Creator of The Wizard 3 i Ciberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red, reaches Twitter users with deletions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to share links to Gwent source code, seconds a recent report from Vici.
Several Twitter users reported that their tweets, at least some related to source code that were leaked to CD Projekt Red data hacking earlier this month, were removed following the copyright claims of the Polish gaming company. “Description of the infraction: source code obtained illegally from Gwent: The Witcher card game. Published without permission, which is not intended to be disclosed to the public, “read one of the DMCA withdrawal notices, a copy of which was obtained and reviewed by Vici.
The source code of Gwent it’s just a part of a seemingly much larger data breach. On February 9, Announces CD Projekt Red that hackers stole data, ranging from source code to Ciberpunk 2077 to financial documents and personal information of employees and detained them for ransom. After refusing to pay, some of the data was sold at auction. At the same time, the source code of Gwent specifically seemed to start making the rounds online.
CD Projekt Red did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the issuance of DMCA withdrawals in an attempt to stop the dissemination of pirated information or, in general, on where its investigation into the cause of the infringement is currently located. and who was behind it.
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DMCA removals have long been a legal tool for companies that want to control their intellectual property and how it is used. Nintendo is famous for using them to block fan games and remove YouTube soundtracks. But they have also become increasingly prevalent on other platforms. Just this weekend, viewers broadcasting BlizzCon Online on Twitch were blocked by DMCA notices from listening to a live Metallica concert that was intended to be part of the event.
Video game companies have also used them occasionally to avoid people tweeting screenshots or videos of your games. Just before Cyberpunk 2077 release, CD Project Red used a DMCA warning to stop someone to share a picture of the game’s Tā Moko tattoos as part of a critique of how they were used in the game.