I'm not sure if you all had heard of this, but this lastest news media article was release regarding SoE's civil suit to shut down various EQ gaming sites for copyright infringments. Please read the article below and spam mail SoE your thoughts to support online game sites..!
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LOS ANGELES, CA - Gaming companies are filing lawsuits for on-line copyright infringement against several on-line sites.
In the wake of the various lawsuits currently being file by the music industry for copyright infringements, Sony On-line Entertainment (SOE) has recently launched their own crackdown by filing several lawsuits to several on-line sites that includes cannotlinkto, WTF Comics, AllaKhazam.com, EQTraders.com, and Monkly-Business.com.
According to SOE spokesman Timothy Brenlo, these on-line sites were one of the major factor for SOE's decline in subscription sales in recent months. These sites undermine and detracts the game from the subscriber with various game cheats and account sales.
In the early phase, SOE plans to identify and locate the owners of these sites through court-issued subpoenas. The company seeks over 30 million dollars in damages and lost revenue between the several on-line sites.
Owners of the already identified on-line sites listed in the lawsuit were not available for comment.
SOE owns and operates several popular massive multiplayer on-line role-playing game (MMORPG) that includes EverQuest, Frontier, and Star Wars Galaxies. With well over 500,000 subscribers spanning across the globe, SOE is one of the largest on-line subscription service in the world. SOE has offices located in 5 different countries, including UK, Germany, and Hong Kong that employees a sizeable work force of over 50,000 employees.
In the wake of the various lawsuits currently being file by the music industry for copyright infringements, Sony On-line Entertainment (SOE) has recently launched their own crackdown by filing several lawsuits to several on-line sites that includes cannotlinkto, WTF Comics, AllaKhazam.com, EQTraders.com, and Monkly-Business.com.
According to SOE spokesman Timothy Brenlo, these on-line sites were one of the major factor for SOE's decline in subscription sales in recent months. These sites undermine and detracts the game from the subscriber with various game cheats and account sales.
In the early phase, SOE plans to identify and locate the owners of these sites through court-issued subpoenas. The company seeks over 30 million dollars in damages and lost revenue between the several on-line sites.
Owners of the already identified on-line sites listed in the lawsuit were not available for comment.
SOE owns and operates several popular massive multiplayer on-line role-playing game (MMORPG) that includes EverQuest, Frontier, and Star Wars Galaxies. With well over 500,000 subscribers spanning across the globe, SOE is one of the largest on-line subscription service in the world. SOE has offices located in 5 different countries, including UK, Germany, and Hong Kong that employees a sizeable work force of over 50,000 employees.
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There are a lot more in the link; I want to take up the entire thread with a long post. Anyway, make your voices heard; email SOE and Brenlo to protest this bogus lawsuit at Brenlo@soe.sony.com. Remember, only you can make a difference...!!
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