Jan. 6, according to foreign media reports, the U.S. state of Connecticut sued Walker Digital Corp. and social game developer Zynga known game companies Activision (Activision) and the latter a subsidiary Blizzard (Blizzard Entertainment). "World of Warcraft" and "Call of Duty" series and other works of the accused infringement.
Walker Digital, said the three companies of the game works infringed a patent, patent number 6,425,828. The patent titled "System Database Online Distributed Competition", in the July 30, 2002 available. Walker Digital, said the game is mainly a method patent for multiplayer games, exchange of information among team members. Walker Digita also stressed that the three companies of infringing products, including "Mafia Wars", "Call of Duty" series and "World of Warcraft" and so on. May wish to continue to focus on the following under the snow some interesting copyright issues.
1. DOTA copyright dispute: Blizzard Dota forced to be renamed "DOTA"
After the popular world, Valve has announced that it will be released next year "DOTA2", and Blizzard has also previously announced StarCraft 2 a custom map "Blizzard DOTA ". The map, however Blizzard has changed its name to "Blizzard ALL-Stars", let us take a look inside stories.
Les DOTA let the majority of game makers insight into the interests of them, in Valve Corporation jointly Icefrog create "DOTA2", the Blizzard is also the RTS masterpiece "StarCraft 2" added to the "Blizzard DOTA" This official Custom map. Although the two works are not yet officially released, but the copyright dispute which broke out has already begun: Blizzard quietly changed its name to Blizzard DOTA ALL-Stars.
2. Founder sue Blizzard wins 400 million price 1.45 million compensation awarded only bathing
February 2010, the Founder v. Blizzard electronics and other four defendants in the online game "World of Warcraft" Founder fonts used in the infringement case 5 font.