Journalists Not Implicated as Square Enix Sues Over Deus Ex Press Show Leak
Unnamed Italians in court
Square Enix is taking some unnamed Italian folks to court because they, "infiltrated its preview of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution, downloaded the game, and distributed the preview to third parties."
So says a report on the PatentArcade blog, which goes into some detail stating that following a closed press event in which NDAs were signed, "One of the video game reviewers authorized to view the game preview was an Italian video game review magazine, GMC. Unknown individuals logged into the restricted internet portal to view the game preview using GMC’s access information."
The complaint, however, also makes it clear that "this was done without the permission or knowledge of the GMC reviewer, and came from an IP address not associated with GMC."
Square is seeking damages in excess of $5000, as well as "a permanent injunction of copying and republishing against defendants, as well as actual and statutory damages, and attorney’s fees and costs. We’ll update you on future developments in this case."
Source: PatentArcade
So says a report on the PatentArcade blog, which goes into some detail stating that following a closed press event in which NDAs were signed, "One of the video game reviewers authorized to view the game preview was an Italian video game review magazine, GMC. Unknown individuals logged into the restricted internet portal to view the game preview using GMC’s access information."
The complaint, however, also makes it clear that "this was done without the permission or knowledge of the GMC reviewer, and came from an IP address not associated with GMC."
Square is seeking damages in excess of $5000, as well as "a permanent injunction of copying and republishing against defendants, as well as actual and statutory damages, and attorney’s fees and costs. We’ll update you on future developments in this case."
Source: PatentArcade
Companies:
Square Enix
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