ESA Lobbyist Calls Private Minecraft Servers Illegal During Hearing
The ESA has sparked controversy by claiming private Minecraft servers are illegal during a hearing on the 'Stop Killing Games' initiative.
📍 The outcome
An ESA lobbyist declared private Minecraft servers illegal and likened them to a black market during a Stop Killing Games hearing. The ESA later tried to walk back these statements.
Meanwhile, the Protect Our Games Act failed in California.
Epilogue added 87d ago, after coverage quieted.
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An Entertainment Software Association (ESA) lobbyist testified that private Minecraft servers are illegal. This statement was made during a hearing regarding the 'Stop Killing Games' movement.
Coverage from IGN, Kotaku, and Yahoo highlights the claim that these servers violate the law, with reports from ixbt.games adding that the ESA compared such servers to a "black market." Future developments depend on the proceedings of the 'Stop Killing Games' hearing and whether further legal clarification is provided regarding server legality.
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ESA Lobbyist Calls Private Minecraft Servers Illegal During Hearing Kotaku · 93d ago broke it first
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Where were these claims made?
The claims were made by an ESA lobbyist during a 'Stop Killing Games' hearing.
How did the ESA describe private Minecraft servers?
The ESA declared them 'illegal' and suggested they resemble a 'black market'.
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The story is being covered by IGN, Kotaku, Yahoo, and ixbt.games.
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