Google quickly resolves 'Skibidi' toilet DMCA controversy

Rather peculiar DMCA-related events transpired the past days regarding the viral lavatorial Skibidi Toilet and sandbox game Garry's Mod, but we might have seen the resolution, and extinguished the toilet, as game dev Garry Newman confirms that the matter is resolved.

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Garry's Mod creator Gary Newman confirmed today to IGN that he received a DMCA notice late last year from people connected to the Skibidi Toilet copyright holders. Newman posted on a Discord server about the takedown notice, saying, "Can you believe the audacity?" He subsequently saw himself embroiled in a Skibidi Toilet x Garry's Mod DMCA-related situation that went viral yesterday. Newman reportedly also confirmed that the matter has now been "resolved" following the reveal, though the identity of the DMCA sender has yet to be disclosed.

The notice Newman received pertained to his sandbox game released by Valve in 2006, Garry's Mod. The DMCA notice targeted "unauthorized Skibidi Toilet Garry's Mod" games, which generates significant revenue, according to the DMCA sender. These games use characters from the viral Skibidi Toilet web series, such as Titan Cameraman, Titan Speakerman, and Titan TV Man, all of which the sender claimed to be registered copyrights.