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The Tetris Company says it was "not involved in the creation" of White House parody, takes "copyright infringement very seriously"

The Tetris Company has issued a statement regarding a US government-made parody of its tile-matching puzzle game, which has since been removed . Read more

The Tetris Company says it was "not involved in the creation" of White House parody, takes "copyright infringement very seriously"

The Tetris Company has denied any involvement in the creation of a U.S. government parody of its tile-matching game. The company takes copyright infringement very seriously. The White House recently removed a minigame site featuring video game parodies based on President Trump's immigration policies. The Tetris parody, called Build the Wall: Zombie Border Siege, had players building a wall to prevent aliens from crossing the Southern border.

Other games on the site included parodies of Flappy Bird and Snake. DHS has previously stated it would use video game memes to promote policy, with a focus on crime committed by illegal aliens. Microsoft and the Pokémon Company have both stated they were unaware their intellectual property was used in the DHS video.

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