Entertainment Software Association testimony on AB 1921: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Minecraft Java Edition server download page.png|thumb|center|upright=2.4|Mojang's official Minecraft page, headed ''Download the Minecraft: Java Edition server'', invites players who ''want to set up a multiplayer server'' to download and run one.<ref name="minecraft" />]] | [[File:Minecraft Java Edition server download page.png|thumb|center|upright=2.4|Mojang's official Minecraft page, headed ''Download the Minecraft: Java Edition server'', invites players who ''want to set up a multiplayer server'' to download and run one.<ref name="minecraft" />]] | ||
Following up the hearing, in a statement to PC Gamer<ref name="pcgamerArticle" />, the ESA wrote: | |||
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“Private servers infringe on the intellectual property (IP) rights of game publishers. Publishers reserve the right to exercise their rights against them.”<ref name="pcgamerArticle" /> | |||
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and another follow up on a Kotaku article<ref name="kotakuArticle" />: | |||
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“Private servers that host or distribute copyrighted game content without authorization infringe on the intellectual property (IP) rights of game publishers,” [...] “While publishers may take different approaches, all publishers reserve the right to exercise their rights against IP infringement.”<ref name="kotakuArticle" /> | |||
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==Notorious Markets reports== | ==Notorious Markets reports== | ||
In the same exchange, Gibbons cited the federal government's Notorious Markets report: | In the same exchange, Gibbons cited the federal government's Notorious Markets report: | ||
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<ref name="calmatters">{{Cite web |title=Some legislators miss hundreds of votes, but even 'excused' absences count as a 'no' |last=Kamal |first=Sameea |date=2024-10-21 |website=CalMatters |url=https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/10/california-legislature-absences-abstentions/ |access-date=2026-06-30}}</ref> | <ref name="calmatters">{{Cite web |title=Some legislators miss hundreds of votes, but even 'excused' absences count as a 'no' |last=Kamal |first=Sameea |date=2024-10-21 |website=CalMatters |url=https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/10/california-legislature-absences-abstentions/ |access-date=2026-06-30}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="glossary">{{Cite web |title=Glossary of Legislative Terms |publisher=California State Senate |url=https://www.senate.ca.gov/citizens-guide/glossary-terms |access-date=2026-06-30}}</ref> | <ref name="glossary">{{Cite web |title=Glossary of Legislative Terms |publisher=California State Senate |url=https://www.senate.ca.gov/citizens-guide/glossary-terms |access-date=2026-06-30}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="pcgamerArticle">{{Cite web |title=ESA bafflingly declares private Minecraft servers 'illegal' in Stop Killing Games hearing: 'We consider it piracy, we have lawsuits' |first=Joshua |last=Walens |website=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/esa-bafflingly-declares-private-minecraft-servers-illegal-in-stop-killing-games-hearing-we-consider-it-piracy-we-have-lawsuits/ |url-status=live |date=20 Jun 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260701024933/https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/esa-bafflingly-declares-private-minecraft-servers-illegal-in-stop-killing-games-hearing-we-consider-it-piracy-we-have-lawsuits/ |archive-date=2026-07-01}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="kotakuArticle">{{cite web |title=Gaming Industry Lobbyist Claims Minecraft And Call Of Duty Community Servers Are ‘Illegal’ During ‘Stop Killing Games’ Hearing [Update] |first=Lewis |last=Parker |website=Kotaku |url=https://kotaku.com/gaming-industry-lobbyist-claims-minecraft-and-call-of-duty-community-servers-are-illegal-during-stop-killing-games-hearing-2000711650 |url-status=live |date=30 Jun 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260701020422/https://kotaku.com/gaming-industry-lobbyist-claims-minecraft-and-call-of-duty-community-servers-are-illegal-during-stop-killing-games-hearing-2000711650 |archive-date=2026-07-01}}</ref> | |||
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