A Claim of Epic Proportions: Epic Games Hits Back in Suit Against 14-Year-Old

Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”), the company behind popular video game “Fortnite,” has refused to stand down in its copyright infringement and breach of contract suit against a 14-year-old gamer. Fortnite has seen booming success as a free, online game in which players must simply consent to the Terms of Service to create an account. The suit alleged that the defendant, C.R., infringed on Epic’s copyright and breached the Terms of Service by injecting “cheat codes” into the Fortnite computer code, thereby creating a derivative version of the game. Pursuant to the Terms of Service, players are forbidden from copying or modifying proprietary rights owned by Epic. By agreeing to the Terms of Service and creating an account, Epic asserted that C.R. bound himself to the contract. Both the copyright infringement and breach of contract claim extended to C.R.’s posting of YouTube videos (since removed) in which he promoted and distributed the…

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