ESA Claims Private Minecraft Servers Are 'Illegal' and 'Piracy' in Stop Killing Games Hearing

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Minecraft servers are apparently "illegal," according to the Vice President of America's biggest gaming association

The Entertainment Software Association's Jennifer Gibbons claimed that Minecraft servers were "illegal" and "not affiliated ...

Are Minecraft servers down today? Minecraft services outage status

Is Minecraft down today, June 29, 2026? What is the service status of Minecraft servers? Here are DownDetector results and more.
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Minecraft, Call Of Duty Community Servers Are “Illegal,” Claims ESA Rep

The ESA defeated the Protect Our Games Act in California while making an apparently spurious claim about private servers for ...

The video game industry just told lawmakers Minecraft and Call of Duty private servers are illegal piracy

California's Protect Our Games Act, which would have required publishers to provide remedies when ending support for paid ...

'This Is Borderline Evil' - Minecraft Creator Speaks Out Against ESA Calling Private Servers 'Illegal'

"I did not wish for my work to be used against people." ...

Minecraft 26.3 Update: Expected Release Date, Features & More

Discover the Minecraft 26.3 update featuring the Dappled Forest biome, Poplar wood, Shelf Mushrooms, and might release around ...
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Stop Killing Games just got stopped in California, and the ESA says Minecraft servers are illegal

The Stop Killing Games movement’s California bill just stalled out, thanks in part to a game-industry lobby that told ...

ESA representative calls Minecraft community servers "illegal" during Stop Killing Games hearing

The ESA called community-run Minecraft servers "illegal" during a California hearing, reigniting debate over game ...