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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 7730172" data-attributes="member: 6669048"><p>Why yes, I did read the article that I myself linked to. And the other article that I also linked two. And three others. And the actual lawsuit filings. And the filings I am reporting <em>on are not against the people who created the software.</em> They are against <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/365652790/Epic-Games-vs-Foret?irgwc=1&content=10079&campaign=Skimbit%2C%20Ltd.&ad_group=66960X1516586X81c78041400fb4beb6769f5f2e2467cb&keyword=ft750noi&source=impactradius&medium=affiliate" target="_blank">Mason Foret</a> and <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/365656225/Epic-Games-vs-Rogers?irgwc=1&content=10079&campaign=Skimbit%2C%20Ltd.&ad_group=66960X1516586Xbde92b272e21f740dc4bdd9763460ada&keyword=ft750noi&source=impactradius&medium=affiliate" target="_blank">another person</a> who is a 14-year-old child named directly in the lawsuit. These lawsuits are copyright infringement lawsuits where the only evidence is that they posted videos on YouTube where they show off the exploits. Not that they developed the exploits. Not that they are providing the software to use those exploits. Solely that they posted a video on YouTube of them using the exploits. </p><p></p><p>If Epic Games were only suing people over cheating software, I wouldn't be writing about it because this isn't a video game website. The only reason I am writing about it is because they are suing over videos of gameplay. These lawsuits, if successful, would set a precedent that it is against the law to stream or record video of playing a game. Which would directly affect Twitch channels like Geek & Sundry, HyperRPG, Saving Throw, and many others that stream tabletop roleplaying games, some of which they do not have licensing or promotional agreements with the game's rights holder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 7730172, member: 6669048"] Why yes, I did read the article that I myself linked to. And the other article that I also linked two. And three others. And the actual lawsuit filings. And the filings I am reporting [I]on are not against the people who created the software.[/I] They are against [URL="https://www.scribd.com/document/365652790/Epic-Games-vs-Foret?irgwc=1&content=10079&campaign=Skimbit%2C%20Ltd.&ad_group=66960X1516586X81c78041400fb4beb6769f5f2e2467cb&keyword=ft750noi&source=impactradius&medium=affiliate"]Mason Foret[/URL] and [URL="https://www.scribd.com/document/365656225/Epic-Games-vs-Rogers?irgwc=1&content=10079&campaign=Skimbit%2C%20Ltd.&ad_group=66960X1516586Xbde92b272e21f740dc4bdd9763460ada&keyword=ft750noi&source=impactradius&medium=affiliate"]another person[/URL] who is a 14-year-old child named directly in the lawsuit. These lawsuits are copyright infringement lawsuits where the only evidence is that they posted videos on YouTube where they show off the exploits. Not that they developed the exploits. Not that they are providing the software to use those exploits. Solely that they posted a video on YouTube of them using the exploits. If Epic Games were only suing people over cheating software, I wouldn't be writing about it because this isn't a video game website. The only reason I am writing about it is because they are suing over videos of gameplay. These lawsuits, if successful, would set a precedent that it is against the law to stream or record video of playing a game. Which would directly affect Twitch channels like Geek & Sundry, HyperRPG, Saving Throw, and many others that stream tabletop roleplaying games, some of which they do not have licensing or promotional agreements with the game's rights holder. [/QUOTE]
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