Entertainment Software Association testimony on AB 1921: Difference between revisions
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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" /> | “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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The next day, on July 1st 2026, the Minecraft creator Markus Persson (Notch), while replying to a post asking for [[Microsoft]] and [[Mojang]] to speak up on the ESA commentary, he defined their move 'incredibly scummy' and 'borderline evil'.<ref name="notchPost" /> | |||
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“I'm not part of either any more, but I feel like the ESA is being incredibly scummy by pulling this. I've never liked them, but even less so now. | |||
I did not wish for my work to be used against people. This is borderline evil.“<ref name="notchPost" /> | |||
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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="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="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> | <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> | ||
<ref name="notchPost">{{cite web |title=Notch comment |url=https://x.com/notch/status/2072179272744104341 |first=Markus |last=Persson |date=1 Jul 2026 |website=[[X]] |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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