Former Destiny Composer Asks People To “Destroy” Music He Released Without Permission
“If you have copies of these assets, you should refrain from sharing and destroy any copies of them.”
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Martin O’Donnell used to be a composer at Bungie and has worked on Destiny and even created Halo’s iconic theme. Unfortunately, legal issues between him and the company resulted in him having to pay $100,000 in damages for being in contempt of a 2015 injunction that barred him from owning materials related to Destiny and Bungie, or posting them for profit.
O’Donnel has now taken to Twitter and YouTube pages, asking fans to remove any content related to Destiny or Music of the Spheres from any public platform as it is not owned by him, but by Bungie.
“I do not have, and have not had since at least April 2014, the legal authority to possess or distribute non-commercially available material related to Destiny or Music of the Spheres (including material I composed or created while working for Bungie),” he said.
“This material is owned by Bungie. If you posted any of these assets on a website or other publicly available platform, you should remove the content immediately. If you have copies of these assets, you should refrain from sharing and destroy any copies of them. This request does not apply to any Destiny or Music of the Spheres material that you lawfully obtained from commercially available sources.”
Back in 2014, O’Donnell was fired from Bungie, leading to a wrongful termination lawsuit which he eventually won. However, as part of the ruling, O’Donnell had to relinquish all materials related to Destiny or Bungie, and was barred from using said materials for his own personal gain. However, in 2015 he posted videos relating to Destiny and its musical development to his YouTube and social media accounts, which was in violation of the ruling, leading to the damages payment.
O’Donnell has argued that $100,000 was not a reasonable amount to pay for the legal fees and third-party forensics examination to ensure he was in compliance with the court order to delete all Destiny related material. Unfortunately, there was no way around it and he’d have to pay up. Given the cost, O’Donnell even asked his followers to purchase the Golem soundtrack to help cover his legal fees.
Link Source : https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-composer-martin-odonnell-destroy-music-halo-bungie/