Bungie has motion to dismiss Destiny 2 copyright lawsuit denied over 'vaulted' campaign storyline

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Bungie has had a motion to dismiss a Destiny 2 copyright infringement lawsuit denied by the Eastern District of Louisia…

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TL;DR: Bungie’s bid to toss out a Destiny 2 copyright lawsuit got shot down by the Eastern District of Louisiana. The dispute centers on two “vaulted” campaigns—The Red War and Curse of Osiris—that plaintiff Matthew Kelsey Martineau says lifted key character and faction details from his 2013–14 WordPress posts.

Bungie tried to use gameplay videos, wiki pages and an affidavit (since the original code no longer runs) as “accurate reproductions,” but the court refused to treat third-party materials as a substitute for side-by-side comparison. With no way to show the vault-deleted content, the motion to dismiss was denied and Martineau’s infringement claims move forward.