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Bungie reach $13.5 million agreement in Destiny 2 cheating lawsuitThat’s $2000 per download of the infringing software
That’s $2000 per download of the infringing software
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Each of the 6,765 downloads of the cheating software – which Bungie claims breached copyright law that includes the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions – was determined to represent statutory damages of $2000 (£1633). You can read the full stipulated motion for the consent judgementhere, and more from Bungie and the defendantshere.
This isn’t the first time Bungie have gone after purveyors of software designed for cheating in Destiny 2. In January last year, the Halo creatorsteamed upwithValorant’s Riot Games to file a suit in California against GatorCheats, a website that reportedly sold cheats for Destiny 2 such as automatic aiming and revealing enemies through walls. Back in July 2021, Bungie alsojoined forces with Ubisoftto sue a company called Ring-1, again pursuing them through the Californian courts.
Destiny 2 is free to play onSteam. Remember kids: winners never cheat, unless they aren’t caught.
