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<blockquote data-quote="Piratecat" data-source="post: 4742613" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>This will be on the News page before long, but in the mean time...</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>WIZARDS OF THE COAST SUES EIGHT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT</p><p></p><p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</p><p></p><p>Contact: Tolena Thorburn</p><p>Wizards of the Coast LLC</p><p>425-204-8011</p><p><a href="mailto:tolena.thorburn@Wizards.com">tolena.thorburn@Wizards.com</a>.</p><p></p><p>April 6, 2009 ‹ Wizards of the Coast LLC today filed three lawsuits in US</p><p>District Court for the Western District of Washington against eight</p><p>individuals, including named defendants located in the United States, Poland</p><p>and the Philippines, for copyright infringement of its recently-released</p><p>Dungeons & Dragons® Player¹s Handbook® 2. The lawsuits allege that the</p><p>defendants illegally distributed the Player¹s Handbook 2 via free</p><p>file-sharing websites and that these illicit uploads resulted in a</p><p>substantial number of lost sales and lost revenue to Wizards of the Coast.</p><p></p><p>³Violations of our copyrights and piracy of our products hurt not only</p><p>Wizards of the Coast¹s financial health but also the health of whole gaming</p><p>community including retailers and players,² said Greg Leeds, President of</p><p>Wizards of the Coast. ³We have brought these suits to stop the illegal</p><p>activities of these defendants, and to deter future unauthorized and</p><p>unlawful file-sharing.²</p><p></p><p>The complaint alleges, among other things, that one or more of the</p><p>defendants purchased digital copies of Player¹s Handbook 2 and then</p><p>illegally posted the copies onto popular file-sharing sites for free access</p><p>and download by the general public.</p><p></p><p>About Wizards</p><p></p><p>Wizards of the Coast is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. The</p><p>company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their</p><p>method of play and produces the premier trading card game, MAGIC: THE</p><p>GATHERING®, among many other trading card games and family card and board</p><p>games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as</p><p>DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®, and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous</p><p>New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the</p><p>Coast website at <a href="http://www.wizards.com" target="_blank">Wizards of the Coast</a>.</p><p></p><p>Wizards of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, Player¹s Handbook, and Magic: The</p><p>Gathering are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other</p><p>countries. © 2009 Wizards</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Piratecat, post: 4742613, member: 2"] This will be on the News page before long, but in the mean time... --- WIZARDS OF THE COAST SUES EIGHT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Tolena Thorburn Wizards of the Coast LLC 425-204-8011 [email]tolena.thorburn@Wizards.com[/email]. 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 [url=http://www.wizards.com]Wizards of the Coast[/url]. 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 [/QUOTE]
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