CD Projekt Red (CDPR) has been in a spot of controversy over the past week following the company's copyright takedown of Cyberpunk 2077 VR, a paid mod offered by prolific virtual reality modder Luke Ross.
Ross charges $10 a month to access his Patreon, which is where subscribers can download virtual reality mods for various games, including several entries in the Far Cry and Dark Souls series. CDPR chose to remove the mod because of this paywall, as the company prohibits third-parties from profiting from its intellectual property.
Ross' counter-argument is that his mod is completely independent of Cyberpunk 2077, since it's a multi-game framework that doesn't use any of Cyberpunk 2077's code.
"We have indeed issued a DMCA strike, as it was available as a paid mod. This directly violates our Fan Content Guidelines: we never allow the monetisation of our IP without our direct permission and/or an agreement in place," wrote Jan Rosner, CDPR's vice president of business development.
Ross retorted, writing, "I'm sorry but I don't believe you are within your rights demanding that my software needs to be free. It is not 'derivative work' or 'fan content': it supports a large number...
