Spry Fox, LLC v. Lolapps, Inc.
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Spry Fox, LLC v. Lolapps, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-00147 (W.D. Wash., 2012),[1] was a court case between two video game developers, where Spry Fox alleged that the game Yeti Town, developed by 6waves Lolapps, infringed on their copyrighted game Triple Town. While the case was settled out of court, preliminary opinions by Judge Richard A. Jones affirmed that a video game's "look and feel" may be protected by copyright, affirming the federal district court decision in Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc. from earlier the same year.
Spry Fox, LLC v. Lolapps, Inc. | |
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Court | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington |
Full case name | Spry Fox, LLC v. Lolapps, Inc. et al. |
Decided | October 29, 2012 (2012-10-29) |
Citation(s) | No. 2:12-cv-00147 (W.D. Wash., 2012) |
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Judge sitting | Richard A. Jones |
Despite the games having cosmetic differences with different settings, the similarities between the games were evidence that Yeti Town had illegally appropriated elements of Triple Town. The judge rejected a motion from 6waves Lolapps to dismiss the case, thus undermining their main defense, since the games did have several identical gameplay elements. In October 2012, the companies announced a settlement where Spry Fox would own the intellectual property for both games.