If the case had progressed, Zeroo Gravity would have been required to answer to the initial complaint by October 28.
Light & Wonder, a major American distributor of gaming products and services, sued fellow company Zeroo Gravity Games for claimed copyright infringement. According to NEXT.io, the previous business has since abandoned its accusations.
L&W May Have Reached an Agreement with Zero Gravity.
According to the gaming news source, Light & Wonder withdrew the complaint on October 25 after it gained traction in September. The provider’s rationale for not pursuing the lawsuit is unknown, although NEXT.io hypothesized that the two parties may have struck an agreement.
For perspective, the lawsuit began in July, when Light & Wonder claimed that Zeroo Gravity’s 3 Stuffed Swine mobile slot bore striking resemblance to the former company’s Rich Little Piggies: Meal Ticket game. L&W maintained that Zeroo Gravity was more than just inspiration; according to the initial complaint, the latter company’s product drew on comparable themes, concepts, and game mechanics. Finally, Zeroo Gravity reportedly copied graphics “verbatim.”
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As a result, L&W requested in a California court that all copies of the game be confiscated that Zeroo Gravity pay damages.
If the lawsuit had proceeded, Zeroo Gravity would have had to answer to the initial complaint by October 28.
L&W Lost the Dragon Train Case.
Ten days before Light & Wonder dismissed its case against Zeroo Gravity, Aristocrat secured a satisfactory deal with Dinh Toan Tran, a former long-time employee. The settlement addressed a legal struggle between Light & Wonder and Aristocrat on similar issues.
The previous case was filed by Aristocrat, which claimed that L&W’s Dragon Train game duplicated the former company’s Dragon Link title. Aristocrat said that numerous of its former employees, notably Dinh Toan Tran, worked on both Dragon Link and Dragon Train, making copyright infringement highly plausible.
Aristocrat finally won in court, forcing Light & Wonder to discontinue sales of Dragon Train in North America. Experts expect the case to cost L&W millions of dollars.
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