Sega v. RazorSoft

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Sega of America, Inc. v. RazorSoft, Inc.
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Filed: 1991-08[1][2][3]
Outcome: Case settled out of court; RazorSoft agreed to purchase future cartridges from Sega and had its developer license restored; Sega dropped the lawsuit.[4]

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Sega of America, Inc. v. RazorSoft, Inc. is a 1991 case in which Sega of America counter-sued both RazorSoft and its development studio, Punk Development, concerning their supposed breach of contract concerning the earlier case RazorSoft v. Sega.[1][2][3]

History

Following RazorSoft's July 1991 lawsuit against the company, Sega of America counter-sued both RazorSoft and its development studio, Punk Development, the following month for copyright infringement and breach of contract.[1][2][3]

Results

The final outcome was settled out of court, with RazorSoft agreeing to purchase future cartridges from Sega, having their developer license restored, and Sega of America dropping the lawsuit.[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega v. RazorSoft/Magazine articles.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames Book US 3rd.pdf, page 153
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 142
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Punk_Development
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Kevin_Seghetti (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-08 05:24)


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