ESA Tries To Walk Back Calling Private and Community Servers Illegal
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has walked back its earlier statements calling private and community game servers illegal. Initially, the ESA's vice president stated that unauthorized servers are illegal and akin to piracy. However, the ESA has since clarified that while unauthorized servers infringe on intellectual property rights, publishers may approach enforcement differently, and they are concerned about the lack of publisher oversight and safety standards on such servers.
- Entities
- Game: Minecraft
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Entertainment Software Association of Canada
- Topic: Private Server
- Topic: Intellectual Property
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