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[-] DannyMac@sh.itjust.works 55 points 6 days ago

It's all fun and games until you try to make money from someone else's IP

[-] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 points 6 days ago

Just look at the mac address then

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca -1 points 6 days ago
[-] Keshara@piefed.world 35 points 6 days ago

From the article:

That said, it's worth pointing out that, while a fully free version was in the books, Bully Online had a paid early access release that may have drawn scrutiny from the IP holder's lawyers.

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This wasn't like the GTA online mods. You couldn't host your own server and had to pay for access to theirs. They never said rockstar forced them to take it down either from what I have seen, it might be they just decided they weren't making enough money.

The article clearly states that the mod only allowed paying users to actually play multiplayer. So the mod devs were clearly looking to make some money off of it.

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