On March 8th, Rajkotupdates.news reported on the news that game developer Krafton had filed a lawsuit against Garena Free Fire, a mobile battle royale game, for copyright infringement. Krafton, the developer of the popular game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), has accused Garena of copying the PUBG game’s user interface, gameplay, and other elements. The lawsuit was filed in a Seoul court, and Krafton is seeking damages for copyright infringement and unfair competition.
Krafton Files Lawsuit Against Garena
Krafton, the South Korean game developer, has filed a lawsuit against Garena Free Fire for copyright infringement and unfair competition. The lawsuit was filed in a Seoul court on March 8th. Krafton claims that Garena has copied PUBG’s user interface, gameplay, and other elements in its game. The lawsuit also claims that Garena has benefited from the popularity of PUBG and used it to gain an unfair advantage in the battle royale game market.
Krafton is seeking damages for copyright infringement and unfair competition, and has requested that Garena cease and desist from any further infringement. Krafton has also asked the court to order Garena to pay compensation for any losses Krafton has suffered due to Garena’s copyright infringement.
Rajkotupdates.news Reports on the Case
Rajkotupdates.news reported on the news that Krafton had filed a lawsuit against Garena for copyright infringement and unfair competition. The report stated that Krafton had accused Garena of copying the user interface, gameplay, and other elements from PUBG in its game. The report also stated that Krafton was seeking damages for copyright infringement and unfair competition.
The report also noted that this is not the first time Krafton has taken legal action against Garena. In September 2020, Krafton filed a lawsuit in the same court for similar copyright violations. The report also noted that Krafton has previously taken legal action against other companies for similar copyright violations.
This is not the first time Krafton has taken legal action against Garena for copyright infringement and unfair competition. Krafton is seeking damages for copyright infringement and unfair competition, and has requested that Garena cease and desist from any further infringement. Rajkotupdates.news reported on the news that Krafton had filed a lawsuit against Garena, and the report noted that this
Rajkotupdates.news has reported that the popular South Korean game developer, Krafton, has filed a lawsuit against the Singaporean gaming company, Garena, for reputedly using plagiarised content for their game named Free Fire.
Krafton is the developer of the extremely popular game, Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and has filed a complaint in the US District Court in Los Angeles. The lawsuit alleges that Garena has blatantly copied the design and features of PUBG in Free Fire, which caused damage to the intellectual property and reputation of Krafton.
Krafton has detailed the copied features in the official lawsuit document which includes the characters, visuals, audio and overall user interface of Free Fire. Krafton also believes that Garena has infringed their copyright as well as misappropriated their trade secrets.
The complaint further accused Garena of deceiving customers by portraying Free Fire as a PUBG-branded product, resulting in economic damages. Krafton is demanding an official apology from Garena, a permanent injunction to stop Garena from misusing their intellectual properties, an order to pay the actual damages caused and finally to compensate Krafton for the same.
Rajkotupdates.news will continue to monitor the developments of this case, so that our readers can stay informed about this issue.