Andre Yoskowitz
23 Oct 2007 13:01
Nintendo, in conjunction with the Hong Kong High Court, have announced that they have taken out a global piracy outfit by seizing over 10,000 illegal devices that are used to violate DS and Wii copyright and trademarks.
The game coying devices and mod chips were seized during a raid of Supreme Factory Limited. The French company Divineo SARL was also named in legal action after the raid.
"Piracy affects the entire video game industry, from large companies to independent developers," commented Jodi Daugherty, Nintendo of America's senior director for anti-piracy.
"It can destroy years of hard work by a team of very talented software developers, who strive to create games consumers enjoy playing. Copying the developers' work and spreading the game files globally is blatant stealing."
The Court has frozen the company's assets as well as put an injunction on distribution of such products.
Source:
GI.biz