CD Projekt Red Issues DMCA Against Paid Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod

CD Projekt Red has issued a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice against a virtual reality mod for Cyberpunk 2077, citing unauthorized monetization of its intellectual property. The mod, created by VR (virtual reality) developer Luke Ross, was available only to paying Patreon subscribers, prompting its removal following a legal exchange between both parties.

The studio confirmed the action through Jan Rosner, Vice President of Business Development, who clarified the paid release violated CD Projekt Red’s Fan Content Guidelines.

“This directly violates our Fan Content Guidelines: we never allow monetization of our IP without our direct permission and/or an agreement in place,” Rosner stated on X (formerly Twitter). He added that the company asked Ross to either make the mod free with optional donations or remove it altogether, stressing that “making a profit from our IP, in any form, always requires permission.”

CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod Dispute Explained

Ross said the DMCA followed an “ongoing legal exchange” on Patreon and rejected the publisher’s interpretation, arguing that his R.E.A.L. VR framework does not qualify as derivative work or fan content. 

He replied to Rosner on X that the software contains “absolutely zero code or assets” from Cyberpunk 2077 and supports more than 40 games built on different engines. Ross compared the framework to tools like RivaTuner, which process rendered output without infringing on game assets.

The move mirrors earlier enforcement actions, including the 2022 removal of Ross’s VR mods for Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 following a DMCA notice from Take-Two Interactive. Following the Cyberpunk 2077 notice, Ross locked older Patreon posts and confirmed that future R.E.A.L. VR releases would remove Cyberpunk support.

Despite the dispute, Ross said development continues on other projects, including a VR conversion for Baldur's Gate 3, underscoring ongoing friction between publishers’ IP (intellectual property) controls and paid community modding.