Epic Games has settled a 2017 lawsuit against a 14-year-old Fortnite player who allegedly made YouTube videos of himself using cheating software.
As noted by PC Gamer, the court documents donât contain the details of the settlement. Epic first sued the 14-year-old in 2017, claiming he had downloaded and used cheating software and showed other players how to use it in his YouTube videos. Epic also claimed the player had violated Epicâs copyright by using the cheat to modify the gameâs code, and that he had created a secondary YouTube channel to circumvent a DMCA of his video on YouTube. âDefendant is a cheater,â Epic wrote in its initial complaint, adding harshly, âNobody likes a cheater. And nobody likes playing with cheaters.â
In response to the initial suit, the minorâs mother wrote an impassioned letter to the courts, contesting Epicâs claims and saying the company was âusing a 14 year-old child as a scapegoat.â
