The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has declared that private and community servers for games like Minecraft and Call of Duty are illegal and constitute piracy. This stance was presented in opposition to California's AB 1921, a bill aimed at preserving game access by requiring publishers to provide notice and playable versions before shutting down servers. Despite the ESA's arguments, the bill narrowly failed to pass a Senate committee, though it has been granted reconsideration. Critics argue that publishers often provide their own server software, making the piracy claim inaccurate when players use these official tools to host their own servers for games they have already purchased. AI
RANK_REASON A major industry association (ESA) makes a controversial legal claim about game preservation and piracy, impacting a legislative bill. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]
- AB 1921
- ARK: Survival Ascended
- Blizzard
- Chris Ward
- Counter-Strike 2
- Entertainment Software Association
- Microsoft
- Minecraft
- Stop Killing Games
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