It looks like Take-Two has added another marker to its tally of successful lawsuits against cheaters, this time against the creator of the Grand Theft Auto Online cheat software known as Elusive. In the ruling on the lawsuit, which was filed against Florida resident Jhonny Perez, a US District Court Judge found that “Take-Two has been irreparably harmed by Mr. Perez’s infringing conduct and will continue to be harmed unless enjoined.”
The company estimates that the financial harm caused by Perez’s Elusive program, which granted players access to unlimited currency and thus “discouraged users from future purchases,” totals up to “at least $500,000.” Take-Two initially sought to reach a settlement with Perez, but following a lack of response from the Elusive creator, ultimately found it necessary to pursue reparations in court. As a result of the ruling, Perez has been ordered to pay Take-Two $150,000 in statutory damages — the maximum amount possible under the law — as well as $69,868 in attorney fees.
Take-Two and Rockstar have kept their legal teams busy the last couple of years. Here’s a refresher:
Take-Two’s crusade against Grand Theft Auto cheat creators continues with another successful lawsuit
The Pinkertons are taking Take-Two to court over Red Dead Redemption 2
Take-Two seems to have strong-armed a British tech site over Red Dead Redemption 2 leaks
Rockstar Games levels lawsuit against Australian Grand Theft Auto V cheat creators
Take-Two scores in lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto franchise hack distributor
GTAV OpenIV modding continues, but Rockstar’s barred the Liberty City module
Rockstar and Take-Two back down (a little) on Grand Theft Auto modding policies
Rockstar has taken out three more Grand Theft Auto cheat mods
Rockstar says it shut down Grand Theft Auto mod tool for enabling ‘malicious mods’
Rockstar: ‘No one has been banned for using GTA single-player mods’
