Cyberpunk 2077 VR modder hit by alleged second DMCA strike, "forced to temporarily pause" Patreon

Ghostrunner publishers 505 Games person issued the takedown this time, according to modder Luke Ross

Image credit: CD Projekt

After having the Cyberpunk 2077 spot of their R.E.A.L VR mod/framework taken down via a DMCA from CD Projekt, modder Luke Ross claims to person had different stike filed against their work. This time, the onslaught has travel from Ghostrunner publishers 505 Games, according to a station from Ross successful which they accidental they've been "forced to temporarily pause" their Patreon page.

While Ross' Cyberpunk VR mod being down a paywall was astatine the centre of CD Projekt's determination to record a takedown, determination appears to person been nary denotation truthful acold arsenic to whether the aforesaid is existent of the alleged onslaught from 505.

The 'About' conception of the modder's Patreon leafage present hosts the pursuing message:

Beware! Due to DMCA notices received from CD PROJEKT S.A. (see https://www.patreon.com/posts/148437771) and 505 Games, I americium forced to temporarily intermission the Patreon page. You tin inactive subscribe if you privation to enactment me, but beryllium advised that for the infinitesimal determination volition beryllium nary benefits available. No entree to the 40+ mods oregon elaborate accusation astir my VR conversions, until the ineligible concern clears out. Existing subscriptions volition person their entree extended for 1 period without further payments.

An alleged email from Ross to their subscibers expanding connected the concern has been posted to r/virtualreality, arsenic spotted by FRVR.

"Fast guardant to today, and different steadfast conscionable sent a DMCA takedown announcement to Patreon: namely 505 Games, for my VR conversion of Ghostrunner," the email reads, pursuing a recap of the Cyberpunk situation. "No notation of immoderate presumption of work usurpation this time. Again Patreon automatically complied. I don't blasted them; DMCA instrumentality is cautiously worded to springiness infinite powerfulness to large companies, who lone request to constitute connected a gaffe of insubstantial that they "believe" their copyright has been infringed successful bid to nuke from the entity thing they don't like—and to springiness infinite headaches to creators similar me, who alternatively person the lone recourse of going to court, sustaining immense costs to get done the ineligible process."

I've reached retired to 505 Games for comment.

As a effect of this alleged 2nd strike, Ross wrote successful the email that they've opted to marque "all versions of the mods and besides each the posts related to the fantastic enactment we person done present unneurotic for years" unavailable, citing the request to debar incurring immoderate much DMCA strikes successful the adjacent future.

Since I cannot halt radical from subscribing without closing down the relationship altogether, I'm making it wide connected the About and Welcome pages that caller subscriptions volition person the lone effect of supporting maine and that nary entree to the 40+ conversions tin oregon volition beryllium provided astatine this time," the modder added. "You don't request to unsubscribe: I paused the billing rhythm for 1 period truthful that your pledges volition NOT beryllium renewed automatically, and those of you who are already subscribed volition person their entree extended for 1 period without further payments. I anticipation 1 period volition beryllium capable for the fog to wide up, and to recognize what is going to hap to our corporate effort to marque VR disposable for AAA games."

Ross was antecedently the taxable of a DMCA onslaught from Rockstar Games implicit VR mods for GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 backmost successful 2022. For now, it seems the modder's program is to fastener things down and spot if this tempest tin beryllium waited out.