Apparently the Dying Light mod DMCA takedowns were a mistake, too

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Yesterday we reported that Dying Light mods had been taken down by Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices. The US-based Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which was blamed for the move, has now said it was a mistake.
Dying Light owners had managed to disable the game's always-active film grain via a small 523-byte file, which was then shared via sites such as MediaFire and TinyUpload. But it was removed after an anti-piracy claim issued by the ESA using the DMCA.
It was unclear at the time whether the claim originated from developer Techland or publisher Warner Bros - or both. A representative for Techland told Eurogamer neither party was responsible and that it was investigating the issue.
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