Yep... even if he gets permission from LZ and copyright holders it can still be a pain in the butt. Typically, the people that issue the claims are one-step removed from the band and copyright holders. Most of them are automated and happen almost instantly.

Yeah... but it sucks... you lose any potential subs and ad revenue. plus, there is no guarantee that they won't knock the stream offline.

i am sure there is a work around... I have never dealt with LZ licensing... but it would require getting the DMCA service that they use onboard prior to starting the stream. Even then... it is a 50/50 proposition that nothing goes wrong.

The crappy part is that it isn't even copyright violation. Reviews and walk-throughs can use copyright protected IP as Fair Use just as long as they do it as an effort to inform their audience. However, fair use claims always take a day (and usually more) to clear up.

Anyone who says that "so-in-so won't care about a DMCA claim" doesn't anything know anything at all about posting content online. It is like saying a race care driver doesn't care if his car explodes on the way to the race.

I think the game looks fun! I am excited to try the disappearing spinner/ball lock.

*sarcastically* I wonder if they got the powder coating BOM mixed between the Avengers IQ LE and the LZ LE

However, I suspect, just like AIQ the LE is going to look much better in person than in the photos.

Rage against the Machine ... would have a certain flair to it.... and the name of the band would be ironic for a pinball machine

I could see a mode now... it would be the outro to, "Killing in the name" and the goal is to *not* hit any of the flashing ramps and targets.