A federal judge has ruled that a copyright infringement case over Destiny 2 must proceed, despite Bungie's motion to have it dismissed. Copyright lawsuits are often complicated, as the lines between inspiration, parallel thinking, and actual infringement are not always clear, but the Bungie case is particularly tricky. In addition to the usual complexities, the contentious Content Vault portion of Destiny 2 makes it difficult to provide evidence.
The case began in October 2024 when sci-fi author Matthew Kelsey Martineau sued Bungie for copyright infringement, arguing that the game's Red War storyline took many key elements from a story he had written in a WordPress blog. In response, Bungie filed to dismiss the case, providing YouTube clips of the game and screenshots from fan-made sites in an attempt to show how different the works were. However, the court has now stated that it can't consider this "evidence," and it's partially thanks to the Destiny 2 Content Vault.
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