Shrygue
February 13th, 2008, 20:42
via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=182198)
When you hear a company is going to court over piracy issues, you immediatlry think of DS and the R4 issue, or how nearly every game is available in Korea before the developers have even finished it. But fake swords? That's a new one in our book.
Square Enix says other pirates could be named and dragged into court and that the lawsuit is part of its anti-piracy measures against people who make unauthorised use (and bags of cash) of its brands.
General counsel Yasuhiko Hasegawa said, "We are actively pursuing those who commit intellectual property infringement against our company. Any illegal activities, including the sale and distribution of unauthorized replica merchandise and counterfeit jewelry, and the unauthorized copying of Square Enix games, music, movies, images, and other intellectual property, will be prosecuted."
Quick, hide those fake Tifa earrings you bought the misses ten years ago...
When you hear a company is going to court over piracy issues, you immediatlry think of DS and the R4 issue, or how nearly every game is available in Korea before the developers have even finished it. But fake swords? That's a new one in our book.
Square Enix says other pirates could be named and dragged into court and that the lawsuit is part of its anti-piracy measures against people who make unauthorised use (and bags of cash) of its brands.
General counsel Yasuhiko Hasegawa said, "We are actively pursuing those who commit intellectual property infringement against our company. Any illegal activities, including the sale and distribution of unauthorized replica merchandise and counterfeit jewelry, and the unauthorized copying of Square Enix games, music, movies, images, and other intellectual property, will be prosecuted."
Quick, hide those fake Tifa earrings you bought the misses ten years ago...