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Judge Dismisses Some Marvel Claims Against NCsoft Over "City of Heroes"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2005 - 4:08am.
Los Angeles -- A federal judge in Los Angeles this week dismissed several of comic book publisher Marvel's trademark and copyright infringement claims against video game publisher NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, which created the "City of Heroes" massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. The game allows users to create their own superhero characters with various traits and powers, who then interact with one another in an online environment. Marvel's suit against NCsoft and Cryptic alleges that these user-created characters are stolen from its own stable of comic book superheroes, which includes Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner has dismissed more than half of Marvel's claims, including those that alleged direct trademark infringement by defendants and liability for infringement by players of "City of Heroes." In addition, it was revealed that Marvel staffers actually created some of the purported "City of Heroes" user characters submitted as evidence of infringement. The trial will now move forward on copyright infringement and contributory copyright infringement claims that survived the motion to dismiss.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03/11/news_6120231.html
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