Epic has gone to court and sued a 14-year-old who used and promoted cheats for Fortnite . The boy was brazen and continued to cheat despite the lawsuit. Epic has now reached a settlement with him.
What was the case about? A 14-year-old boy proved to be a tough nut for Fortnite developer Epic. The boy uploaded videos to YouTube under the name CBV. In these videos, he played Fortnite, cheated, and promoted these cheats.
Normally, it suffices for Epic to have such cheating videos blocked on YouTube and to ban the Fortnite accounts of the cheater. But with this boy, the usual countermeasures fell flat.
The 14-year-old showed no intention of stopping cheating.
Young cheater says: Fuck Epic, I have a good lawyer
This is how the boy reacted to the lawsuit: Even when Epic was already suing him, CBV did not stop cheating and started a stream showing cheats. Epic cited this in the lawsuit as a reason for the legal action.
Even when the documents of the lawsuit arrived at the boy’s house, he remained calm.
In YouTube videos, the 14-year-old said he had a good lawyer and was not worried. His attitude amounted to “Fuck Epic.”
The boy’s lawyer requested a dismissal of the lawsuit against Epic, arguing that the boy was a minor and lived in another state.
Epic was not impressed and brought the case to court.
We reported on the case on MeinMMO on September 4th.
Epic reaches a settlement with the cheater – mother says: Fair and reasonable
This is how it ended: As reported by the BBC , the case is now settled: Epic reached a “settlement” with the boy on September 27th – the exact details of the settlement are not public.
But there are some clues through the boy’s channels, and there is also a court document regarding the settlement publicly accessible (via scribd):
- on the CBV channel, there are no more videos showing Fortnite cheats
- Links where the boy referred to cheats no longer work
- The boy acknowledges the copyrights of the plaintiff, Epic, and also acknowledges that Epic can enforce these rights
- The boy’s mother and the lawyer stated in the court settlement that they are satisfied with the agreement, describing it as “fair and reasonable,” especially considering the boy’s age
Epic sues minors – when they push their luck
This is what it’s about: The boy seems to have come to his senses, or his mother has him under control. It sounds like he has relented and assured Epic that he will no longer use and promote cheats for Fortnite.
Epic does not aim to profit from these lawsuits or ruin lives, but rather to set clear boundaries to combat cheats in Fortnite. They have already taken various actions against cheaters in the past.
Epic sees cheats as a threat to their game and to the enjoyment of others in Fortnite.
Essentially, Epic only takes legal action when defendants file an objection against the removal of the videos and resist – just as the boy did. When it comes to that, Epic does not hesitate to sue minors.
They have already proven this multiple times. Apparently, some mothers anticipated that the public might rally against Epic in such a case – but those who follow such matters seem to be more on Epic’s side.
There was no outrage regarding Epic suing minors in the past, and there isn’t any this time either.
Note: The title image is a symbolic photo. The identity of the 14-year-old has been protected.
