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Has anyone tried to go after online video game cheaters with lawsuits? What about criminal charges (e.g., CFAA)?
by neilv 1y ago
Has anyone tried to go after online video game cheaters with lawsuits?
What about criminal charges (e.g., CFAA)?
- jsheard 1y agoNot the cheaters themselves AFAIK, but game companies have successfully gone after cheat companies. https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-cheat-maker-ordered-to-pay-activision-over-14-million-in-damages-and-hand-over-domain-name https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-cheat-maker-ordere...
- geoffpado 1y agoEpic has done it: https://www.dexerto.com/fortnite/fortnite-cheater-forced-to-pay-175000-after-epic-games-lawsuit-3219488/ https://www.dexerto.com/fortnite/fortnite-cheater-forced-to-...
- ronsor 1y agoI'm sure such lawsuits will work wonderfully in Russian Federation