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WIZARDS OF THE COAST SUES EIGHT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Tolena Thorburn
Wizards of the Coast LLC
425-204-8011
tolena.thorburn@Wizards.com.
April 6, 2009 ‹ Wizards of the Coast LLC today filed three lawsuits in US
District Court for the Western District of Washington against eight
individuals, including named defendants located in the United States, Poland
and the Philippines, for copyright infringement of its recently-released
Dungeons & Dragons® Player¹s Handbook® 2. The lawsuits allege that the
defendants illegally distributed the Player¹s Handbook 2 via free
file-sharing websites and that these illicit uploads resulted in a
substantial number of lost sales and lost revenue to Wizards of the Coast.
³Violations of our copyrights and piracy of our products hurt not only
Wizards of the Coast¹s financial health but also the health of whole gaming
community including retailers and players,² said Greg Leeds, President of
Wizards of the Coast. ³We have brought these suits to stop the illegal
activities of these defendants, and to deter future unauthorized and
unlawful file-sharing.²
The complaint alleges, among other things, that one or more of the
defendants purchased digital copies of Player¹s Handbook 2 and then
illegally posted the copies onto popular file-sharing sites for free access
and download by the general public.
About Wizards
Wizards of the Coast is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. The
company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their
method of play and produces the premier trading card game, MAGIC: THE
GATHERING®, among many other trading card games and family card and board
games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®, and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous
New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the
Coast website at
Wizards of the Coast.
Wizards of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, Player¹s Handbook, and Magic: The
Gathering are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other
countries. © 2009 Wizards
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