YouTuber's GoFundMe to sue Minecraft reaches $100,000

A recent controversy arose after YouTuber Kian Brose posted a video on YouTube declaring that he was trying to sue Minecraft and its parent company, Mojang AB for a host of improprieties. Among several chief concerns, Brose raised the issue of players getting addicted to gambling on servers and unclear regulations that resulted in flouting of the rules set by EULA.

In response, Brose started a legal recourse and sought the public's help to hold the developers responsible. The GoFundMe page has already reached nearly $100,000 and counting. Here's everything you need to know about Kian Brose's legal battle against Mojang.

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YouTuber raises $100,000 in lawsuit against Minecraft

On December 3, 2024, YouTuber Kian Brose posted an explosive video accusing Minecraft and its parent company, Mojang, of gross violation of European laws and treaties. Within just a few days, the viral video had already crossed 1.7 million views and saw thousands of viewers and gamers online rallying in support of the collective class-action lawsuit.

In the video, Brose mentioned that it had started with the developer reinterpreting the title's terms of service. It stated that all guns would be banned on commercially used servers since it goes against not only Mojang's brand and commercial guidelines. This further added to the existing issues of noncompliance with EULA rules.

According to Brose, the terms of service provided by the developer were intentionally vague, aiming to leave it open-ended and use it as a loophole. Additionally, he pointed out that the changes to Minecraft's terms were supposedly not intimated to users apart from a blog post on their website.

He further went on to state that despite banning guns on servers, the Minecraft Marketplace was still selling add-ons that used and added guns along with other blasters to the game. He stated that his server mcwar, along with many popular servers were essentially forced to cease their operations due to this policy change.

Since Mojang was based in Sweden, Brose had approached Swedish regulatory bodies. He also claimed to have approached bodies related to EULA since Minecraft was sold in the European Union, making it a matter under their jurisdiction. Despite several efforts, the Swedish legal aid bodies had apparently turned him down, stating there were not enough grounds to take legal recourse.

Since the government bodies had denied support, this prompted Brose to start a GoFundMe page to collect money to fight a legal battle using private lawyers or legal firms. He posted with a donation goal of SEK 915,000, which is roughly $84,000. As of writing, the campaign has reached SEK 1,109,252 or $101,000, with over 4000 individuals donating.

Users who donated to the legal fund on the GoFundMe page stated their dissatisfaction with Mojang and their practices. Many of them pointed out the dangers of gambling present in servers that the game allowed unchecked. They hoped that the legal battle and the lawsuit could set a precedent for accountability on the developer's part:

Many users hoped that this lawsuit would set a precedent (Image via GoFundMe)

Mojang AB or its parent company Microsoft have not made any statement regarding these allegations.

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