10-28-2019, 12:48 PM
Epic Sues User Experience Tester For Leaking Fortnite Chapter 2
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<p>The second chapter of <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/fortnite">Fortnite</a></strong> wasn’t exactly a well-kept secret – with <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/fortnite_chapter_2_is_now_live_leaked_trailers_were_indeed_the_real_deal">leaks</a> all over the internet, but that hasn’t stopped Epic Games from taking legal action against one particular individual who allegedly broke a non-disclosure agreement after he revealed information he learned as a user experience tester.</p>
<p>Epic filed the lawsuit at a North Carolina court on Friday, accusing Ronald Sykes (<a class="external" href="https://twitter.com/invisiblellama9">@invisiblellama9</a>) of spoiling “surprises” the developer had planned for the community:</p>
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<p>He did so at the expense of Epic and those in the <em>Fortnite</em> community who were anxiously awaiting the new season of <em>Fortnite</em> only to have some of Epic’s planned surprises spoiled by Sykes’ leaks</p>
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<p>Sykes first played this new content in late September. Three days later he told another user on Twitter that he had “played S11” (season eleven). He then tweeted from a separate account – revealing players would be able to swim in the second chapter and went as far as sharing an image of the new map.</p>
<p>Epic Games is now asking for injunctive relief and maximum damages for Skye’s alleged breach of contract and “misappropriation” of trade secrets.</p>
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<p>Sykes cashed in on what he learned as a user experience tester for Epic.</p>
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<p>You can read the full lawsuit over at <a class="external" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/432043651/Epic-Games-leaker-lawsuit#from_embed?campaign=SkimbitLtd&ad_group=66960X1516586X5c541c63c7f2d1e33d238289e1ff83bf&keyword=660149026&source=hp_affiliate&medium=affiliate">Scribd.com</a>, courtesy of Polygon.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2019/10/...chapter-2/
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<p>The second chapter of <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/fortnite">Fortnite</a></strong> wasn’t exactly a well-kept secret – with <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/fortnite_chapter_2_is_now_live_leaked_trailers_were_indeed_the_real_deal">leaks</a> all over the internet, but that hasn’t stopped Epic Games from taking legal action against one particular individual who allegedly broke a non-disclosure agreement after he revealed information he learned as a user experience tester.</p>
<p>Epic filed the lawsuit at a North Carolina court on Friday, accusing Ronald Sykes (<a class="external" href="https://twitter.com/invisiblellama9">@invisiblellama9</a>) of spoiling “surprises” the developer had planned for the community:</p>
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<p>He did so at the expense of Epic and those in the <em>Fortnite</em> community who were anxiously awaiting the new season of <em>Fortnite</em> only to have some of Epic’s planned surprises spoiled by Sykes’ leaks</p>
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<p>Sykes first played this new content in late September. Three days later he told another user on Twitter that he had “played S11” (season eleven). He then tweeted from a separate account – revealing players would be able to swim in the second chapter and went as far as sharing an image of the new map.</p>
<p>Epic Games is now asking for injunctive relief and maximum damages for Skye’s alleged breach of contract and “misappropriation” of trade secrets.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Sykes cashed in on what he learned as a user experience tester for Epic.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>You can read the full lawsuit over at <a class="external" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/432043651/Epic-Games-leaker-lawsuit#from_embed?campaign=SkimbitLtd&ad_group=66960X1516586X5c541c63c7f2d1e33d238289e1ff83bf&keyword=660149026&source=hp_affiliate&medium=affiliate">Scribd.com</a>, courtesy of Polygon.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2019/10/...chapter-2/