Copy of Grand Theft Auto that runs in a web browser gets taken down by DMCA — Take Two says DOS Zone infringed company’s intellectual property rights despite disclaimers and requirement to own original copy of title for full game

Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games and owner of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, just issued a DMCA takedown request for the online port of GTA: Vice City hosted by DOS Zone. This has forced the online platform to remove the game from its library, which allowed players to run the large-scale game directly from their browser. An email from Ebrand, a global online brand protection firm acting on behalf of the owner of the GTA franchise, stated that DOS Zone must remove content and…