Destiny 2 cheat creator agrees to pay $13.5 million over lawsuit settlement
Cheating in Destiny 2 has been a recurring issue for the community and Bungie. They tend to spoil the competitive nature of any high-end game mode, be it Trials of Osiris, Iron Banner, or any other activity. Prominent content creators have been banned before due to hacking in PvP, while some are still at large for using illegal software.
In August last year, Bungie filed a lawsuit against three creators of software that enabled hacking for any user. These businesses were called VeteranCheats, LaviCheats, and Elite Boss Tech.
The creators were Robert James Duthie Nelson, alongside several "Doe" defendants, all of whom were involved in the distribution of illegal software. At the end of the day, the lawsuit did reach an agreement, where the software creator agreed to $13.5 million in damages.
According to a report made by TorrentFreak, the cheating software used in Destiny 2 from Elite Boss Tech was downloaded 6,765 times. Multiplying this number with the amount under 17 US Code § 1201, the defendants agreed on the final number to be $13.5 million, with $2000 per download and violation.
The report states:
It further elaborated:
In November 2020, Bungie teamed up with Riot Games to shut down another cheat seller called GatorCheats. Both the companies sent a cease-and-desist letter to Cameron Santos, the creator of the illegal software.
They soon followed it up with a lawsuit that involved copyright infringement and violations of the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. Santos did come forward saying that his business fell under the protection of the First Amendment and fair usage.
Although Santos and Bungie both settled on an agreement of $2 million paired with an injunction, it was a clear warning to any other company that
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