ESA Official Calls Minecraft Servers 'Illegal' in California Gaming Bill Hearing
During a California Senate committee hearing on AB 1921 (Protect Our Games Act), ESA VP Jennifer Gibbons claimed Minecraft servers are illegal and not affiliated with Microsoft, arguing against the bill’s requirements on refunds and server deprecation; she labeled community-hosted servers as piracy, despite Mojang/Microsoft promoting and supporting such servers. The bill did not pass the State Senate, and proponents plan amendments moving forward.