More controversy! GameStop sold indie game NFTs without permission from devs

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GameStop does not allow controversy to star because of its most recent NFT project. It recently received a wave of criticism for selling a non-fungible token inspired by the attack on the Twin Towers. Although it removed the material and apologized, the chain of stores is already facing another problem.

Several independent developers reported that the store sold their games as NFT titles. The problem is that the creator of the non-fungible tokens never asked for permission, so he generated thousands of dollars while violating copyrights.

Nathan Ello, in charge of the NiFTy Arcade collection, initially defended himself tooth and nail, but later accepted that he never asked for permission from the studios. For this reason, GameStop suspended it from its NFT marketplace, but the damage had already been done and many people lashed out at the store for the way it runs its digital collectibles business.

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GameStop is in trouble again because of NFTs

According to a report from Ars Technica, Nathan Ello generated about $14,397 USD (8.4 ETH) from the sale of NFT games on the GameStop marketplace. The problem is that said material was really a copy of indie games like Worm Nom Nom Y Galactic Wars.

Ello was never authorized by the original developers of the titles nor did it initially share any profits with them. Unlicensed games have already been removed from GameStop’s NFT store; however, they are still accessible and unlikely to disappear from the internet.

He stated that his goal was to “create and showcase games that can be played within NFT markets and within NFT wallets.” However, he later accepted that he never asked for or paid for the rights to the games and that he had previously done the same with other titles.

Ello investigated some copyright issues, but not enough to save itself from this situation. Various indie developers pointed him out for completely stealing his work, so he had no choice but to offer 100% of the profits to those affected.

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“This person did not contact me to ask me anything. She just took my game and sold it. If you want to benefit from my work, I think you should at least ask,” said Borja Tena, creator of Galactic Wars.

“My work was sold for profit without my consent. Even if someone wanted to pay back the money they earned from my work, it would be in the form of crypto crap anyway,” said Krystian Majewski, developer of Breakout Heroanother of the affected games.

GameStop was once again criticized by the community for the way it runs its NFT business, apparently not having a process to verify the legitimacy of the stuff it sells. Nor does it have alternatives to eliminate projects that imply plagiarism.

“The platform should also take its responsibility. They could have any verification process, but they just want your money and commissions or revenue share I guess… ‘Power to creators’ is bogus,” Tena added.

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