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December 12th, 2009, 04:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/2009/09/custom_1252719837781_fallout_lawsuit.jpgA federal judge has shot down a motion by Bethesda Softworks (http://kotaku.com/tag/bethesdasoftworks/) to stop Interplay from selling three PC Fallout titles it published. The decision also means Interplay's work on the Fallout MMO continues (http://kotaku.com/5404482/rumor-first-fallout-online-project-v13-screen-shots), though the lawsuit against them (http://kotaku.com/5357724/bethesda-sues-interplay-over-fallout-trademark-infringement) still lives.
Here's the score: Bethesda sued Interplay, claiming the Fallout Trilogy bundle it was selling and marketing through digital distribution services was "confusingly similar" to Bethesda's Fallout 3 (http://kotaku.com/tag/fallout3/) products going out this year. Bethesda also wants to terminate Interplay's contract to develop the Fallout MMO (http://kotaku.com/tag/falloutmmo/), a deal signed when Bethesda bought the rights in 2007 - for $5.75 million - from Interplay, the series' original publisher.
But U.S. District Court Judge Deborah K. Chasanow rejected Bethesda's request for an injunction, without giving any reasons, in a ruling first found by Fallout fan Web site Duck and Cover (http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23489), and reported today by Gamasutra.
Court Denies Bethesda's Motion To Block Interplay Fallout Activity (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26491/Court_Denies_Bethesdas_Motion_To_Block_Interplay_F allout_Activity.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GamasutraNews+(Gamasutra+News )) [Gamasutra]
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Here's the score: Bethesda sued Interplay, claiming the Fallout Trilogy bundle it was selling and marketing through digital distribution services was "confusingly similar" to Bethesda's Fallout 3 (http://kotaku.com/tag/fallout3/) products going out this year. Bethesda also wants to terminate Interplay's contract to develop the Fallout MMO (http://kotaku.com/tag/falloutmmo/), a deal signed when Bethesda bought the rights in 2007 - for $5.75 million - from Interplay, the series' original publisher.
But U.S. District Court Judge Deborah K. Chasanow rejected Bethesda's request for an injunction, without giving any reasons, in a ruling first found by Fallout fan Web site Duck and Cover (http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23489), and reported today by Gamasutra.
Court Denies Bethesda's Motion To Block Interplay Fallout Activity (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26491/Court_Denies_Bethesdas_Motion_To_Block_Interplay_F allout_Activity.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GamasutraNews+(Gamasutra+News )) [Gamasutra]
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