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CD Projekt Red has confirmed that it made a modder take down their Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod [VR Injection Framework: +100 games supported] because they were charging money for it [Patreon subscribers] (www.gamespot.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I see, but that is not what I was asking. I know that DMCA makes it easier to takedown, because the companies (like the website that hosts the files) has to take it down immediately no questions asked. I know that, my question is how this is legally right to do in this case. I am not arguing if it should be, I am asking how this is even a takedown that is requested? Because the EULA of a company is irrelevant, as it is not part of the mod itself.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management

    DRM technologies[4] include licensing agreements

    The ones you agree to when you install the game, like CD Projekt RED's EULA.

    https://store.steampowered.com/eula/1091500_eula_0

    I assume this part, at least it's the first one that gives them an excuse:

    Don’t create, use, make available... software that interact with or affect our Games and/or Services in any way (including any unauthorised third party programs that collect information about our Games and/or Services by reading areas of memory used by our Games and/or Services to store information).

    The DMCA allows the hosting service to be exempt from any legal damages if they follow up on DMCA takedowns. It would take winning or losing a lawsuit to determine how valid or invalid the argument is, not winning or losing an Internet argument, so I can only point out why it's possible.

    There are a lot of people abusing DMCA takedowns on YouTube, have you not heard about it before? Look up copyright trolls DMCA on YouTube if you want more info on it.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    There are a lot of people abusing DMCA takedowns on YouTube, have you not heard about it before? Look up copyright trolls DMCA on YouTube if you want more info on it.

    This is what I am actually asking. Does CD Projekt Red abuse the DMCA system here?

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