FROM DUELINGNETWORK FORUMS POSTED BY BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER It appears that someone from Konami has filed a DMCA on Dueling Network. The server provider was required to take down the site until this can be resolved.

Please stay calm during this time. I am working on contacting Konami and am hoping they will be reasonable about resolving this issue. I do not know how long this will take.

- BLS

So, this is a problem. Not only has Konami ruined the face of their card game itself, by creating joke rulings, and messy up key game mechanics, but they also now have a thing against non-profit sites who do nothing but enjoy the game, the project that they dedicated the last year of their life too. No money had been earned by the owner of the website DuelingNetwork.com but to see it go down in flames like this is a shame. The website was solely designed and handwritten and formed by the owner himself. Everything came out of pocket. So not only is Konami sticking their nose where it doesn't belong, it is also enforcing through this act that, if they aren't making money off of it, then it doesn't need to be around. In conclusion, I asked that you sign this petition, help us as a gaming community make a stand against this joke that Konami has told, and get it taken care of. The site had over 100,000 members all players of this game that Konami makes, and I'm pretty sure that there will be 100,000 very angry players at Konamis backdoor if something isn't done now. SIGN AND HELP THE CAUSE!!!!!!!