Gedung Putih Hapus Gim Build The Wall Usai Protes Hak Cipta Tetris
Gedung Putih menghapus gim Build The Wall dari situs resminya setelah The Tetris Company memprotes penggunaan kemiripan mekanisme Tetris tanpa izin. Gim tersebut sempat menjadi viral karena bertema membangun tembok perbatasan, dan penghapusannya menambah daftar kontroversi penggunaan kekayaan intelektual gim oleh administrasi pemerintah AS. Meskipun Build The Wall telah dihapus, beberapa gim lain hasil adaptasi mekanisme gim populer masih tersedia di situs resmi tersebut.
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- White House removed Build The Wall game from official site after Tetris copyright complaint.
- Tetris Company objected to game within days of its appearance on government site.
- Game appeared on site as one of five arcade-style mini-games.
- Build The Wall challenged players to stack blocks to build border wall.
- Tetris official X account addressed issue on September 4.
- Tetris statement emphasized connecting people rather than dividing them.
- White House has not commented on reason for removal.
- Flappy Bill game still available, inspired by Flappy Bird mechanic.
- Rio Run game still available, inspired by Snake mechanic, counts 'deportations'.
- Senator Matt Lesser of Connecticut criticized game presence amid high heating oil prices.
- Halo imagery used in October 2025 AI video of Trump wearing Master Chief armor.
- Halo Master Chief voice clip used in March video of Iran military strike.
- Master Chief voice actor Steve Downes condemned voice use as 'disgusting war pornography'.
- Pokémon Company criticized Pikachu use in MAGA political meme in March.
- Tetris Company won 2012 copyright lawsuit against iPhone game Mino.
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