lawsuits
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GTA Creators: Lindsay Lohan Is Suing Us ‘For Publicity Purposes’
30In July, Lindsay Lohan filed suit against Rockstar Games for a Grand Theft Auto V character that she says is based on her. Now the makers of Red Dead Redemption say that the movie star is only suing them to garner buzz.
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Oculus Fires Back At ‘Silly, Money-Grabbing’ ZeniMax Lawsuit
Last month, ZeniMax officially dropped the lawsuit hammer on Oculus, accusing the virtual reality company of “illegally misappropriating” their trade secrets in an extensive legal complaint. In the suit, ZeniMax alleged that Oculus had infringed upon their copyrights and trademarks, and that id Software co-founder John Carmack had provided technology to Oculus before he joined…
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Does This Look Like A Magic: The Gathering Clone To You?
Disputes over intellectual property walk a fine line between meting out justice and delving headfirst into a ridiculous bramble of legalese. It’s not clear which side Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast’s lawsuit against the creators of Hex: The Shards of Fate will end up on. But trying to compare the two games,…
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Duke Nukem Creators 3D Realms Sue Gearbox Over Unpaid Royalties
Apogee Software/3D Realms — the studio that spent more than a decade working on Duke Nukem Forever — is suing Gearbox Software, the company that bought that game’s rights and released the long-brewing sequel in 2011. Apogee/3D Realms alleges that Gearbox has refused to pay more than $US2 million owed to 3D Realms from royalties…