Suing Minecraft Because They Broke The Law & Pissed Me Off

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Minecraft, a game launched by Mojang in 2011 has been found to break several laws within the European Union. This video will go through and shine a light on their unlawful behaviours and go into the legal process that followed afterwards.

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Accompanying document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l3fxs_pZBTdWu7q_iiRKwQdhkEKp8zkuw0O3KBVWC-I/edit?usp=sharing

The crowdfunding campaign:
https://gofund.me/1d529b36

The Lawsuit Class Action Lawsuit discord channel: 
https://discord.gg/mojanglawsuit

Twitter McWar Account: (I refuse to call it anything but twitter)
https://x.com/mcwar_official 

McWar project original discord:
https://discord.gg/mdBfGPQqcU

Video chapters:

00:00 Introduction
00:11 Why I got beef with Mojang
01:05 Coping with reality
01:48 Demanding answers
03:06 The investigation begins
03:34 Europe & US
03:52 The first email
04:09 “Specific prohibitions”
04:29 Hiding information from the public, act 1
04:52 Europe enters the chat
05:29 Confirmation of unlawful behaviour
06:25 Mojang ignoring the problem
07:02 The EULA update
07:40 Refusal to notify
08:04 Attempting to fix the problem through backlash
08:19 The cover-up
09:10 It got worse
09:22 Crates & Keys
09:48 Hiding information from the public & lying in the contract, act 2
09:55 The consequences
10:31 Swedish regulations
10:51 Anticompetitive practices
11:07 The Lawsuit
11:24 Seeking Justice
11:38 European Charter of Fundamental Rights
12:07 The legal aid institution
12:45 The 100 hours
13:26 The oversight bodies
13:37 The consumer protection agency
13:54 The Swedish national board of consumer complaints
14:11 The system has failed
14:33 It's up to you now

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