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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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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