Cheating can be expensive and this Romanian has just endured the bitter experience of a record fine. Here’s what we know.
Did you know cheating can cost you an arm and a leg? In fact, Bungie Studio won a lawsuit the studio brought against Romanian citizen Mihai Claudiu-Florentin in 2021. He has been accused of being the origin of software called VeteranCheats that players bought to cheat destiny 2. In February of this year, Bungie had sought around $12 million in damages, a claim that the court just upheld… Suffice it to say, it’s a real pain in the wallet and even ruins a life.
Destiny 2 and the heavy fine
So we can learn that the Washington District Court accepted Bungie’s claim that Claudiu-Florentin developed and sold cheat software destiny 2
The complaint was filed in 2021 Court records, which you can find hereClaudiu-Florentin “developed and sold” cheat software for destiny 2 This allowed players to cheat in a variety of ways, including aiming more accurately and seeing through walls. The classic wall hack that FPS players know very well. It was pretty common at one point counterstrike. The total amount sought by Bungie was exactly $12,059,912 in damages, including $11,696,000 for DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) violations, or $2,000 for each of the 5,848 veteran cheats Bungie identified -Downloads. The other total is $146,662.28 in “actual damages” for copyright infringement and $217,250.70 for attorneys’ fees. Quite a sum that most of us will never have in our lives.
Bungie is at war
At the same time, and to top it off, the court also issued an injunction against Claudiu-Florentin, barring her from engaging in any activity that would violate Bungie’s copyright. So the studio behind Destiny 2 is completely at loggerheads with cheaters. Now it’s hard to imagine that this Romanian citizen would be able to pay such a sum of money, even considering the money earned for the 5848 downloads. Maybe his life will take a new turn.
What do you think of such a court decision? Do you think this is legitimate?
