''Damnatus: The Enemy Within'' (german: Damnatus: Der Feind Im Innern) was a non-commercial low-budget movie made in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

"by fans for fans" that takes place in the ''

Warhammer 40,000 ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...

'' universe. The most enduring problem with ''Damnatus release was a conflict of copyright laws in England and Germany. German copyright law considers a copyright to be unalienable (except through inheritance - though a perpetual exclusive grant of rights is possible), and thus

Games Workshop Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are ''Warhammer Age of Sigmar'' and ''Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake (gam ...

, the rights holder, claimed to lose the rights to the intellectual property of ''Warhammer 40,000'', on which ''Damnatus'' is based. Games Workshop has thus far refused to allow it to be shown, and has not changed this position despite online petitions and requests from the filmmakers. As a result, ''Damnatus'' was ended indefinitely on October 15, 2007. However, it was leaked through various

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s and is available on YouTube.

References

Medienrauschen
(German)
Fünf Film Freunde
(German)
Amateurfilm Magazin
(German)

External links

* * Fan films Films based on games Warhammer 40,000 German independent films {{indie-film-stub