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  2. Intellectual property protection of video games - Wikipedia

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    Multiple EU directives have been issued related to copyright that affect video games, but at the core, the Computer Programs Directive of 1991 provide for copyright protection of video games in their source code and all its constituent parts in its fixed format, such as on an optical disc or printed circuit. The audio, visual and other creative ...

  3. Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    The copyright cases of Midway, Galoob, and Micro Star continue to guide the law around game modifications, that a permanent modification is likely copyright infringement, where an impermanent modification is not. [27] The Galoob precedent has led courts to permit the use of third-party software to manipulate and cheat at other games. [30]

  4. Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Mino was downloaded millions of times, and Tetris Holding filed a DMCA notice and eventually a lawsuit against Xio for copyright infringement. The earliest video game case law had protected the designs in Galaxian and Pac-Man. But later cases such as Data East USA, Inc. v. Epyx, Inc. found that it is permissible to make a video game clone with ...

  5. Legal issues with fan fiction - Wikipedia

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    For this reason, in fanfiction, making a successful case for trademark infringement is more difficult than for copyright infringement. An additional defense to trademark infringement or dilution relies on the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech. Courts have shown reluctance to curtail creative uses of trademarks in expressive works.

  6. Category:Video game copyright case law - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Video game copyright case law" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America Inc.

  7. MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] In the ruling, the summary judgment against MDY for contributory copyright infringement was reversed. The court ruled that "for a licensee's violation of a contract to constitute copyright infringement, there must be a nexus between the condition and the licensor's exclusive rights of copyright.

  8. Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corp.

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    from copying or using the Sony BIOS code in the development of the Virtual Game Station for Windows; and; from selling the Virtual Game Station for Macintosh or the Virtual Game Station for Windows. The district court also impounded all of Connectix's copies of the Sony BIOS and all copies of works based upon or incorporating Sony BIOS.

  9. Sega v. Accolade - Wikipedia

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    Stemming from the publishing of several Sega Genesis games by video game publisher Accolade, which had disassembled Genesis software in order to publish games without being licensed by Sega, the case involved several overlapping issues, including the scope of copyright, permissible uses for trademarks, and the scope of the fair use doctrine for ...