On 4/19/00 10:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote
> I can actually cite a real world case from the Game industry.
>
> What Ryan describes is essentially what happened with the FASA/Playmates
>lawsuit. FASA was able to prove the validity of their copyright on a number
>of 'Mech designs, but Playmates was then able to 'prove' that they weren't
>infringing on FASA's copyrights.
Rather amusing that FASA would sue anyone for copyright infringement,
after the whole Battletech/Macross/Harmony Gold mess (basically, the
original version of Battletech, before it was called BT, "borrowed" mech
designs from three anime series. Those "borrowed" mechs were kept in
later editions of Battletech, until FASA finally got sued over them).
Unfortunately, that particular settlement is buried under a gag clause :)
It is telling that the infringing mech art has been dropped from the
game, however, including some of the all-time favorites (Marauders,
Warhammers, Riflemen, Archers, Shadowhawks...)
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