Sega v Shenchu
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| Sega Enterprises, Ltd. v Shenchu Electronic Equipment Factory, Inc. |
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| Court: Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court of Guangdoug Province |
| Argued: 1994 |
| Decided: 1994-08[1] |
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Sega Enterprises, Ltd. v Shenchu Electronic Equipment Factory, Inc. is a 1994 case in which Sega Enterprises successfully sued Chinese clone console manufacturer Shenchu Electronic Equipment Factory over their illegal production and sale of Sega hardware and software.[1]
History
Around August 1994, Sega Enterprises, Ltd. sought legal action against various Chinese clone video game manufacturers. One of these companies, the Shenzhen-based Shenchu Electronic Equipment Factory, was successfully fined and ordered to halt the sale of pirated video games and clone consoles on September 7, 1994.[1][2]
Result
That same August of 1994, Chinese authorities punished Shenchu with a fine of ¥30,000, ordering it to both cease manufacture of Sega's products and surrender any existing stock to China's National Copyright Administration.[2] Alongside its infringing clone consoles, Shenchu was found to have directly pirated 15 of the 20 game cartridges it sold.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://techmonitor.ai/technology/chinese_sega_pirate_punished (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-22 23:47)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sega-wins-copyright-dispute-with-shenzhen-shenchu--35740 (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-20 11:06)