Umbhali waseNorth Carolina uyisa i-Activision Blizzard, Infinity Ward kanye ne-Major League Gaming Corp. enkantolo ngezinsolo zokwephulwa kwe-copyright.
Icala lifakwe nguClayton Haugen, umthwebuli wezithombe ozichaza ngokwakhe, umthwebuli wevidiyo nombhali, othi umlingisi wakhe othi "Cade Janus" ukopishwe yi-Activision ukuze enze i-Call of Duty operator uMara. Ngokusho kwecala, u-Haugen udale u-Cade Janus njengomlingiswa omaphakathi wendaba emfushane ebizwa nge-November Renaissance ayethemba ukuthi izokwenziwa ifilimu (ngiyabonga, I-TorrentFreak).
Emuva ngo-2017, u-Haugen waqasha umsakazi u-Alex Zedra ukuthi aveze umlingiswa ezithombeni ezimbalwa, kwabelwane ngayo kwezokuxhumana futhi yathunyelwa kuma-studio amafilimu, kodwa u-Haugen uthi lezi zithombe zasetshenziswa yi-Activision njengomhlahlandlela wokwakhiwa kweMara. U-Haugen uphinde wathi i-Activision empeleni iqashe uZedra ukuthi askene ukufana kwakhe nomdlalo. Icala lithi i-Activision iqashe umdwebi wezimonyo ofanayo ukuthi akhiqize kabusha ukubukeka phansi "kusandiso sezinwele ezifanayo", futhi yacela ukuthi uZedra abuze u-Haugen izingubo ezifanayo ezigqokwa ku-photoshoot yasekuqaleni.
