Take-Two Going After Another GTA Modder

Another day, another DMCA takedown notice sent to a Grand Theft Auto modder. This time, it’s virtual reality modder Luke Ross who says that Take-Two has issued him a DMCA claim over his VR mods even though he argues that his work contains no copyrighted code or material. It’s just the latest in a long line of modders being legally attacked by Take-Two over various GTA mods.


Earlier today, Ross shared on his Patreon page and Twitter that he had just received a notice from Patreon informing him that Take-Two had filed a copyright claim against his page and its content. Ross creates virtual reality conversion mods for popular games such as Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption II, and Mafia II: Definitive Edition. All of these games are published by companies that Take-Two Interactive owns. Rockstar creates GTA and 2K publishes Mafia. Ross says he’s been making VR conversion mods since 2017 and this is the first time a company has sent him a legal notice of any kind.


According to the notice, which Ross shared with Kotaku, he is being asked to remove all copyrighted content from his page, but still hasn’t been told which specific content is causing him this legal trouble. In the message from Patreon, Ross is told that even if he fights the DMCA takedown notice, which he is allowed to do, he will still be forced to remove all copyrighted content from his page. If Ross fails to do so it could lead to his Patreon page and account being suspended.

 

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