A writer sued game maker Bungie last year for copying his story into their game Destiny 2. Matthew Martineau claimed Destiny 2 took its Red Legion straight from his WordPress writings published years earlier. Bungie tried to dismiss the case, but hit a problem - they cannot show the court the original game content because they removed it from the current versions. The old game code no longer works with newer systems.
The judge refused to throw out the case even after Bungie game director Tyson Green explained why they cannot produce the original material. Judge Susie Morgan will not accept YouTube videos or wiki pages as evidence in place of the actual game content. She noted that Martineau mentioned Destiny 2 in his complaint but never referenced these alternative sources.
Morgan recognized that this copyright case stands apart from typical examples, which partly explains why she let it continue. Players never liked Bungie's removal of old content, a practice called vaulting. These past decisions about removing content have created more problems for Bungie than just angry fans.
The judge refused to throw out the case even after Bungie game director Tyson Green explained why they cannot produce the original material. Judge Susie Morgan will not accept YouTube videos or wiki pages as evidence in place of the actual game content. She noted that Martineau mentioned Destiny 2 in his complaint but never referenced these alternative sources.
Morgan recognized that this copyright case stands apart from typical examples, which partly explains why she let it continue. Players never liked Bungie's removal of old content, a practice called vaulting. These past decisions about removing content have created more problems for Bungie than just angry fans.
