GTA 6 Leaks Prompt Take-Two to Seek Subpoenas for Microsoft, Discord Data
Take-Two is seeking user data from Microsoft and Discord as it tries to identify the source of nine leaked GTA 6 videos.
- On Thursday, Take-Two Interactive filed a petition with the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York seeking subpoenas for Microsoft and Discord to identify individuals behind unauthorized 'Grand Theft Auto VI' leaks.
- A hacker group calling itself CyberLeek claimed responsibility for the leaks, citing a protest against the industry's shift to digital-only releases and demanding offline functionality and an end to digital pre-orders.
- Take-Two has lost $2.8 billion in market value following the leaks. Gameplay videos featuring protagonist Jason surfaced days before Netflix is scheduled to debut an exclusive 'extended look' on August 27.
- Discord stated on Friday it will 'review and comply with valid subpoenas,' while Microsoft's Xbox division Chief Technology Officer Scott Van Vliet pledged to support efforts to protect intellectual property.
- With the game set to launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles on November 19, Take-Two faces a tight deadline as the court ordered requested information produced by September 4.
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A group named Cyberleek continues to broadcast excerpts from Rockstar Games' video game, which is scheduled to be released on November 19. The publisher Take-Two Interactive has started legal proceedings in the United States against this "copyright infringement".
Take-Two DMCA Subpoenas Target Whole GTA 6 Discord Servers
If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, . And while all this is based on the controversial US copyright law’s DMCA Section 512(h), the scale at which this is being done is the shocking part. One of the Discord servers in question has over 107,000 members, and while it is not clear if Take-Two is going...
Who Is Behind Cyberleek? Take-Two Loses $2.8B as Alleged GTA 6 Leaker Threatens To 'Drop Big Files'
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has lost $2.8 billion in market value in days, following a wave of alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks posted online by an anonymous individual or group using the name CyberLeek days before its official Netflix trailer launch. The Take-Two stock traded at around $248.13 per share on 18th August, and had fallen to $232.84 on 20th August as alleged GTA 6 game footage started emerging in a ph…
GTA 6 Gameplay Leak Sparks Legal Move By Take-Two Against Microsoft And Discord
GTA 6 leaks continue as Cyberleek reportedly shares nine gameplay videos featuring Jason Duvall, prompting Take-Two to take legal action. Cyberleek has reportedly leaked nine GTA 6 gameplay clips as Take-Two begins legal efforts to identify the source.
Rockstar subpoenas Microsoft and Discord over GTA 6 leaks
The internet has been breathlessly talking about the "Grand Theft Auto VI leaks" ahead of its release this year.According to Variety's report, Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two Interactive filed requests with a federal court for subpoenas seeking information from Microsoft and Discord regarding gameplay leaks.Per documents filed on Aug 20, the “copyrighted material includes but is not limited to audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialog…
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