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: | The Minecraft EULA includes explicit permission giving end users permission to install and host 'Minecraft: Java Edition Server' on their own hardware.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minecraft EULA |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/eula |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630220306/https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/eula |archive-date=2026-06-30 |access-date=2026-07-01 |website= |publisher=Mojang Studios / Microsoft}}</ref><blockquote>"For the server version of Minecraft: Java Edition, you can install it on a server and host online play."</blockquote>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" /> | “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" /> | ||