Bungie Wins $4.3 Million in Arbitration Against Destiny 2 Cheat Creator
Bungie has been awarded $4.3 million following a lawsuit against a prominent Destiny 2 cheat maker, signaling the company's first major legal victory in this context. The creator of Marathon, Halo, and Destiny has had plenty of problems with cheating over the years, to the point where its endgame-tier competitive multiplayer modes were often beset with cheaters attempting to easily earn high-end rewards.
Most notably, Destiny 2 cheaters entered Raid race events in the past, attempting to make a name for themselves in the game's most prestigious competitive content. These attempts don't appear to have been successful so far, but the notion of there being widespread cheating seems to have rubbed Bungie the wrong way, sending the company off on a bit of a crusade against cheaters in the court of law.
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According to a prominent Destiny 2 news tracking Twitter account, Destiny Bulletin, Bungie has won a $4.3 million award following its litigation against cheat maker AimJunkies. While the legal struggle was anything but straightforward, AimJunkies was eventually hit with a hefty fine of $3.6 million, plus an additional sum of $738K in fees. Being one of the most prominent cheat providers for a variety of popular titles, AimJunkies was one of the first companies that Bungie went after, and it appears that its legal gambit has finally paid off.
It's worth highlighting the fact that Bungie's claims against AimJunkies got dismissed at first, with the cheat maker successfully arguing that its application wasn't an example of copyright and trademark infringement. Instead, AimJunkies' lawyer said that Bungie didn't have a case on the provided basis, as the hacks players
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