Copyright Infringement In Video Games

Video games have been delighting generations right from the 1980's when Pacman was introduced to the current Nintendo, PS4, Xbox etc. have been reducing the boundaries between virtual and reality through sate of art interfaces. Videogames have become a huge source of income and therefore, protecting their intellectual property is no child's play.

Recently the United States District Court Southern District of New York passed an order against an infringer who created an infringing program of the famous GTA Vice City ². One Mr. Perez created an Elusive program (the "Infringing Program") which creates new features and elements in Grand Theft Auto which can be used to harm legitimate players. This Infringing Program allowed users to create unlimited virtual currency for making in-game purchases. This hampered and disturbed the sale of the legitimate virtual currency. The proprietor of the said game, Take-Two Software Inc. ("Take Two") therefore sought action against the