The publisher never released the first Red Dead Redemption game for PC. The first of Wyckoff’s projects, titled RDRII Project, imported the game map from the first part of the Red Dead Redemption series, previously available on Xbox360 and PS3 only, into the PC version of RDR II. In the lawsuit, Take-Two Interactive claimed that Wyckoff had created and intended to release two versions of Red Dead Redemption games, modified without the right holder’s consent. The publisher sought a ban on the developer’s unlawful modification of Take-Two’s games. In December 2019, Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the popular Red Dead Redemption series, filed a lawsuit with the Southern District of New York against developer Jonathan Wyckoff. Take-Two against an independent developer: Red Dead Redemption copyright breach Nor is it rare that the video game proper - or its integral parts - are used without the right holder’s consent and in breach of the user agreement. It is not surprising, therefore, that there sometimes surface authors and other right holders’ claims of unlawful use of the fruits of their creative labor. All of these objects are copyright works in their own right. CopyrightĪ modern video game is a complex multimedia product that comprises multiple pieces of intellectual property, such as software, music, graphic interface, characters and script. To learn about trademarks, image rights, personal data, gambling mechanics, and other notable cases, check out Part Two. The report was prepared by Alexey Pereverzev, Junior lawyer at Semenov&Pevzner, and Ekaterina Smirnova, Managing Partner at Semenov&Pevzner St Petersburg Office.
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