One of the reasons why Cox sided with Bungie was because AimJunkies owner David Shaefer had underreported the website’s cheat sales. “Given respondents’ egregious and willful conduct, including their ongoing concealment of sales, Bungie is entitled to the full statutory damages available,” he wrote in his decision.
As a result, Bungie was awarded $3.65 million for all DMCA-related violations and an additional $700,000 for fees and other costs. Bungie plans to use this victory as part of its argument in AimJunkies’ countersuit, which accuses the developer of violating its ToS for reverse-engineering its cheat software. The court had dismissed AimJunkies’ claim that Bungie had illegally hacked May’s computer in a previous ruling last year.
