!G*mers are NOT HAPPY 
Today, our team members received a Cease & Desist order on behalf of Activision Publishing in relation to the H2M-Mod project. We are complying with this order and shutting down all operations immediately and permanently.
— H2 Multiplayer Mod (@H2Multiplayer) August 15, 2024
The Trailer, posted earlier today.
Steam page is being flooded with negative reviews like Helldivers 2.
FaZe Clan (remember them?) begging Activision to reconsider.
A few especially evil points
They weren't profiting off of it and you need a legal copy to run the mod (although that's never stopped any lawyer
)Activision reportedly knew about the project for years
The series was on sale just a day prior to this
As with cease and desist orders, they can't distribute the mod in any legal way now
Obviously, this was done to deter players away from that old shit and back to black ops six
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cease and desist letters dont have any legal significance lol, theyre just that, letters
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Cease and desist letters for copyright infringement can impact both liability and damages, and will impact costs awards (making the loser pay for some of your legal fees).
Some statutes require intentional infringement, or it can broaden damages. A proper letter is great evidence if they continue.
Many jurisdictions, including my own, drastically limit what your can get for costs if you don't take reasonable steps before suing.
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they're still not releasing it (officially) if they don't want activision to r*pe their butt
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ye
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Sure would be tragic if it were to leak and someone else release it.
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haha... unless 😳
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I mean it serves to provide a notice date for any applicable damages calculation in some cases, but that's only if they actually sue after a C&D.
I would expect Activision to follow up with an actual suit given their track record.
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I imagine getting significant costs is an uphill battle without sending one. Mind you, I've seen plenty of bad legal threats be used against the party that sent them for costs. Those vague bullshit letters that don't really say what you're doing wrong and how that hurts them and what law it breaks.
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Depends a lot on the case type I find. My firm's largest patent award came from a situation where we just sued instead of sending a C&D since damages accrue by use and we didn't want a latches defense
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Yeah I don't actually do IP stuff. Most of my clients are disadvantaged so I get to play the little guy fighting the legal bullies card.
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Cease and desist this comment right now
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cease deez nuts neighbor
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