Namco is going for copyright infringments

[fredster]

Check this out - Namco is going for copyright infringments

NAMCO PURSUES COUNTERFEIT LAWSUIT

(posted Wednesday, November 24, 2004 -- 3PM)

Namco America announced this week that its lawsuit against PC
Amusements and Arcadegrafix.com was now being pursued in the bankruptcy
court in Orlando, Florida, since PC Amusements' owner, Luis Molinary,
had filed for bankruptcy. Earlier in the year, Namco obtained a summary
judgment order against Molinary and PC Amusements finding liability for
copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and counterfeiting in
the Federal District Court in Orlando. On the eve of Namco's trial for
damages, PC Amusements' and Arcadegrafix.com's owner, Molinary, filed
for bankruptcy. Namco is pursuing its claims against Molinary and PC
Amusements in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and will seek to prevent the
bankruptcy filing, citing what it called "PC Amusements' willful
counterfeiting. The court in its opinion in granting summary judgment
found willful infringement."

PC Amusements is accused of selling copies of Namco's popular Reunion
arcade game machine, which included the popular Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man,
and Galaga games. PC Amusements then allegedly sold a multi-game
system, which included 24 games in a single machine, with counterfeit
copies of these games. Namco has filed a motion for contempt of court,
seeking civil and criminal penalties for the sale of the counterfeit
machines. In announcing this latest legal maneuver, Namco America
issued a warning to others, including online and live auction houses,
against the sale of machines including counterfeit copies of the
popular Pac-Man and Galaga games. "We will pursue all infringers of
Namco's intellectual property with all our resources and seek to apply
the full vigor of the law against counterfeiters," said Kevin Hayes,
President/CEO of Namco America.

[RayB]

See, it's like we've always maintained. They (companies) care when it affects their current business. And as we know, Namco is still selling its Ms Pac/Galaga reunion machine.

[Wyluli]

Hmmm, guess I better not buy anything from them then.  Might not ever receive it!

[Santoro]

I think we made the right decision not to use the Pac Logo on the '04 BYOAC tokens!!!! 

Not that Namco is in the token business, but if they have their dander up they might go looking to pick fights elsewhere.