Roujin wrote:I mean i find it hard to imagine MB Games are going to sue me if I go to loads of monopoly meet ups and video myself cheating.
I find it even harder to imagine in that scenario people wouldn't be telling MB to reign it in you stupid fucks it's cheating at monopoly and you want to bring a legal action against someone for it.
Roujin wrote:I mean i find it hard to imagine MB Games are going to sue me if I go to loads of monopoly meet ups and video myself cheating. I find it even harder to imagine in that scenario people wouldn't be telling MB to reign it in you stupid fucks it's cheating at monopoly and you want to bring a legal action against someone for it.
djchump wrote:You don't know very much then.Roujin wrote:All I know is I'm living in a world where a 14 year old is being sued by a billion dollar corporate entity because he cheated in a videogame.
Make him act like less of a twat?Roujin wrote:He's a fucking kid being a twat. Some kids are twats. What are Epic hoping to achieve through this action?
They did, he wouldn't stop, so this.Roujin wrote:That people won't video themselves installing cheats? How was a cease and desist notice not the way forward here instead?
Roujin wrote:I mean i find it hard to imagine MB Games are going to sue me if I go to loads of monopoly meet ups and video myself cheating. I find it even harder to imagine in that scenario people wouldn't be telling MB to reign it in you stupid fucks it's cheating at monopoly and you want to bring a legal action against someone for it.
Yossarian wrote:It seems it comes from him having challenged Epic’s take down request. The video would have been automatically reinstated were there no legal action pending.
It seems like the kid has almost forced Epic into it through repeated acts of defiance in the face of a request to pull a vid.
Roujin wrote:You guys are telling me this kid is hurting Epics bottom line to the financial total greater than the cost of the legal action itself? Come the fuck on. This response is totally disproportionate and now the whole thing is going to come down to the ruling on the validity of the EULA when not consented to by a parent through ignorance of the kids actions. It's laughable.
nick_md wrote:Roujin wrote:You guys are telling me this kid is hurting Epics bottom line to the financial total greater than the cost of the legal action itself? Come the fuck on. This ruesponse is totally disproportionate and now the whole thing is going to come down to the ruling on the validity of the EULA when not consented to by a parent through ignorance of the kids actions. It's laughable.
I doubt it's going to affect their BL no, but it was worth pointing out the difference between this and your MB example.
On the other hand, what if Fortnite got inundated with hackers/cheats? It's not super difficult to see a daily-user drop off because of that.[\b]
TBH, I don't think cheating in (online) games is a distinctly American thing - more of an adolescent "testing the boundaries of authority" kind of thing, probably backed by self-esteem issues (like, really, if you need to cheat at a game and ruin it for others to have fun or feel good, there's probably something a bit wrong there). I figure most cheaters grow out of it and get over it.Liveinadive wrote:I feel like cheating in online games sums up a lot of the attitude that leads to much bigger problems in America. This "fuck you, I do what I want" attitude that is so incredibly insular, it is the same thing that means they will vote against Obamacare, immigration, global aid etc. I applaud any attempts to curtail it, especially as it creeps in more and more over here.
Roujin wrote:No I'm a bleeding heart lefty.
You guys defending Epic's decision to keep up the legal proceedings are the daily mail readers here. No good punk kids cheating in games, there should be a law against it! Etc.
“This particular lawsuit arose as a result of the defendant filing a DMCA counterclaim to a takedown notice on a YouTube video that exposed and promoted Fortnite Battle Royale cheats and exploits,” Epic told Polygon. “Under these circumstances, the law requires that we file suit or drop the claim.
“Epic is not okay with ongoing cheating or copyright infringement from anyone at any age. As stated previously, we take cheating seriously, and we’ll pursue all available options to make sure our games are fun, fair, and competitive for players.”
Roujin wrote:No I'm a bleeding heart lefty.
You guys defending Epic's decision to keep up the legal proceedings are the daily mail readers here. No good punk kids cheating in games, there should be a law against it! Etc.
Roujin wrote:Even though Epic can afford to run a team of in-house staff to administer colossal ban hammerings against these individuals if they so wanted to.
Diluted Dante wrote:“This particular lawsuit arose as a result of the defendant filing a DMCA counterclaim to a takedown notice on a YouTube video that exposed and promoted Fortnite Battle Royale cheats and exploits,” Epic told Polygon. “Under these circumstances, the law requires that we file suit or drop the claim.
“Epic is not okay with ongoing cheating or copyright infringement from anyone at any age. As stated previously, we take cheating seriously, and we’ll pursue all available options to make sure our games are fun, fair, and competitive for players.”
JonB wrote:They should assassinate him. No point dragging this on any longer.
Moot_Geeza wrote:JonB wrote:They should assassinate him. No point dragging this on any longer.
They should send his ass to mars for a fortnight forfeit.
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