This is in addition to the 12 Million awarded almost 2 weeks ago from their lawsuit against Veterancheats, and 4.3 million award from the AimJunkies lawsuit.
Bungie has emerged victorious in yet another lawsuit against one of the most prominent Destiny 2 cheat sellers, LaviCheats. The court has awarded Bungie a total of $6.7 million in damages and attorney fees and has also granted a permanent injunction against LaviCheats.
The lawsuit, which was filed in August 2021, alleged LaviCheats and its operator, Kunal Bansal (based in India), of selling and distributing cheats for Destiny 2. The cheats allowed players to gain an unfair advantage over other players, especially in competitive PvP game modes like Trials of Osiris.
Bungie claimed that LaviCheats violated several laws, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the Copyright Act, and the Lanham Act. The DMCA provides legal protection for copyrighted works, while the Copyright Act protects original works of authorship. The Lanham Act is a federal law that governs trademarks and unfair competition.
Doesn't seem like the company being sued expects anything to happen either. The previous lawsuit was against a US-based company which meant they were fucked from minute one.
To be clear, Bungie may be awarded millions for this DMCA violation by a judge in a summary judgement, but note that the sued overseas party didn't show up to court and almost certainly won't pay (beyond any funds that were halted in transfer out of the country when the suit was filed).
NOTE:
LaviCheats appear to have deleted all mentions of Destiny 2 from their site. There's one link left but it leads to a page giving me a permission denied error. (Links to other games work.)
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