Film depicting an oil-stricken Arctic in Lego bricks, taken down for alleged copyright infringement, reappears on video site

News: Greenpeace urges Lego to end Shell partnership

Lego has reportedly dropped its opposition to a Greenpiece parody video in which characters from the hit Lego Movie are slowly drowned in oil.

The video, made to highlight the Danish company’s relationship with Shell, has reappeared on YouTube after being withdrawn last week following copyright complaints from the toy-maker, according to The Wrap. Greenpeace reacted to the ban by moving the video, which had picked up more than 3m views, to a rival site and taunting Lego on Twitter. "Did we offend someone? Banned from YouTube, back up on Vimeo," wrote the environmental group.

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