Bungie Wins Lawsuit Against Cheat Maker Aimjunkies

Bungie has won a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against cheat maker Phoenix Digital.AFrom a report: The case was potentially the first-ever video game cheating jury trial and resulted in Bungie winning $63,210 in damages from Phoenix Digital,Awhich isAalso known as Aimjunkies. While cheating in a game is not illegal, Bungie was able to sue the cheat maker under the argument that reverse engineering the game, specifically Destiny 2, to find those cheats violates the company's copyright. In this case,APCGamer notesAthat Aimjunkies also accused Bungie of violating its copyright by accessing one of its employees' computers,Asomething Bungie argued was just part of its normal detection process for cheating and is covered by the game's EULA. The judge rejected Aimjunkies' claim.

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