The news follows Dying Light developer Techland's apology for blocking the creation of mods with a patch issued over the weekend. We regret any inconvenience and have taken steps to avoid similar situations in the future." "Upon further review, it was determined that the notices should not have been sent and retractions were issued immediately. "ESA was notified this morning that potentially erroneous DMCA notices had been transmitted by one of its vendors," the ESA told Ars Technica.
Now, the ESA has held its hands up, saying the requests were issued by a third-party on its behalf. A representative for Techland told Eurogamer neither party was responsible and that it was investigating the issue. It was unclear at the time whether the claim originated from developer Techland or publisher Warner Bros - or both. But it was removed after an anti-piracy claim issued by the ESA using the DMCA. Fans had managed to disable Dying Light's always-active film grain via a small 523-byte file, which was then shared via sites such as MediaFire and TinyUpload.ĭying Light owners had managed to disable the game's always-active film grain via a small 523-byte file, which was then shared via sites such as MediaFire and TinyUpload. The US-based Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which was blamed for the move, has now said it was a mistake. Yesterday we reported that Dying Light mods had been taken down by Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices.
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