Pokemon Company wins $15 million copyright case against 6 Chinese companies who developed 1 creature-catching RPG that flew too close to the Solrock
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An allegedPokemonclone has just cost its developers and publishers a whopping $15 million following a copyright infringement lawsuit fromThe Pokemon Company.
Today, The Pokemon Company announced that it won the case as the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court found Pocket Monster Reissue to be in violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law. One of the six Chinese developers and publishers involved was ordered to pay over $15 million in damages, while another three are to bear joint liability - although the three are now filing an appeal against this decision.
This isn’t the first time the Pokemon brand has taken legal action against alleged clones, and it likely won’t be the last. Back in January,Nintendo targeted PokeZoo- another game featuring seemingly blatant ripoffs of Pokemon’s own assets and designs. Thankfully, there are plenty ofgames like Pokemonto play out there that aren’t legally ambiguous - and I’ll personally be sticking to those.
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After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she’s not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she’s probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she’s spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you’ll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
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