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{{sub-stub}}'''''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.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''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.{{ref|1=https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/general-questions-and-information-thread.26211/page-129#post-1048305}}
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===Legacy===
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''{{PAGENAME}}'' is one of the earliest cases of video game copyright law being tested, and is the foundation which established protections for video game copyrights.{{ref|1=https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/general-questions-and-information-thread.26211/page-129#post-1048305}}
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Latest revision as of 05:56, 1 March 2024

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Sega Enterprises, Ltd. v Richards
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