ESA Claims Private Minecraft Servers Are Illegal Piracy During California 'Stop Killing Games' Hearing
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Cade Onder
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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has claimed that private Minecraft servers are "illegal" and constitute "piracy" during a California State Senate hearing on the Protect Our Games Act (Stop Killing Games bill). The bill would require game publishers to ensure games remain playable after official server shutdowns. Assemblyman Chris Ward cited Minecraft and Call of Duty as examples of games that already use community-run servers, suggesting such models could work for preserving games. The ESA's controversial stance argues that private servers violate copyright law, drawing significant criticism from gamers and digital rights advocates.
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· 3 pulledThe ESA has made the head-scratching claim that private Minecraft servers are 'illegal,' arguing that they're considered a form of 'piracy' in a recent hearing.
Assemblyman Chris Ward was questioned by the committee about how feasible it would be to keep games running on private servers if official support concluded.
Ward noted that both Minecraft and Call of Duty utilize community servers, meaning it's a s
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