All articles tagged with #dmca
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that ISPs aren’t liable for user piracy simply for providing general connectivity; liability requires intent to facilitate infringement or a service tailored to it, aligning with Betamax and Grokster. The decision preserves DMCA safe harbors, avoids turning networks into piracy enforcers, and affects how ISPs handle infringement notices and repeat-offender policies.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Internet service providers cannot be held liable for their customers’ copyright infringement unless they induce infringement or tailor the service to enable it, reversing a Fourth Circuit decision against Cox Communications and limiting DMCA liability by treating providers as not being copyright police. The decision means ISPs aren’t required to terminate subscribers en masse for alleged infringement. Sony’s Betamax-era precedent is cited as context, and Justice Sotomayor wrote a concurring opinion warning the ruling narrows other forms of secondary liability while agreeing Cox isn’t liable.
The Video Game History Foundation exposed a long-running copyright-strike campaign by Brandon White/Graceware to erase Cookie’s Bustle, a rare 1990s Japanese PC game, confirmed there was no rightful ownership, and facilitated its restoration so it can be shown and enjoyed again.
Nintendo issued DMCA takedown notices to nearly a dozen Switch-emulation GitHub pages, but the Eden emulator team, led by Camille LaVey, is pushing back by releasing a new v0.2.0 build and signaling a counter-notice to preserve video-game preservation. Eden, a fork of Yuzu, joins a broader emulation community that believes the ecosystem can survive despite Nintendo’s crackdown, with some pages folding while others refuse to bow to legal pressure.
Nintendo has reportedly issued DMCA notices to nearly every Nintendo Switch emulator project on GitHub—Eden, Citron, Kenji-NX, MeloNX, Sudachi, Skyline—marking a renewed push after the 2024 Yuzu lawsuit and related removals; TPM circumvention keys and other console protections are cited as the issue, and while some forks remain, their GitHub visibility may shrink as they are taken offline or moved to private repositories.
Nintendo has issued DMCA takedowns against multiple Nintendo Switch emulator forks and related projects hosted on GitHub (including Eden, Citron, Kenji-NX, MeloNX, Sudachi, and Skyline) as part of an ongoing anti-piracy push; some repositories have shifted to private mirrors or been removed from platforms like GitLab, highlighting Nintendo’s persistent crackdown on Switch emulation projects.
Void War, a Warhammer 40K–inspired FTL-style indie game by Tundra Interactive, was briefly pulled from Steam after Games Workshop issued a DMCA over shoulder-pad visuals. The claim was confirmed by the developer after consulting with Games Workshop, who criticized the trailer design; to move forward, the team removed the trailer to avoid further DMCA friction and plans to re-upload an updated version once changes and translations are ready.
Indie studio Tundra Interactive says Void War was temporarily pulled from Steam after a DMCA filed by Games Workshop over shoulder pads in the trailer that resembled Warhammer 40K; Tundra disputes the claim but removed the trailer to avoid legal delays, and the game has since returned to Steam with a revised trailer while they work on translations and updates.
Void War, an indie title by Tundra Interactive, was briefly removed from Steam after Games Workshop filed a DMCA over a trailer image that could imply Warhammer IP affiliation. Games Workshop confirmed the claim, and Tundra removed the offending trailer shot to resolve the issue, restoring the game on Steam with a possibility of updating the trailer later. The game also remains available on Itch.io.
Void War, a Warhammer 40,000–flavored FTL-inspired indie by Tundra, was removed from Steam after a DMCA takedown reportedly filed by Games Workshop; GW has not confirmed or responded, and the studio says it did not receive any such communication, raising questions about the takedown’s legitimacy. The game remains available on Itch (and reportedly still linked to a Steam key), and Tundra says it will pursue the standard DMCA process to get the Steam page back up while GW’s involvement remains unverified.
After a DMCA from CD Projekt Red and a separate takedown from 505 Games, VR modder Luke Ross shut down all Cyberpunk 2077 VR mods and suspended his Patreon, stating new subs will only fund him and that no mod access will be provided for now; he argues DMCA power favors big publishers and notes fans’ frustration over monetizing mods.
Luke Ross, known for a Cyberpunk 2077 VR conversion, says 505 Games issued a DMCA against his Ghostrunner VR mod, forcing him to pause Patreon and remove access to his 40+ conversions; Patreon auto-takedowns followed a previous CD Projekt DMCA, and Ross will extend existing subscribers’ access for one month with no benefits while the legal situation plays out.
Luke Ross, the creator behind Cyberpunk 2077 VR mods, has taken down his VR mods from Patreon after a new DMCA strike by 505 Games. He says he will disable all versions and related posts, and that new subscriptions will only support him with no access to the mods, citing the DMCA process as powerful for large companies and noting a prior DMCA from CD Projekt Red as well.
Cyberpunk 2077's R.E.A.L VR mod creator Luke Ross says pirates are punishing him after CD Projekt Red's DMCA takedown, with the paywalled mod seeing widespread illegal sharing. He argues making a Cyberpunk 2077-specific version would be technically difficult due to support for 40+ engines, and notes that CDPR's fan guidelines allow donations but forbid paywalls. The NDA Ross received was tied to the Patreon setup rather than the mod itself, but piracy spreading the mod online underscores tensions between modders and big studios.
CD Projekt Red issued a DMCA takedown against LukeRoss’s paid VR mod for Cyberpunk 2077, citing fan-content monetization requires permission; LukeRoss says the mod isn’t derivative and argues it should be free or allowed with donations.