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Judge dismisses “insufficient” copyright claims in Destiny 2 cheating case

Enlarge / If you take aim at Destiny 2 cheaters in court, you’d better not miss. When game makers go to court to stop cheat makers, they often rely on claims that the cheat tools represent a form of copyright infringement on the original game. Last week, though, a federal judge dismissed such copyright claims […]

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Bungie slams YouTube’s DMCA system in lawsuit against Destiny takedown fraudsters

Enlarge (credit: Bungie ) Bungie slammed YouTube’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) process in a lawsuit against 10 John Doe defendants accused of sending fraudulent takedown notices against Destiny 2 videos. “Doe Defendants were able to do this because of a hole in YouTube’s DMCA-process security, which allows any person to claim to be representing […]

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A wacky, $3. 6 billion end to gaming-acquisition January: Sony buys Bungie

Enlarge / Well, we didn’t necessarily see this one coming. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Sony | Bungie) After Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King , talk turned to how Sony and its PlayStation division would deal with the fallout of the purchase. Might Sony miss out on a megaton first-person shooter franchise if Xbox becomes […]