Machinima vid takedown'ed by Viacom

No doubt as part of the Viacom vs. Youtube battle, YouTube has complied with Viacom's request to yank this SL Machinima piece, The Birth of Stephen EagleMan, created as part of last fall's Colbert Report's Green Screen Challenge.

Obviously, this isn't a takedown because of Machinima per se (that ongoing fuzzy IP questions of game-related content), but because of footage that wasn't sanctioned by Viacom for use in the segment. Still, the murky waters of IP ownership/brand extensions are starting to churn again.

Thanks to New World Notes for the heads up. Here's their initial write-up around the work. More on this as it develops...