Bungie–developer of the popular live-service game, Destiny 2–is suing individuals responsible for fake copyright claims against YouTube content creators.
Currently, Bungie does not know the identities of the people behind the strikes, but in the lawsuit, Bungie claims that “it will discover them soon, via subpoena or otherwise.” Currently, Bungie is targeting ten anonymous individuals.
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The issue arises after several channels on YouTube, including Bungie’s, had DMCA strikes filed against them. DMCA stands for Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The strikes led to YouTube taking down several videos. Bungie has criticized YouTube for their strike system and how the claims were not identified as being fake.
“Given the ease with which malicious actors can exploit YouTube’s flawed DMCA practice and harm Bungie’s community, Bungie brings this action to recover for the Doe defendants’ tortious and illegal conduct, and, frankly, to demonstrate to anyone else stupid enough to volunteer as a defendant by targeting Bungie’s community for similar attack that they will be met by legal process”
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The fraudulent takedowns happened between March 17 and March 22, with Google accounts being created in this time period to begin the takedown requests. Bungie stated that the issue has caused “significant reputational and economic damage.”
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Zainah Yousef is a writer for The DZSH Group. She is also the author of “The Fallen Age Saga.” Her areas of focus are on psychology, politics, public security, and war. She is also a frequent contributor in articles on video games and entertainment news.
Zainah Yousef
Zainah Yousef is the author of The Fallen Age Saga and specializes in gaming, social media advice, and reviews. She's been writing all her life and she probably won't stop anytime soon.
