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TechStuff Classic: The Biggest Lawsuits in Gaming History

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Video Games and Copyright

The case is performed away back in 19 81, yes. And it was the us District court in maryland. So we have two different compnies. We got a tar and they held the copyright for asteroids. You gash pop, you've heard of that game. But if tarry saw this game, ndthey, wait a second. Thi strangle r ship. You're blown up rocks,. You're totally stealing our stuff, and we're suing you, right? Ike: This was kind of a wild west era of both the home video game industry and of lawb as technology out paced what the legal system was ready to cover.

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