PUBG developers sue mobile clone makers - plus Apple and Google

PUBG developers sue mobile clone makers - plus Apple and Google, Krafton Garena claims PUBG infringement by online, Google Play and App Store

PUBG developers sue mobile clone makers - plus Apple and Google

The makers of PUBG Mobile, the mobile version of PUBG Battleground, have filed lawsuits this week against Apple and Google for imitating Battle Royale sold on the mobile storefront, alleging copyright infringement by PUBG. The proceedings not only nominated YouTube, which hosts gameplay videos that plaintiffs have found infringing, but also Garena Online, the creator of the Copicat app.

Both Crafton and PUBG Santa Monica have filed lawsuits in U.S. federal court, alleging that they filed a lawsuit against their former hometown, Garina, for selling Free Fire: Battlegrounds in 2017. Freefire is the focus of US complaints. Krafton said the 2017 complaint was resolved, but did not include a Garner license for components of PUBG's free fire derivatives.

Nonetheless, the lawsuit alleges that Galena began selling games on Google Play and the iOS App Store in 2017. Then, in September, Garena released Free Fire Max. This is another battle royal game where Krafton claims to infringe the copyright of PUBG.

Crafton's proceedings do not specify the damages required, except for statutory damages of $ 150,000 for each violation. However, in addition to Garena, Apple and Google (who own YouTube) are responsible for this loss. The allegation states that "Garena makes millions of dollars from the sale of infringing apps worldwide," many from Google and Apple markets.

Free Fire is available on Google Play under the title Garina Free Fire Max and has been installed over 100 million times. Available under the same name in the iOS App Store, it ranks 48th among adventure games.

Krafton's 100-page complaint contains some screenshots claiming that FreeFire has copied some PUBG-related material since the game's growing popularity in 2017. Deploy parachutes to start the round. A narrow battlefield. Drop and deliver its aircraft. Many of these features have been featured in imitations of Fortnite, Call of Duty Warzone Pacific, and other major battle royals.

However, the allegations indicate that some PUBG-related cosmetics and weapons, such as welder-style helmets, face masks and frying pans displayed on PUBG's Everyman Mascot, could be fired directly into the free fire.

PUBG Corp. K is known as the main developer of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (its original bluehole became Krafton) and sued Fortnite maker Epic Games in May 2018 for similar intellectual property rights. Claimed violation. Proceedings filed in South Korea at Crafton's headquarters were withdrawn a month later for unexplained reasons.