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Bungie Sues Twitch-Streaming Destiny Cheater ‘MiffysWorld’ For Being Awful

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In today’s social media-powered world, it would’ve been devasting. “Leone is an active member of the ‘ OGUsers ‘ account hacking and selling forum, where he sells (presumably stolen) social media accounts – and also ‘sells’ Destiny 2 emblems,” the complaint notes.

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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

Players rallied against Nintendo’s actions, causing #FreeMelee to trend across social media and throughout the gaming world. While it is technically possible to distill a ROM from the game’s original disk, most players opt for the easier route of finding the file online and illegally downloading it.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. You can judge for yourself by downloading a copy of “Jap Herron” here. The studio settled quietly out of court, so there’s no reported decision in this one.

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Copyright, Free Speech Clash in Dispute Over Cameron Boyce’s Final Film

Copyright Lately

Soon after, an unauthorized version of Runt was uploaded to YouTube and online torrent sites and allegedly downloaded more than 50,000 times. In September 2021, Coakley issued his “Director’s Statement” on social media to coincide with Runt ‘s official release.