Facebook Sues Dealer of Fake Likes on Instagram
Facebook has taken legal action against a developer selling likes on Instagram.
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Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
August 31, 2020
Epic vs Apple - Fortnite is Not Coming Back, but Unreal Engine is Safe
There's been a verdict on the Epic Games vs Apple case. Fortnite will not return to the App Store, but developers will not lose access to development tools.
video games
Aleksandra Dziwinska
August 25, 2020
Microsoft Supports Epic Against Apple While Charging 30% in Its Store
Microsoft has made a statement in court criticizing Apple's decision to cut Epic Games from iOS and MacOS development tools. According to the Redmond giant, the move will have a detrimental effect on many video game development companies.
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Bart Swiatek
August 24, 2020
Apple Responds to Epic Games' Suit, Targets Unreal Engine
Epic Games' battle against Apple continues. The court has received an application from Tim Sweeney's company to issue an injunction against the cellphone giant. We can read in it that Epic may soon lose access to development tools on Apple's devices.
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Damian Gacek
August 18, 2020
Another Lawsuit Against EA; Ultimate Team in FIFA and Madden is Gambling
Electronic Arts has been sued in California for FIFA and Madden Ultimate Team packages. According to the plaintiff, these lootboxes are nothing but a game of chance, an example of gambling, which is illegal in this state.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 17, 2020
Fortnite Pulled From Apple and Google Stores; Epic Goes to War
Apple and Google have removed the shooter Fortnite from their respective app stores. Epic Games has responded with actions against both entities. The reason for the commotion is the high, 30% revenue share on these digital distribution platforms, which Tim Sweeney does not accept.
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Bart Swiatek
August 14, 2020
Facebook Sued for Ulawful Collection of Biometric Data
The California state court has received serious accusations that Facebook is illegally collecting biometric data of Instagram users.
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Karol Laska
August 13, 2020
Twitter - Phone Numbers Added for Protection Were Used to Make Money
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Twitter in connection with a case of „unintentional” selling of access to the emails and telephone numbers provided by users as part of a two-step verification, among other things, to advertisers.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 5, 2020
Google Will Pay Fine, as French Court Upholds Ruling
Google will have to pay a fine of 50 million Euros for violating user privacy and improperly obtaining permission to display personalized ads. The ruling concerns a case from January, last year.
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Bart Swiatek
June 22, 2020
Google May Pay a Fine for Tracking Users
Google has been sued for $5 billion for violating the privacy of users using „incognito” mode in their web browser.
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Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
June 3, 2020
Football Manager Sued For Using the Name of Manchester United
Sega and Sports Interactive were sued by Manchester United. The reason was the last installment of the Football Manager series, more specifically its use of the name and the failure to use the European team's coat of arms.
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Jacob Blazewicz
May 25, 2020
Rainbow Six Siege - Ubisoft Sues Google and Apple
Ubisoft is suing Google and Apple for the alleged copyright infringement related to Rainbow Six: Siege. The publisher claims that a Chinese game has appeared in both companies' stores, Google Play and Apple App Store, which is a faithful copy of the popular shooter.
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Damian Gacek
May 17, 2020
Super Mario 64 - Nintendo Wages War on Fan-made PC Version of the Game
Nintendo's lawyers are trying to erradicate an unofficial PC port of Super Mario 64 from the web. The project is highly impressive and more like a commercial game than a fan production.
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Adrian Werner
May 10, 2020
Australia Sues Facebook; Up to 529 Billion Australian Dollars at Stake
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC), the Australian authority responsible for privacy, has sued Facebook for negligence related to the Cambridge Analytica affair. The lawsuit concerns the disclosure of private information of over 300,000 users, which may result in a fine of nearly 530 billion Australian dollars.
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Bart Swiatek
March 10, 2020
Former Pro CS:GO Player Sentenced to 116 Years in Prison
Retired professional CS:GO player Shayene „shAy” Victorio has been sentenced to 116 years in prison for fraud committed by her and her ex-husband's company between 2013 and 2017. More than a hundred customers have never seen the goods they have ordered. The woman claims her ex-partner is to blame.
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Bart Swiatek
March 5, 2020
Apple Will Pay up to $500 Million for Slowing Down Old iPhones
Apple has reached a settlement in the trial concerning the slowing down of old iPhones - the devices from series 6 and 7. The company will spend between 310 and 500 million dollars on compensation for customers - only in USA.
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Bart Swiatek
March 3, 2020
Activision vs. Reddit – Discussion About Call of Duty Warzone Leak
Activision demands Reddit to disclose the private details of the person responsible for the leak of CoD: Warzone - an unannounced battle royale game from the Call of Duty franchise.
video games
February 22, 2020
Star Citizen Devs Have Finished Two-year Court Battle With Crytek
Over two-year litigation between the devs of Star Citizen and Crytek has just come to an end. Both sides have reached an agreement, although we don't know the details.
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Paul Wozniak
February 21, 2020
Ubisoft Suing for DDoS Attacks in Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft has filed a lawsuit against ShortNameGame in connection with DDoS attacks on Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege servers. The defendants were said to provide, for a fee, the software needed to carry out the attacks, as well as mock the company's actions aimed at limiting their effects.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 20, 2020
Rune 2 Affair Concluded? Devs Hand Over Game Code to the Publisher
The developers from the now-closed studio responsible for the development of Rune II have given the publishers the files and source code of the game, so that the latter will be able to continue working on the title. The issue of compensation and reimbursement of development costs has still not been resolved.
video games
Paul Wozniak
January 3, 2020