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| Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos | Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos |
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| Samsung appears to have filed copyright claims against YouTube videos mocking its recalled Galaxy Note 7 handset. | Samsung appears to have filed copyright claims against YouTube videos mocking its recalled Galaxy Note 7 handset. |
| Many gamers have showcased a modification to video game Grand Theft Auto V, in which sticky bombs were switched with exploding Samsung phones. | Many gamers have showcased a modification to video game Grand Theft Auto V, in which sticky bombs were switched with exploding Samsung phones. |
| But some have reported that their videos have been blocked on YouTube following a copyright complaint. | But some have reported that their videos have been blocked on YouTube following a copyright complaint. |
| Samsung has not yet responded to repeated BBC requests for comment. | Samsung has not yet responded to repeated BBC requests for comment. |
| Critics have warned that trying to remove gamers' videos will only draw more attention to them. | Critics have warned that trying to remove gamers' videos will only draw more attention to them. |
| The Galaxy Note 7 was recalled and discontinued in October after reports that some handsets were catching fire. | The Galaxy Note 7 was recalled and discontinued in October after reports that some handsets were catching fire. |
| 'Really sucks' | 'Really sucks' |
| One US gamer - known as DoctorGTA - said restrictions had been put on his YouTube account as a result of Samsung's complaint. | One US gamer - known as DoctorGTA - said restrictions had been put on his YouTube account as a result of Samsung's complaint. |
| "It's going to take three months to get the strike removed from my channel... I got my live stream taken away," he said in a video. | "It's going to take three months to get the strike removed from my channel... I got my live stream taken away," he said in a video. |
| "It really sucks, because I really worked hard on this channel." | "It really sucks, because I really worked hard on this channel." |
| Some viewers warned that Samsung was at risk of invoking the Streisand Effect - a term used to denotes increased publicity as a result of attempts to remove embarrassing online content. | Some viewers warned that Samsung was at risk of invoking the Streisand Effect - a term used to denotes increased publicity as a result of attempts to remove embarrassing online content. |
| It was first used in 2005 by Mike Masnick, founder of the website Techdirt, following a failed attempt by singer Barbra Streisand to sue a photographer who posted a picture of her seaside home. | It was first used in 2005 by Mike Masnick, founder of the website Techdirt, following a failed attempt by singer Barbra Streisand to sue a photographer who posted a picture of her seaside home. |
| The original download page for the Grand Theft Auto V modification, created by player HitmanNiko, has not been taken offline. | The original download page for the Grand Theft Auto V modification, created by player HitmanNiko, has not been taken offline. |