Ban on Game Only Clips

*Update:

My favorite comment:

One responder put it this way, paraphrasing a famous quote:

First they came for the gamers, and I did not speak up because I was not a gamer.
Then they came for the screencasters, and I did not speak up because I was not a screencaster.
Then they came for the lipdubbers, and I did not speak up because I was not a lipdubber.
Then they came for the video bloggers, and I did not speak up because I was not a video blogger.

Then they came for me, and there was nobody left to speak up for me.

Pulled out the Vimeo blog post I believe.

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Vimeo has apparently decided that game-only clips (not machinima) are no longer welcome on their servers (from cnet):

Specifically, we are no longer going to allow game walk-throughs, game strategy videos, depictions of player vs player battles, raids, fraps, or any other video gaming videos that simply depict individuals playing a video game.

Is this a reaction to real-world issues? Apparently so:

Further, such videos may expose Vimeo to liability from the game creator(s), as we have already seen action from popular video game companies against videos such as these.

Examples?

Sounds rather reactionary to me. No virtual documentaries then? Second Life nature clips? (Meanwhile, I see plenty of other software related titles, real world sports and games, and documentaries on Vimeo - rather contradictory, isn't it?).