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[Silky]

http://bit.ly/10R9ZMR

www.snkplaymore.co.jp/us/press/pdf/140807_3.pdf for context

According to a statement made by Square Enix, the SNK Playmore lawsuit was a little more than just a standard issue copyright complaint: it was a criminal complaint. As a result, Osaka Prefectural Police conducted a domiciliary search at the publisher's headquarters on 5th August.

Outraged by such a strong overkill to the mere mention of some of its materials in a comic, Square Enix is now seeking a "declaratory judgment" proving that it in fact does not infringe on SNK's copyright.

According to Square's statement, the publisher "has been cooperating fully with police investigations since the domiciliary search, and will continuously maintain the cooperative stance with good faith."

The lawsuit of the millennium is still going on apparently

Searched, didn't see a thread.

 

[patrickthehedgehog]

n/m

Fuck Squeenix.

 

[Silky]

Title is backwards unless I'm missing something.

Read the article too.

Also, fuck Squeenix.

Nope, not backwards. From what I'm reading, SE is suing SNKP basically because of the police raid

 

[Tenki]

 

[Piano]

MATCH OF THE MILLENIUM

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

Oh good. Waste resources on shit like this instead of actually making games fans wanna play.

 

[HalfwayOrb]

n/m

Fuck Squeenix.

Fuck SquareEnix? Why. I don't even like SquareEnix anymore, but...

 

[Jimmyfenix]

I wish they got a comment from the Professor. Last time he said this.

I think SNKP is simply shooting themselves on their feet with this

 

[studyguy]

Raiding SE over something a manga artist drew was pretty harsh tbh.
Either way SE's GANGAN publication has some quality manga that's been adapted, so I can't really hate them.

 

[Soulflarz]

Nope, not backwards. From what I'm reading, SE is suing SNKP basically because of the police raid

Suddenly wishing i paid more attention to this

 

[Silky]

Oh good. Waste resources on shit like this instead of actually making games fans wanna play.

Is this in regards to Square or SNK

 

[Aeana]

Oh good. Waste resources on shit like this instead of actually making games fans wanna play.

You know that their legal department isn't in charge of any game development, right?

 

[Kart94]

Oh good. Waste resources on shit like this instead of actually making games fans wanna play.

Yes SNK shouldn't waste time and resources on those police raids and instead bring in King of Fighter 14.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

I would play a fighting game comprised entirely of million/billionaire characters. Their meter can be growth potential and their supers can be liquidity.

Fuck SquareEnix? Why. I don't even like SquareEnix anymore, but...

No, you see, any chance to hate on SE, even if they're not the primary aggressors, must be taken because reasons.

 

[Silky]

Yes SNK shouldn't waste time on those police raids and instead bring in King of Fighter 14.

New KOF is in development right now.

Also, legal department =/= the developers

Huh, this is months old.

No, it's not. The first lawsuit was from SNK suing SE because of copyright infringement.

SE is suing SNKP now for being agressive. Please read the thread.

 

[Raist]

Huh, this is months old.

 

[Ferrio]

You know that their legal department isn't in charge of any game development, right?

A pity, they'd get more done.

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

Is this in regards to Square or SNK

Both I guess.

You know that their legal department isn't in charge of any game development, right?

I'd imagine this endeavor won't be free of cost for either party. At the end of the day, it's $$ they could allocate for green-lighting something that fans want instead, or hiring more talent.

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

n/m

Fuck Squeenix.

This case has to with his Manga Division. And that comic seems to have been actually good. I mentioned that it seemed shady that only SNK was the only one that didn't aprove when the other companies affirmed otherwise.

 

[Jarate]

I hope the judge of this case forces them to make a crossover fighting game

 

[gigantor21]

THIS BATTLE IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE

But yeah, if we could hear more about KOF14, that would be nice.

 

[Shinriji]

Man, they should restart Hi-Score Girl, make a time skip to show the characters living in the early 2000. SNK were dead by then, no more arcades from them, no more copyright infrigement. Done.

 

[Silky]

Man, they should restart the manga, make a time skip in Hi-Score Girl to show the characters living in the early 2000. SNK is dead by them, no more arcades from them, no more copyright infrigement. Done.

...SNK still released Garou, The Last Blase and two more KOF games around that time?

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

I hope the judge of this case forces them to make a crossover fighting game

Or

Spoiler

Settle it in Smash.

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

Man, they should restart the manga, make a time skip in Hi-Score Girl to show the characters living in the early 2000. SNK is dead by them, no more arcades from them, no more copyright infrigement. Done.

Well, is in hiatus and dunno how the mangaka would feel about continuing a love letter for Arcade video games when two video game corps are having a legal e-dick competition.

 

[Raist]

No, it's not. The first lawsuit was from SNK suing SE because of copyright infringement.

SE is suing SNKP now for being agressive. Please read the thread.

Oh. Well I guess in three months SNK will sue Squeenix becaue they sued them after them sued them.

 

[Sayad]

Man, they should restart Hi-Score Girl, make a time skip to show the characters living in the early 2000. SNK is dead by them, no more arcades from them, no more copyright infrigement. Done.

Maybe by then the manga will be about pachislots!

 

[PfantzyPantz]

I hope the judge of this case forces them to make a crossover fighting game

This was all just to build hype for the reveal of SE vs SNK. Those sly devils.

 

[threelights]

Hopefully Square wins tons of money from SNK, and then SNK has no other choice but to use the rest of their money to make Garou Mark of the Wolves 2, so they don't have to sell out.

Spoiler

Or make more pachinko machines, which is more likely...

Raiding SE over something a manga artist drew was pretty harsh tbh.
Either way SE's GANGAN publication has some quality manga that's been adapted, so I can't really hate them.

Man, Danshi Koukousei is one of the best comedy animes out there. Where's my second season?

 

[Squire]

SNK is probably regretting that police raid.

 

[Jotamide]

I wanted Capcom vs SNK 3 but this will do.

 

[JordanN]

c-c-c-counter breaker!

 

[wonzo]

hope snk gets their shit pushed in like no one else

Man, Danshi Koukousei is one of the best comedy animes out there. Where's my second season?

not happening as theres not enough material thanks to the author cancelling the manga to make touhou doujins

 

[Rymuth]

Huh

Didn't SNK sue SE for the manga Hi-score girl?

 

[studyguy]

Man, Danshi Koukousei is one of the best comedy animes out there. Where's my second season?

There's a live action film and that's it.
The manga's over and there's never going to be anymore content. Ever.

 

[Mechazawa]

I UNDERSTAND THE REFERENCE IN THIS TITLE.

IT'S A GOOD REFERENCE.

 

[Asd202]

Pretty hilarious.

 

[Squire]

Huh

Didn't SNK sue SE for the manga Hi-score girl?

Yes.

Annnnnnnnnnd they also had one of SEs offices raided by JP officers as though SE was running some sort of racket.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I got a chuckle out of the thread title

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

I wanted Capcom vs SNK 3 but this will do.

[chuckle]

 

[Death Metalist]

 

[vocab]

Hey, who allowed them to join the battle? They're way too strong to compete! I mean, what's up with that? Someone is going to have to take that company down!

 

[Replicant]

Do they wipe their tears with 100 dollar bills?

 

[Curry-Hakase]

This thread just makes me shed a tear for CvS3.

 

[Squishy3]

The "overkill" on the charges I guess is fair game, but I'm still refusing to believe SE didn't infringe on copyright, when the information available says SNK wasn't aware of the fact they were credited in the manga until the production company in charge of the anime asked them if they could use their characters and music in the anime, and that they tried to contact SE and didn't receive what they thought was a good response to the matter. It sounds like whoever they talked to either never transferred them to the legal department, or they got a lower level person at the legal department who couldn't help them and didn't let them talk to their superior(s).

In all honesty, it's probably whoever was the editor of the manga's for not informing the author that he should make them different enough but still the same type of character. Also whoever was in charge of putting the licensors' names in the back of the book considering SNK is one of the companies listed, implying they had their consent. If they had their consent, they wouldn't be suing Square Enix.

 

[ATXAlchemy]

Man, they should restart Hi-Score Girl, make a time skip to show the characters living in the early 2000. SNK were dead by then, no more arcades from them, no more copyright infrigement. Done.

I think the serialization is (still) halted.

AFAIK, the guy responsible for whatever shit that should have been done to avoid this didn't get any punishments (or only minor ones), while the author of the manga seems to be bearing the hit of all this. No serialization and voluntary pull out of the manga.

Personally, I hope Square-Enix loses this battle.

 

[threelights]

not happening as theres not enough material thanks to the author cancelling the manga to make touhou doujins

There's a live action film and that's it.
The manga's over and there's never going to be anymore content. Ever.

Nooooooo, why.

Well, I saw one pic of the live action, didn't look very bad, guess I'll try to watch it. Too bad.

 

[ToastyFrog]

Thread title of the year. Well done.

 

[No_Style]

MATCH OF THE MILLENIUM

THIS BATTLE IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE

But yeah, if we could hear more about KOF14, that would be nice.

You two & the OP are now good friends of mine.

 

[Silky]

Hey, who allowed them to join the battle? They're way too strong to compete! I mean, what's up with that? Someone is going to have to take that company down!

Some may say that it was luck that brought them victory...

Well that doesn't matter to me, because the bottom of the line is: this company won!