This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a consent judgment that has apparently been agreed to by both sides of the lawsuit (as dug up by TorrentFreak), district court judge Richard Jones agrees with Bungie’s claim that defendant Luca Leone’s use of cheat software constitutes “copyright infringement” of Destiny 2.
Specifically, the cheat software’s “graphical overlay” and use of “inject[ed] code” creates an “unauthorized derivative work” that violates federal copyright law.
The judgment imposes damages of $150,000 for violations on each of the two infringed works (seemingly encompassing Destiny 2 and its expansions)
More than that, though, the judge issued a sweeping order requiring Leone to “disable, remove, or otherwise shut down any social network, video sharing, or digital messaging accounts under his control” that were dedicated to the promotion or discussion of his previous infringement.
Leone will still be able to use personal social media accounts but is warned against posting any content “connected to the use and proliferation of cheating software.”
But Bungie has had a fair deal of success using copyright law as a legal cudgel against the makers of the cheats themselves.
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I just hope “injected code” and “overlays” don’t become somehow actually illegal because of these rulings because there are plenty of valid uses too.
I’m curious what uses you have in mind–anything that’s an online competitive (i.e., you compete against other players–doesn’t need to be esports sweaty) game I don’t think there’s a strong case for allowing injected code, since that’s an avenue for gaining an unfair advantage and thereby worsening other players’ enjoyment, and anything offline I can’t see it being worth a company’s time and money to prosecute.
Well Nintendo are very litigious they already DMCA’ed a Zelda Breath of the Wild multiplayer mod. (As in it made the single player game multiplayer)
I really wouldn’t want them to have more power to hurt their fans.
The solution is to not be a Nintendo fan.
No, seriously. You support their draconic practices by buying their games.
This. Nintendo is one of the least ethical videogame companies out there. Even when they come up with something new and innovative, it’s so locked down you’re better off waiting to play someone else’s copycat of it.
Destiny 2 isn’t really online competitive for starters.
