As Grand Theft Auto VI gets closer, an older Rockstar Games copyright policy is making the rounds again. The language on the company’s support page is pretty direct about spoilers: some uploads that give away major story beats can be taken down.
Rockstar says gameplay videos, machinima, and commentary-heavy Let’s Plays are usually fine to upload. Where it draws the line is more specific than that. Ending videos , edited cutscene compilations, story dialogue, other big reveals, and standalone cinematics can all be removed. Based on Rockstar’s own wording, cutscenes are on safer ground when they’re included as part of a larger gameplay video, not uploaded on their own.
This isn’t some brand-new GTA 6 rule. The support page was last updated in January 2025, and the policy applies across Rockstar’s catalog. It just hits differently now, because once the game is out you’re almost guaranteed to see launch-week story clips all over social feeds, YouTube, and livestreams. At the same time, some players are already planning spoiler blackouts, and forums are getting stricter about spoiler tags.
If you stream GTA 6 or post about it a lot, go read the policy before you upload anything. Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar have a long history with DMCA s tied to leaks and unauthorized distribution. That reportedly includes 2026 subpoenas involving Discord and X after major leaks. The policy still doesn’t spell out when spoilers stop being a problem, and facts, summaries, criticism, and commentary are usually treated differently from straight copyrighted footage. So not every spoiler post carries the same level of risk, something Grand Theft Auto V ending videos already showed.
The full wording is on Rockstar Games’ support page if you want to check it before posting.
Author: Jesús Bosque
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