CD Projekt vs. Modders: The $20K Cyberpunk VR Mod That Couldn't Stay Hidden

A $20,000/month VR mod for Cyberpunk 2077 was removed after CD Projekt issued a DMCA notice against its creator, Luke Ross. The R.E.A.L. VR mod, monetized via Patreon, faced legal action from CD Projekt and Take-Two, sparking debate over modding policies.

Ross described the conflict as "iron-clad corpo logic": companies profit while modders must work for free. A Virtualreality subreddit user countered: "He knew he was outside the ToS and just chose to get away with it as long as he could. Now he's trying to play the victim."

CD Projekt's fan content guidelines explicitly prohibit paid mods, permitting only "reasonable donations". The dispute highlights tensions between monetization and copyright enforcement in modding communities.