Laniatus continues to embarrass itself.
It’s really fitting that the logo for Laniatus is a big L, because Ls are the only thing the company has managed to accrue in any notable quantity over the last few months. And while I generally believe that fixating on the clown constantly stepping on rakes isn’t good for one’s emotional health long term, it’s hard not to sit back and enjoy the suffering of an entity who has made it clear their intent is, shall we say, less than delicious.
I want to talk about the Laniatus press release because it is the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time that wasn’t meant to be a comedy. First with the comment that the company is “pleased to release this press statement” as if it’s some kind of accomplishment, or anyone is trying to stop them. Then we get into the DMCA.
Our company has been unequivocally informed that the allegations made by the concerned company have infringed upon our rights and misrepresented our brand.
I assume this was translated by machine into English because it’s complete gibberish taken on its own. Either that or it reads like a sixth grade book report run through a dictionary several times over to sound more sophisticated.
I’ve heard of word salad and verbal diarrhea but this press release qualifies as word food poisoning. Just firing out of both ends in a big liquid mess. Evidently nobody proofread this announcement because Laniatus just can’t help but contradict itself.
Laniatus being upset about a fraudulent takedown is hilarious because they are the only ones so far who have been caught committing perjury and using the DMCA system fraudulently. The Gameforge takedown meanwhile seems to be legit and have its receipts.
We are excited to announce that our YouTube and Kickstarter campaign pages will soon be back in operation. We are in the countdown to the reactivation of our platforms. However, we have made the decision to permanently remove our Kickstarter campaign from the platform even after we have cleaned it up. This decision reflects our commitment to protecting the interests and trust of our community of supporters.
Don’t worry, the YouTube and Kickstarter pages will soon be back in operation, except the Kickstarter is actually gone forever because of uh…trust or something. It’s definitely not because the Kickstarter was going to fail miserably, promise.
The company even attempts to spin the DMCA as a good thing, claiming that Gameforge “inadvertently provided us with various factors that have contributed to our success.” Funny enough, this statement is going to bite Laniatus in the ass if they do sue Gameforge because you can’t claim injury in court while also stating publicly that you’re actually better than ever.
But not to worry, because Laniatus is partnering with AI10 which the release notes is “the world’s most competent Artificial Intelligence and data processing company.” But Laniatus isn’t just kissing AI10’s ass in this press release, AI10’s CEO Saygin Yuksel gives Laniatus a wet smooch on the butt as well.
“We hereby declare our full support for Magic To Master, the product of Laniatus LLC, which has attracted the attention of large companies and is seen as such a big competitor despite the fact that it has not yet started, whose YouTube channels and Kickstarter campaigns have been stopped by DMCA takedown notices with unfounded claims, and whose projects are completely original content as a result of our deep research. AII0 will provide all necessary financial and operational support.”
Yuksel must have a lot of faith in Laniatus for a guy who is absolutely no way connected to the company and wouldn’t have a vested financial interest in making it look legitimate. Actually I’m getting word through this speaker in my ear (trust me, it exists) that Yuksel is the owner of AI10 and also Laniatus’ co-founder.
The most authentic collaboration since MMO Fallout teamed up with How About Notflix, the most respected name in movie reviews.
Nothing says legitimate product quite like the company feeling the need to refer to itself as a legitimate product. As legit as AI10, a company that just sprung up and somehow has 50k+ “customer build”s.
I expect Laniatus’ claim of “immediate legal action” against Gameforge has about as much legitimacy as many of their other claims, as in we’ll never actually see the lawsuit get filed. Maybe it’s because Laniatus had to turn to a Nigerian Fiverr freelancer to build their Kickstarter page that tells me the company doesn’t have the capital for a sustained legal campaign against a publisher whose in-office diaper changing room is probably bigger and valued higher than Laniatus is as a company overall.
Otherwise I have no opinion on the matter.
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