Sega v Richards
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| Sega Enterprises, Ltd. v Richards |
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| Court: High Court of Justice |
| Argued: 1982-07[1] |
| Decided: 1982 |
| Citation(s): F.S.R. 73 |
| Judge(s) sitting: Irvine Goulding[1] |
| Holding |
| Trolfame's manufacture and distribution of Frogger clones infringes on Sega Enterprises copyright, and were required to cease production of said infringing machines. |
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Sega Enterprises, Ltd. v Richards, F.S.R. 73., is a 1982 case in which Sega Enterprises successfully sued John Richards of the English arcade manufacturer Trolfame, which distributed Frogger clones.[2]
History
Legacy
Sega v Richards is one of the earliest cases of video game copyright law being tested, and is the foundation which established protections for video game copyrights.[2]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sega v Richards/Magazine articles.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://books.google.com/books?id=LudaEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=Trolfame+game+company&source=bl&ots=OwixOY-jC3&sig=ACfU3U0JRyTSCx_H83inHtF9GSizIbTzHQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0-pPi49KEAxW_JUQIHZ5lB2MQ6AF6BAgZEAM#v=onepage&q=Trolfame%20game%20company&f=false
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/general-questions-and-information-thread.26211/page-129#post-1048305