Take Two Interactive Software, Inc. v. Playerauctions, Inc.
Summary
Take Two Interactive sues Playerauctions for copyright infringement over virtual game item sales.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage events: 2P · 0D · 1N (6 articles)
Latest ruling: plaintiff (2026-04-16)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
5 plaintiff-favorable · 0 defendant-favorable · 1 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 2 plaintiff · 0 defendant · 1 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Take-Two Takes Accuses PlayerAuctions of Selling GTA V Hacked AccountsBitdefender · 2025-03-17
- PlayerAuctions sued over hacked GTA accountsCybernews · 2025-03-13
- GTA 5 Online modded accounts seller PlayerAuctions gets in legal trouble with Take-Two InteractiveSportskeeda · 2025-03-12
- Take-Two sues PlayerAuctions: Cracking down on GTA Online’s black market economyThe Times of India · 2025-03-11
None classified yet.
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Counsel of record
- Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLPConstance Kang, James David Berkley, Karin G. Pagnanelli +1 more
- Dykema Gossett PLLCJ. Daniel Harkins, Michael J Word, Ryan D. Borelo
- Dykema Gossett LLPBrian H. Newman
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Docket no.
- 2:25-cv-01880
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Otis D. Wright II
- Filed
- 2025-03-04
- Last filing
- 2026-08-25
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
DOES Paiao Network Technology Shanghai Co., Ltd IMI Exchange LLC Playerauctions, Inc. Take Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Docket entries
- #842026-06-18
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- 2026-06-18
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- #832026-06-16
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- #822026-06-16
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- #742026-04-17
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- #732026-04-16
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DEEM DEFENDANT PAIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. A/K/A PLAYER AUCTIONS (SH) CO. LTD. SERVED 48 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: The Court GRANTS Take-Two's Motion and deems PAS served. (Dkt. No. 48.). PAS shall answer or otherwise respond to Take-Two's First Amended Complaint within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this Order. (lc) Modified on 4/16/2026 (lc).
- 2026-04-02
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- 2026-01-13
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- 2025-11-18
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- 2025-09-22
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- 2025-05-23
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- 2025-04-09
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- 2025-03-21
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.