Copyrights
Case Update: Nintendo v. Niu
Nintendo v. Niu United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Case No. c-n10-791k, filed May 11, 2010. This case arose from copyright and trademark infringement on the part of…
Antonick v. Electronic Arts
Antonick v. Electronic Arts, Inc. United States District Court for the District of Northern California Case No: 3:11-cv-01543 On Friday, June 21, 2013, a one-week trial culminated in a jury finding that…
Case Update: Electronic Arts, Inc. v. Zynga, Inc.
Case Update: Electronic Arts, Inc. v. Zynga, Inc. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Case No.3:2012cv04099. Filed On August 3, 2012 The suit filed last year by EA for…
New Case: Allen v. EA (Tattoo Art)
Courtesy of Law360: Law360, New York (January 07, 2013, 1:01 PM ET) —Electronic Arts Inc. and former NFL running back Ricky Williams were sued recently in Louisiana federal court by a tattoo…
New Case: Forest Park Pictures v. Universal Television Network, Inc.
Forest Park Pictures v. Universal Television Network, Inc. U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Case no. 11-2011-cv, Decided June 26, 2012 A recent Second Circuit case has held contract claims with promises…
Ubisoft Sues Beiswenger for Declaration of Rights
Beiswenger may have dismissed his suit against Ubisoft in the Assassin’s Creed dispute, but the battle is not over yet. In the original case, John Beiswenger sued Ubisoft for copyright infringement, alleging that…
New Case: Electronic Arts Inc. v. Zynga Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc. v. Zynga Inc. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Case No.3:2012cv04099. Filed On August 3, 2012 Two media giants, Electronic Arts and Zynga, have once…
New Case: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. v. Alyson Reeves et al
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. v. Alyson Reeves et al United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:2009cv07621, Filed On October 20, 2009 In October of 2009, Blizzard brought suit against…
New Case: Kenneth W Penders II v. Sega of America Inc et al
Kenneth W Penders II v. Sega of America Inc et al United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:2011cv08173, Filed On October 3, 2011 A dispute over copyright ownership of contributions…
New Case: Bissoon-Dath et al v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. et al
Bissoon-Dath et al v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. et al U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Case No. 10-15783, Filed On April 9, 2010 Back in 2008, Plaintiff Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and…
New Case: OG International, LTD. et al v. Ubisoft Entertainment et al
OG International, LTD. et al v. Ubisoft Entertainment et al United States District Court, Northern District of California Case No. 3:2011cv04980, Filed On October 7, 2011 Both OG International and Ubisoft create games that…
Case Update: Beiswenger v. Ubisoft (Assassin’s Creed)
John L. Beiswenger v. Ubisoft Entertainment et al. U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania Case No. 1:12-cv-00717-CCC, Filed On April 17, 2012 Case Update: May 2012 Following a settlement with Game Trailers out of…
New Case: Evony, LLC v. Philip Holland
Evony, LLC v. Philip Holland United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania Case No. 2:2011cv00064, Filed On Januaru 18, 2011 Evony, LLC is a company that develops, publishes, and operates the game…
New Case: Archie Comic Publications Inc. v. Penders
Archie Comic Publications Inc. v. Penders U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Case No. 1:10-cv-08858, Filed On November 23, 2010 During November of 2010, Archie Comic Publications filed suit against Ken…
Case Update: Friedrich v. Take Two Interactive (Ghost Rider)
Friedrich v. Marvel et al. U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Case No. 08-cv-01533 Case Update: May 2012 After 2 years of legal dispute between Gary Friedrich and Marvel, Marvel…
New Case: Spry Fox v. LolApps et al. (Copyright) – W.D.Wash.
In a case reminiscent of Incredible Technologies v. Virtual Technologies, and one that is sure to provide some much needed guidance (if it goes the distance) regarding when copying someone else’s game…
Jagex Wins Court Case Against Bot Developers
Jagex Games Studio WINS COURT CASE AGAINST RUNESCAPE BOT DEVELOPERS GAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES Cambridge, UK –1st February, 2012 – Jagex Games Studio, a leading independent developer and publisher of online games, finalized…
Case Analysis: Sega v. MAPHIA
Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. MAPHIA et al. 857 F. Supp. 679 (N.D. Cal. 1994) The defendants in this copyright and trademark infringement case operated an electronic bulletin board service called “MAPHIA”…
A “Breakout” Case: Atari Games Corp. v. Oman
Atari Games Corp. v. Oman 979 F.2d 242 (D.C. Cir. 1992) I. Background In 1989, Atari brought an action against Ralph Oman, the Register of Copyrights at the time, that…
Case Update: Gametech v. Grand Vision Gaming (D. MT) [C]
GAMETECH INTERNATIONAL, INC., v. GRAND VISION GAMING, LLC, TIMOTHY CARSON, and MERLE FRANK, and JOHN DOES 1-10. United States District Court for the District of Montana Case No. 09-cv-00039 Case…