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A lawsuit filed towards Bungie alleging the developer used copyrighted concepts in Destiny 2 simply acquired extra sophisticated, as a federal choose has rejected Bungie’s try and have the case dismissed and dominated that proof submitted by Bungie within the type of fan-made YouTube movies and wiki pages aren’t acceptable.
The lawsuit filed by writer Matthew Kelsey Martineau in late 2024 accuses Bungie of allegedly copying numerous concepts from their work, together with Destiny 2’s Purple Legion faction and different components like a large celestial object hovering over Earth.
Bungie sought to have the case dismissed however has run into a wierd downside. Most of the concepts Martineau cited as being accused of copyright, particularly Destiny 2’s authentic Purple Battle marketing campaign and its Curse of Osiris marketing campaign, have not been playable for years. They have been faraway from Destiny 2 as a part of Bungie’s “vaulting” course of that sees the developer sometimes take away older content material from the sport. That led to Bungie together with YouTube lore movies in its movement to dismiss the case (like a one a 10-hour-long “Complete Story of Destiny” video from YouTuber My Identify is Byf) in addition to wiki pages from Destinypedia with the intention to present the variations between Destiny 2 and Martineau’s work.
In a declaration included as a part of Bungie’s try and dismiss the case, Destiny 2 recreation director Tyson Inexperienced defined that the Purple Battle and Curse of Osiris campaigns “can not run as a result of their outdated code is incompatible with Destiny 2’s underlying operational framework,” therefore the studio’s use of YouTube movies and wiki pages.
“As a outcome, Bungie can not feasibly present the Court docket with the unique Destiny 2 recreation because it existed in 2017, together with the accused ‘Purple Battle’ and ‘Curse of Osiris’ campaigns, in any operable or reviewable kind,” Inexperienced stated. “Nor will Bungie be capable to produce the accused campaigns in operable or reviewable kind if this matter proceeds to formal discovery.”
That’s, nonetheless, what’s taking place. The choose overseeing the case stated there may be enough proof to proceed with the copyright infringement case and that it’ll not contemplate YouTube movies and wiki pages as acceptable on Bungie’s half, as they originate from a third-party and their “authenticity” has not been established. The choose additionally said that the instances Bungie cited in its movement to dismiss should not relevant to this particular case, and that the case “would require a way more sophisticated side-by-side evaluation than these carried out within the caselaw cited by Defendant.”
Bungie will reveal Destiny 2’s subsequent enlargement, The Fringe of Destiny, throughout an upcoming livestream on Might 6. In the meantime, Bungie’s new recreation, Marathon, just lately held a closed Alpha check and is slated to launch on September 23.