A game-industry lobbyist told California lawmakers that private Minecraft and Call of Duty servers are “illegal” and “piracy.” The problem?
Catch me on the corner selling server.jar out of a long trenchcoat.
The Protect Our Games Act–a piece of legislation endorsed by the Stop Killing Games movement–has been voted down at the California State Senate. However, one of the most noteworthy incidents from this ...
During a recent California State Senate hearing on Protect Our Games, the VP of the Entertainment Software Association expressed that the organization views private servers as a form of piracy.
10:54, Thu, Jul 2, 2026 Updated: 10:54, Thu, Jul 2, 2026 A governing body in America has described community servers for games like Minecraft and Call of Duty as ‘illegal’ and likened them to a ‘black ...
In a recent legal hearing, a representative of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) made the claim that community servers such as those found in Minecraft and Call of Duty are “illegal.” The ...