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Sega Sues Level 5 for Patent infringement
Topic Started: Tuesday, 11. December 2012, 20:30 (380 Views)
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http://www.gamechup.com/sega-sues-level-5-for-patent-infringement-seeking-900-million-yen-in-damages/

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“A mechanism to manipulate the characters by touching the screen with your finger or pen.” Sega is claiming that “two patents acquired by the company has been compromised”.


IP copyright laws are ****ed and need a serious overhaul. They're made so categorically vague that you need a legion of people fluent in legal-babble to understand what the patent represents.
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Winter is coming.
I do agree that patents can be a little ridiculous - and often times little companies can get their ideas stolen almost entirely by bigger companies and have nothing come of it (Zynga and TinyTower comes to mind).
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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-12/level-5-responds-to-sega-inazuma-eleven-lawsuit

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Level 5 added that it has analyzed and studied the differences between its methods and Sega's patents, and has concluded that it has not violated the patents. Level 5 also said that even though it has not violated the patents, the patents themselves cover a basic operation for touchscreen games nowadays, and Sega's lawsuit will negatively impact the video game industry's growth by limiting its options. Level 5 added that, as a member of the same industry, the lawsuit itself makes the company "feel uncomfortable."


i agree with this, it could even impact nintendo since it releases games on DS.
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