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**Video Game Company Wins Major Case Against Cheat Software Creator** This case involved Bungie, the company that makes the popular video game Destiny 2, suing Daniel Fagerberg Larsen for creating and selling unauthorized cheat software for their game. Bungie claimed Larsen violated their copyrights, broke his user agreement, and interfered with their business by developing software that let players cheat in the game. The court ruled in Bungie's favor by default, meaning Larsen didn't properly defend himself in court. The judge ordered Larsen to pay over $17 million in damages and issued a permanent order stopping him from continuing to make or sell the cheat software. **Why this matters for workers:** This case shows how seriously courts take intellectual property violations and contract breaches in the tech industry. If you work in software development or gaming, it's important to understand that creating unauthorized tools that interfere with someone else's copyrighted software can lead to massive financial penalties. This ruling also demonstrates that companies will aggressively protect their products and user agreements, even pursuing international defendants to stop unauthorized modifications to their software.