The cheat manufacturer “Lavicheats” was already sued by Bungie, the developer of the loot shooter Destiny 2, in 2012. Now, a conviction has occurred and it involves a lot of money. We explain how the amount is composed and why the money will probably never reach Bungie on MeinMMO.
The boom of service and online games in the last 10 years also brought a heyday for cheat manufacturers. Cheats have never been more in demand – whether based on software or hardware.
Especially Destiny developer Bungie has already celebrated some major successes in terms of lawsuits. Cheats violate copyright laws.
The latest success was achieved against the manufacturer “Lavicheats” and the operator Kunal Bansal. A US court sentenced Bansal to a million-dollar fine. However, whether the money will ever reach Bungie is highly questionable.
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Manufacturer to pay over 6,700,000 million USD
How is the amount composed? The US site “thegamepost” has the document of the conviction (via thegamepost.com). It breaks down exactly how the amount is composed:
- 5,580,000 $: Copyright violations
- 579,270 $: Violation of the Laham Act (Copyright)
- 300,000 $: Copyright violations
- 241,703.34 $: Attorney fees and costs
In total, this amounts to 6,700,973.34 million USD. This corresponds to about 6.1 million euros at the exchange rate at the time of the article.
Why will the money probably never arrive? On one hand, the manufacturer is based in India and did not show up for the court date. Access to funds may be difficult. Additionally, “Lavicheats” does not necessarily show understanding in a statement (via lavicheats.com).
On the other hand, it is not clear whether there are even sufficient funds available to guarantee a payment. Bungie estimates the revenues from cheats for Destiny 2 to be somewhere between 36,377.20 $ and 455,712.00 $.
While Lavicheats also offers cheating software for many other games, revenues or profits cannot be derived from them.
Interestingly, another figure disclosed by Bungie during the proceedings is that they have invested at least 2 million USD to fight cheat manufacturers like Lavicheats.
Such proceedings often provide exciting insights. Especially the past proceedings against the program “Wallhax”: Destiny 2: Cheat trial reveals explosive details – It’s about military files and espionage
