That’s $2000 per download of the infringing software
Bungie and Canadian companyEliteBoss Tech, the creators of cheating software forDestiny 2, have reached an agreement in a copyright infringement lawsuit that Bungie brought. Elite Boss Tech have agreed to pay Bungie $13.5 million (£11 million). The agreement includes a permanent injunction against Elite Boss Tech that prohibits them from making more software that infringes on Bungie’s. Details of the stipulated consent judgement between the two companies, which has yet to be signed off by the court, were reported byTorrentfreak.
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.
Destiny 2 is free to play onSteam. Remember kids: winners never cheat, unless they aren’t caught.
