Sega v Shenchu

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Sega Enterprises, Ltd. v Shenchu Electronic Equipment Factory, Inc.
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]

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