StarCraft II Hackers Dragged to Court by Blizzard for Copyright Infringement
Blizzard Entertainment is going all out against the StarCraft II "ValiantChaos MapHack" cheat. The entertainment company has sued the hackers. Apparently, the hackers have ruined the entire gaming experience. Moreover, they are also sued for copyright infringement.
The company behind renowned video game titles like World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and more is concerned about cheats.
TorrentFreak notes that there are people who want to be the best in the game and resort to hacks and cheats. They want to be the leaders without making any actual efforts and cheats help them in winning the levels.
Blizzard Entertainment is serious about ending such abuse that ruins StarCraft II for genuine players. The company has filed a lawsuit against the programmers who developed "ValiantChaos MapHack."
The company has filed the case at a federal court in California.
"The hacks and cheats made available by Defendants, including a product known as the 'ValiantChaos MapHack', modify the StarCraft II online game experience, to the detriment of legitimate StarCraft II users, and thus to Blizzard itself," reads the complaint filed by Blizzard Entertainment.
The company also points out that the programmers create and sell the illegal software products. Moreover, they are aware that they are encouraging users to infringe copyrights owned by Blizzard.
The complaint also states that the defendants violated StarCraft II's terms of use and used the work without permission. The company mentions in the documents that the cheats lead to fewer sales of expansions and add-ons of StarCraft II.
"Among other things, Defendants irreparably harm the ability of Blizzard's legitimate customers to enjoy and participate in the competitive online experience of StarCraft II. That, in turn, causes users to grow dissatisfied with the game, lose interest in the game, and communicate that dissatisfaction."
Blizzard now wants to the court to issue a cease-and-desist order against the programmers who created the hack. According to the video game company, the users of cheats are also infringing copyrights. However, it is unclear if they are willing to take actions against the individual users.