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News: Tecmo Settles Nude Patch Lawsuit



Japanese publisher and developer Tecmo has settled its lawsuit against fan website Ninjahacker.net, after more than four months of legal action. The lawsuit began after Tecmo accused the site’s operators of creating or distributing patches for the games Dead or Alive 3 and Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball that allowed the already scantily clad characters to be played in the nude. Among other claims, Tecmo alleged copyright infringement, to which Ninjahacker.net replied that their modification was a fair use.

Read the full Gamasutra news story.

Previous Gamasutra news articles on this topic:

Tecmo Sues Hackers Over Xbox Game Modifications

Round-Up: Lionhead Apology, Majesco for DS, Tecmo's Lawsuit

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