Administrator of mod site AimJunkies found guilty of violating copyright in creating Destiny 2 cheats
Phoenix Digital, the company behind the cheat and mod distribution website AimJunkies, has been convicted of infringing Bungie's copyright when it created cheats for the Bungie-developed game
Bungie's Destiny 2 cheating trial begins this week - Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/24161935/bungie-destiny-2-cheating-jury-trial-aimjunkies
A jury hands Bungie a victory in a landmark anti-cheating decision - The Verge
Bungie wins a little walkin' around money in first of its kind jury trial against Destiny 2 cheat maker, but the victory will likely make it even easier for game companies to keep taking cheaters to court | PC Gamer
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/bungie-wins-a-little-walkin-around-money-in-first-of-its-kind-jury-trial-against-destiny-2-cheat-maker-but-the-victory-will-likely-make-it-even-easier-for-game-companies-to-keep-taking-cheaters-to-court/
In 2021, Bungie sued several individuals involved with AimJunkies, alleging that the cheat creators were reverse engineering Destiny 2 and copying code to create cheats, in violation of DMCA provisions prohibiting the circumvention of copyright protection technology, as well as infringing Bungie's copyright and trademark rights.
AimJunkies denied the allegations, citing that the 'copyright' that Bungie claims was registered after the cheat tool was released, and arguing that the allegation that 'they used copyrighted work to create cheats' is false.
In May 2022, the court ruled in favor of AimJunkies that Bungie's copyright infringement claims were without merit and dismissed Bungie's complaint, while leaving room for amendments and agreeing to submit some claims, including violations of the DMCA, to arbitration.
In 2023, a DMCA violation was found and AimJunkies was ordered to pay more than $4.3 million (approximately 670 million yen), but AimJunkies appealed. And now, in a trial seeking a settlement of the claim that AimJunkies infringed Bungie's copyright, copyright infringement was finally found and AimJunkies was ordered to pay damages.
'This landmark ruling may be the first time a jury has found that a cheat creator infringed a game company's copyright. The damages are small, but they could be valuable as a precedent,' technology media The Verge said.
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