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  Activision Sues Call of Duty Pirates
by David Jenkins
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September 22, 2008
 
Activision Sues  Call of Duty  Pirates
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Activision is suing an alleged copyright violator in New York for up to $150,000. The lawsuit, originally reported by website Edge Online, accuses one James R. Strickland of copyright infringement involving Xbox 360 launch title Call Of Duty 3.

The lawsuit accuses Strickland of copying the game and distributing it to the public, and Activision seeks damages of $30,000 to $150,000 for each separate infringement -- as well as legal fees.

Speaking to website GamePolitics, Activision lawyers denied that the suit was related solely to file-sharing. Although copyright violations of some sort are at the root of each of the lawsuits, further details are currently unclear.

Following the initial story, GamePolitics also discovered a number of similar lawsuits filed by Activision against individuals, with Call of Duty 3 being the most common game named in documents. In most cases, the defendants are not represented by counsel and are required not to discuss the case in public.
 
   
 
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Ken Nakai
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So much for the safety of consoles when it comes to piracy...maybe instead of abandoning PCs for consoles to avoid piracy, and leaving behind SecureROM and other methods, game makers should just find a better solution...no?

Roberto Alfonso
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If not file sharing, it is probable the problem was selling illegal copies of the game, or distributing illegal activation keys.

R Matusch
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I personally think that now that one high profile charge is out there, file sharing people will spend a small amount on services like www.torrentfreedom.com , and the whole issue of file sharing will start all again, except it will be impossible to trace those that share because it is so anon. with these services.

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Anthony Flamer
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I doubt it was pirated on the 360, as you can see they already gave misinformation by calling COD3 a 360 launch title. COD3 was however heavily pirated on XBOX and PS2.


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