What happens now that the funding goal is reached

I am severely sleep deprived & this video update announcement took a little longer to make than I expected.

We are now at the stage where the minimum amount for a collective class action lawsuit where a favorable outcome can be expected has been reached. This does not necessarily mean that the funds available will suffice but should according to estimates let us fight for over at least over one year.

So what’s next?

I’ve been in calls with people with a legal background (vetted to actually do have one w/ identification and not the twitter / reddit user that thinks he knows what he’s talking about) and the current outstanding points and uncertainties that will be addressed as soon as we can are:

We will answer & research:

What are the options for legal representation? We’ll shortly be compiling a list of viable options then sorting through them to see which one would fit us best.

The lawyer(s)/legal firm that is to be selected as our legal representative has to answer:

It is possible for users that are bound by forced arbitration clauses in some countries to participate in a European class action where waivers aren’t enforceable in court?

To what extend can the “scope” of the class action lawsuit be extended without causing potential costly delays/ In what way would executing this class action result in a favorable outcome? For example, the overwhelming majority of issues all stem back from the contract (EULA/MUG) such as gambling, hidden clauses etc that have all caused a ton of damages in their own way. The main issue is that there are lots of different ways the damage has been caused, and bundling too many things into a single class action risks extending it further where it may be a better option to split it and start with the one we are most likely to win “quickly” (within the bounds of what “quick” means in the legal world) to set a base for the next class action. Given we have limited funding we will realistically have to explore what the viable options are to actually have a good projection of winning, but as mentioned every step of the process will be transparently communicated EXCEPT for information that could be used by Mojang to mount a defense in advance.

So what’s going to happen with the money and how will things be communicated?

At the start I wanted to look into the option of withdrawing small chunks from the GoFundMe for public peace of mind whenever necessary, but I have been talking to their employees that notified us about the entire sum having to be withdrawn before April 2nd 2025 in full to avoid the crowdfund being cancelled.

Since withdrawing smaller chunks is not an option, I will open a bank account in a Swedish bank (which are under very strict regulations) for the sole purpose of this class action lawsuit’s fund management & will prepare a system for regular bank statements to be uploaded and logs of any & every transaction involving community funding to be made publicly available. Any decisions involving substantial amounts of money will be communicated publicly, sometimes requiring a vote, to make sure that what we’re doing aligns with your wishes.

About messages and tickets

I have been trying really, REALLY hard to keep up with everything but am at the point of writing this still delayed in answering hundreds of messages and emails which I apologize for. This is partially due to receiving copious amounts of appreciation messages (which I really appreciate, but for the sake of keeping things efficient where I am trying to review everything, it slows down the amount of things I can address daily significantly) for which I will be disabling my DMs from this server. This has grown to an unprecedented extent and I’m going to need every bit of help I can from the staff team to help sort through the information submitted through tickets and bring fourth the things I need / should personally address so I can deal with the legal stuff & lawyers in the mean time.

A note on public sentiment

I have been receiving some notices of people acting like this is the end of Minecraft / Mojang or that they just “want to see them burn”. And while I understand where the sentiment is coming from & is in most times justified, this makes things look rather unprofessional. I have been shying away from trying to censor these opinions due to being against censorship, but will have to start relying more on rules for things to stay on track in the public channels through the moderation team; hopefully that’s understandable. Remember that we are not here to kill the game, we are here to fix the issue that’s been rotting the community for years: the EULA (& subsequent documents) and its direct consequences.

To sign off, I am once again astounded by the scale things have gotten to and the community reception & really thank all of you for participating in the largest ever attempt to actually get a positive change to happen in this game for once. I’m currently under amounts of stress & pressure that are difficult to put into words due to the crushing expectations of hundreds of thousands & 1000s of donors that now have a direct stake into the cause & will most likely at times need to take a break to not get burnt out.

I look forward to what the future brings.