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How does this KEEP GETTING WORSE??

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 47 points 7 months ago (3 children)

What do you think would happen if the mod authors filed a DMCA takedown against the game?

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 42 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Their lawyers tie you up with a lot of legal fees trying to get you to defend it, if you don’t they take you to court for a frivolous suit.

Either way they win and you lose, even if you’re right.

I don’t see it playing out positive unfortunately.

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Can the lawyers on the receiving end of a DMCA takedown take the other party to court for a frivolous suit? I thought one of the problems was that there is no recourse for those on the receiving end of a bad DMCA takedown?

What I think would happen is the modders send a DMCA takedown, and EA either does take it down, or they file a "we're not violating copyright, promise" form and then that's the end of the DMCA. If they file the "we're not violating copyright" form, then from there the modders can file a normal copyright violation suit if they choose.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago

Right, EA would file a counter-notice. Then the modder would have to get lawyers involved and file an actual legal complaint, and EA would respond with their lawyers.

But once they file the counter-notice, you could just stop there. They could sue you for filing in bad faith, but I've never heard of that happening.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Sounds like it, not a lawyer, but if you’re wasting peoples time and money, yeah there will most likely be a way for them to get back at you.

[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 5 points 7 months ago

I'd fund that GoFundMe.

[–] A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They'd have to change the content or pay the man prolly.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Ahahahaha I want to live in your world instead of the one we actually live in.