Over the last few weeks, Blizzard?s lawsuit against prolific cheat maker ?Bossland? has been swiftly escalating. Bossland is behind several subscription based ?Buddy Bot? cheats for most of Blizzard?s titles, as well as an ESP hack for Overwatch. A few weeks ago, we heard that Blizzard was seeking an $8.5 million payout over irreparable harm caused to its business and this week, the suit came to a head, with a judge taking Blizzard?s side and awarding it the full $8.5 million.
A California District Court agreed that the cheats developed by Bossland were built to bypass Blizzard?s anti-cheat software, thus violating the DMCA. In other words, Bossland?s cheats violated US copyright law. As Torrentfreak points out, since Bossland did not represent itself in court, it was much easier for Blizzard?s lawyers to convince a judge to award the full $8.5 million in damages.
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