There are advertisements that we could do without.
The Conservatorium, a 5-star hotel located in Amsterdam (Netherlands) knows something about it.
The establishment's management recently discovered that their building was appearing in
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
.
In the new opus of the franchise released at the end of October, the developers of the video game have reconstituted the Dutch hotel within which the players can evolve and compete.
The building is called “Breenbergh”.
Nothing surprising so far,
Call of Duty
often having fun reproducing real places in its universes, reports
Geo
.
🚨CoD: MW2 News🚨
👉 It appears the 2nd WORST map in #MW2 'Breenbergh Hotel' was STOLEN from real life location Conservatorium Hotel.
Call of Duty 🤝 Stealing Ideas pic.twitter.com/jIu4V5xNy7
— Call of Duty News (@WarzoneQG) October 31, 2022
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A building protected by law
Problem: the management has never authorized such use of the image of the building, as it explained to the Dutch media
Volkskrant
.
"We do not support games that encourage the use of violence" denounced the director of the luxury hotel.
“The game in no way reflects our core values and we regret our apparent and unwanted involvement.
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An Amsterdam hotel did not appreciate appearing in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and might take legal action over the "unwanted involvement".
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In addition, the architecture of the hotel, which dates from the beginning of the 19th century, is protected by copyright, in particular by virtue of European legislation.
However, the developers and publishers of the game never contacted the owners of the building either to ask them for permission or even to inform them of the reproduction.
Finally, the high-end hotel fears that its "presence" in a war game will harm its reputation and the influx of customers.
The establishment is therefore considering legal action against
Call of Duty
to have its wrongs repaired.
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