdgyDude's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:33
EdgyDude
iancox1986's theory is interesting, also there is not MS logo anywhere in that letter, you'd think they mark it somehow to make it look official or something. That said if this is just a typo then do what manasteel88 said.
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:34
lewness
"...on behalf of Microsoft"? The end part seems to indicate MS, but it looks shady with that "Kinetic" (sic) thing but then I see that "on behalf of" thing.
Zepinephrine's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:39
Zepinephrine
@ Gol_D-Roger

No Way... I was going to post that exact same thing. For awhile I thought of Sofik as the Xbox version of SexChoco but less entertaining. Now I view him as more akin to Romo, only angry rather than uber-polite.
xxNoGodxx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:39
xxNoGodxx
Question:How do you make the little girl in the Kinect video cry?

Answer:Pull your dick out of her bum and wipe the blood on her Kinectimal.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:40
mix
Haha already trying to cover their tracks!

Embedding a youtube link is serious business!
Zepinephrine's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:42
Zepinephrine
@ xxNoGodxx

what a pointless and disturbing comment.
scythecam's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:45
scythecam
lawyers dont send cease and desist emails. they send letters on their firm stationary. i would completely disregard this
xxNoGodxx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:46
xxNoGodxx
Oh brother, that joke has been around for decades, my boss at my first job told me it, but it involved a teddy bear. I'm sorry if offended you.
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:49
Tarvu
Microsoft should make the kinection in their minds that destructoid is about destructing such stupidity. Silly them.
bobyoko's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:50
bobyoko
scythecam is right, real lawyers don't threaten via email. they use the postal service.
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:50
Sexualchocolate
Zepine I'm touched. (in my pants)
Zepinephrine's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:51
Zepinephrine
@ xxNoGodxx

no worry, i just wasn't ready for it.
SayWord's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:54
SayWord
@nogod lmfao that was amazingly funny! Lmao, zephine romo is funny cuz he is stupid and I laugh at him but sofik is just plain annoying.
zerocommazero's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2010 17:56
zerocommazero
I can imagine the next Jimquisition episode now. Mwha ha ha!!
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