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Veteran Halo and Destiny composer Marty O'Donnell has been ordered to pay Bungie tens of thousands in legal fees after being found in contempt of court, Eurogamer reported earlier today.Fired from Bungie back in 2014 (an act he accuses of "Activision meddling"), O'Donnell was ordered to return all assets relating to his work on Destiny and Music of the Spheres (a Destiny concept album) back to the studio, and was prohibited from sharing or performing music from those scores. But starting in 2019, O'Donnell began sharing musical sketches, variations, and full compositions on YouTube and Bandcamp (where, notably, listeners could donate money towards the releases).In April, Bungie filed contempt of court papers against the composer, with a motion obtained by Eurogamer reading: "Mr. O'Donnell's very possession of such materials proves he did not comply with the order to return 'all material' to Bungie."
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