AimJunkies denied the claims and argued that cheating isn't against the law. In addition, it refuted the copyright infringement allegations; these lacked substance because some of the referenced copyrights were registered well after the cheats were first made available, AimJunkies said.
After years of legal twists and turns, the case went to trial this week, where both sides presented their arguments. AimJunkies, among other things, stressed that the defendants never touched any of Destiny 2's copyrighted game code.
In addition to deciding over the copyright infringement claims, the jury also had to rule on a counterclaim from third-party developer James May. May denied being responsible for coding the cheat and alleged that Bungie ‘hacked' his computer.
After the hearings were finalized, the jury released its verdict late Friday, finding all defendants liable for direct, vicarious, and contributory copyright infringement. Phoenix Digital Group and all individual defendants are ordered to pay Bungie damages for the actual profits they reaped, totaling $63,210.
I HATE EVER-EXPANDING COPYRIGHT LAW 
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Cant say I feel very sorry for cheaters, but yeah copyright law is getting ridiculous. Thats what you get for letting a jury decide on stuff like this
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really the reason it got so bad lately is because of the DMCA, which is being weaponized to censpr the internet and rob consumers of their rights
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No frick that, abolish that shit. Copyright is beyond cringe.
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It's been around since '98 so I'm not sure we can blame the DMCA (and the underlying WIPO treaty) for the recent surge.
If anything, it's probably because we have limited case law on topics like video games, and as such the autism gets strong
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and older judges and lawyers don't know what theyre ruling on
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Snapshots:
https://torrentfreak.com/jury-finds-destiny-2-cheat-seller-liable-for-copyright-infringement-in-landmark-lawsuit-240526/:
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