Modder Who Accused CDPR of "Corporate Thinking" Receives Another Strike - His Patreon Page Blocked
This time, the complaint came from publisher 505 Games due to a paid VR mod for Ghostrunner.
Luke Ross, the creator of popular VR mods for major games, has suspended his Patreon and closed access to all his modifications after receiving a second copyright strike.
Previously, Ross had already stopped developing a VR mod for Cyberpunk 2077 after claims from CD Projekt, and now he has received a similar notification from 505 Games — this time due to the VR version of the action game Ghostrunner.
After the new strike, Ross announced that he is temporarily freezing Patreon: new subscribers will not receive any bonuses, and all content will remain closed "until legal issues are resolved." He promised current subscribers to extend access for another month without additional payment.
Ross is known for his R.E.A.L. VR series of mods for games such as Elden Ring, Days Gone, and Far Cry. His works were available through a paid subscription on Patreon, which reportedly brought the craftsman about $20,000 a month.
The situation around Ross became widely discussed after comments from CD Projekt Red. A company representative stated that the reason for the strike was a violation of the rules for using fan content, as the mod was distributed for money. According to CDPR, monetizing its intellectual property without a separate agreement is unacceptable, and the developer was offered to either make the mod free with voluntary donations or remove it.
Ross himself disagreed with this interpretation, accusing CDPR of "corporate thinking". He insists that his VR solutions are not fan or derivative content, as they do not contain code or assets from the games and are independent software that works with different engines. In response, he compared his mods to utilities such as performance overlays, which interact with the game but do not violate the publishers' copyrights.
