A player & # 39; Fortnite & # 39; sued by Epic Games for selling tips

TorrentFreak reported that Epic Games had brought a lawsuit against YouTuber Brandon "Golden Mods" Lucas in front of a federal court in North Carolina and had included Colton's "Exentric" Conter as the other accused, a player with which Lucas is known. The lawsuit accuses both parties of copyright infringement with a copy of the lawsuit obtained by TorrentFreak detailing Epic Games' point of view on the lawsuit.

"This is a case of copyright infringement, breach of contract and tortious interference in which the defendants infringe Epic's copyright by injecting unauthorized cheating software (" cheats "Or" hacks ") in the code protected by the copyright of the famous video game of Epic Fortnite, "Epic Games said in the lawsuit.

With Lucas being accused of using these mods and hacks to affect Fortnite Epic Games also accuses him of selling these types of cheats to other players. By hosting these tips on another site called goldengodz.com, a site that was still active at the time of publishing, there are several packages for different games, including console and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto V and the PC version of Fortnite. The price of Mod packages varies, the lowest cost being $ 54.99 for a set of Fortnite cheats and the most expensive being $ 339.99 for Grand Theft Auto V cheats.

Lucas's YouTube channel also advertises these sites with descriptions of his videos, including links to his social media sites, as well as a direct link to the cheat website, where he says people can get "NEXT GEN GTA 5 MODS and all other GTA 5 and Call of Duty Modding Services on ps4, xb1, ps3, 360 and pc! "

"Lucas operates these websites and sells these tips and accounts for its own personal enrichment," said Epic Games. "He posts videos of people using the tips for the same reason. His ill-gotten gains come at the expense of Epic and members of the Fortnite community."

The pursuit of Epic Games against Lucas is not the first legal complaint of the company that made the headlines Fortnite creators acting against others in the past. One of the most notable cases was a lawsuit against a 14-year-old accused of using third-party software to cheat. Fortnite. A manager who revealed sensitive information about the events of Fortnite Season 4 before the live season was also sued by Epic Games, who said the leak's perpetrator had violated a NDA.

The full lawsuit against Lucas can be read here thanks to TorrentFreak.