A lawsuit between Bungie and cheat creating company, Elite Boss Tech is settled, admitting to violations of the DMCA

Destiny 2 is an online only first person shooter developed by Bungie and released in 2017. To this day, it continues to receive updates, so it has an active player base. This popularity has resulted in the game has been the target of a company specialising in cheats, called Elite Boss Tech, resulting in a lawsuit.

Back in August 2021, Bungie filed a lawsuit against Elite Boss Tech for multiple copyright infringement violations and had since been a back and forth between the two, likely leading to a full trial, as a settlement wasn’t clear, until the latter concluded the fight. The company’s owner, Robert James Duthie Nelson and other defendants agreed that the software adds an unauthorised “graphical overlay” in game, injecting third-party code into Bungie’s copyrighted code, which falls under “unauthorised derivative work”

They also agreed that the software fell under the direct violation of the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions by circumventing specific measures Bungie created, to control access files and assets in the game. This was all stated to have been done willfully.

The result of the agreement is a payout of around $13,530,000, as the software was downloaded 6,765 times, with each download was seen as a infringing circumvention device, committing statutory damage of $2,000.

The hacks were sold on a subscription basis, $19.95 CAD per month for one or a “VIP subscription for multiple games for $29.99 a month. They still operate, selling cheats for Halo Infinite, Counter Strike: Go, Apex Legends, Warframe and more.

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A lot of games fall victim to players cheating to gain a competitive edge. Call of Duty: Warzone is not exempt from this, and a recent exploit has surfaced which really ruins the game for anybody else involved.

Warzone players come across so many cheaters to the point that their block list is full. Blocking them is one way to ensure you don’t come across them again in matchmaking, but there is a limit to how many you can block. Recently these cheaters have been exploiting the helicopters found on Rebirth Island with aimbot hacks.

Ricochet, Call of Duty’s anti-cheat system, is expected to launch in December, prompting cheats to become even more bold. Hackers appear to be trying to get as much use out of their cheats as possible before they are blacklisted by the anti-cheat system.

Aimbot and Helicopters… What’s Next?

Players have claimed that they were mowed down from the sky without hearing or seeing a helicopter. Some hackers have even used the same method by flying helicopters under the map. As a result, players have no choice but to ban and report cheats as they approach death.

Unfortunately, cheats aren’t the only issue that gamers must contend with; Call of Duty: Warzone also has a number of issues that need to be addressed. One such flaw allows players’ riot shields to vanish if they are knocked unconscious inside a vehicle. This bug appears to be rather persistent, and it has, regrettably, remained for a long time, much to the chagrin of many that use it.

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Many Warzone players are also concerned about the impending addition of Vanguard bayonets to the game. This is because to the fact that many players believe Warzone’s melee to be rather buggy, as they believe the Kali sticks are already unbalanced and misused.

With the Kali sticks, players can often hit their opponents through walls and easily win close-quarters confrontations, which is why many are concerned that the bayonet would be similarly overwhelming.

Players of Call of Duty: Warzone can only hope that the Ricochet anti-cheat is as effective as Activision claims. If this is not the case, users may have to find an alternate battle royale game to escape the ever-growing onslaught of cheaters.

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