Creator of The Wizard 3 and 2077. Cyberpunk, CD Projekt Red, hits Twitter users with Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) deletions to send links to Gwent source code, according a recent report by Vice.
Several Twitter users reported that their tweets, at least some of which were related to the source code, probably leaked into the CD Projekt Red data hack earlier this month, were removed following the rights claims. authored by the Polish gaming company. ‘Description of the infringement: source code obtained illegally by Gwent: The Witcher card game. Posted without permission, which is not intended for publication “, read one of the DMCA removal notices, a copy of which was obtained and reviewed by Vice.
Source code for Gwent it’s just part of a seemingly much larger data breach. On February 9, CD Projekt Red announced that the hackers stole data from the source code for 2077. Cyberpunk to financial documents and personal information about employees and kept them for redemption. After refusing to pay, some of the data was sold at auction. At the same time, the source code for Gwent specific appeared to start touring online.
CD Projekt Red did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the issuance of DMCA removals in an attempt to stop the spread of pirated information or, in general, on the location of its current investigation into the cause of the infringement and who is behind it. its.
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DMCA removals have long been a legal tool for companies that want to control their intellectual property and how it is used. Nintendo is infamous for using them to block fan games and remove soundtracks from YouTube. But they have become more widespread on other platforms. Just this weekend, viewers who broadcast BlizzCon Online on Twitch were blocked via DMCA notifications to hear a Metallica live concert that was intended to be part of the event.
Video game companies have occasionally used them to stop people sending screenshots or videos of their games to the screen. Right before Cyberpunk 2077 release, CD Project Red used a DMCA notification to stop someone from sharing an image of Tā Moko’s tattoos as part of a critique of how they were used in the game.