A VR mod for Cyberpunk 2077 from Luke Ross has been DMCA’ed by CDProjekt Red after Mr. Ross refused to remove the paywall it was stuck behind.
A VR mod for Cyberpunk 2077, which was hidden behind a Patreon paywall, has been DMCA’ed. Modder Luke Ross was asked by CDProjekt Red to make the mod free. He apparently refused, which led to the following statement from Jan Rosner, VP of Biz Dev at the studio:
I’d like to briefly address the discussion around the “Cyberpunk VR” mod created by Luke Ross. We have indeed issued a DMCA strike, as it was available as a paid mod (only accessible to Patreon subscribers). This directly violates our Fan Content Guidelines: we never allow monetization of our IP without our direct permission and/or an agreement in place. We were in touch with Luke last week and informed him that he needs to make it free for everyone (with optional donations) or remove it. We are big fans of mods to our games — some of the work out there has been nothing short of amazing, including Luke’s mod for Cyberpunk 2077. We’d be happy to see it return as a free release. However, making a profit from our IP, in any form, always requires permission from
@CDPROJEKTRED. You can find our full fan content guidelines here:
https://www.cdprojektred.com/en/fan-content
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