[News] SNK is going to sue Square Enix's "High Score Girl"!

[Werewood]

The "High Score Girl" manga, by Square Enix, may face a termination due to a lawsuit between SNK and Square Enix!

 

 

 

It is said that in "High Score Girl", Square Enix has used some KOF contents not officially authorized by SNK.

 

SNK's claim:
http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/pdf/140806_1.pdf

Square Enix's response:
https://www.release.tdnet.info/inbs/140120140806027879.pdf

 

"High Score Girl" fans woe............

[ReneO93]

Good on them, it's not like SNK ever stole something like character designs and put them into one of their games

 

Oh, wait, isn't that why they had to get rid of K9999 in KOF 2002 UM? LOLSNK

[Darkflare]

I'm not quite sure, but K9999's removal was more SNK didn't like him than him being a complete rip off of Tetsuo.

[LightFlare_Da_Realest]

I'm not quite sure, but K9999's removal was more SNK didn't like him than him being a complete rip off of Tetsuo.

More likely. Otherwise Capcom(among other companies) would have been sued for their Bruce Lee rip off.

[DivineWolf]

Bruce Lee was a real person, it's different. Also those chars were made in homage to him, not a ripoff. A better comparison would be Ryo being a ripoff of Ryu. Though Capcom was a better sport about the whole thing, which lead to Dan being created to mock SNK's blatant ripoff of their char. IDK anything about this ordeal, though it seems that SNK shouldn't really be so uptight about it. As has been mentioned, they have themselves ripped off other chars. It should be seen more as a respect/homage thing imo though. Given the circumstances of it.

[Legendary DeMoNk@I]

Hmm i can see what your saying with that^^

[RicePigeon]

IDK anything about this ordeal, though it seems that SNK shouldn't really be so uptight about it. As has been mentioned, they have themselves ripped off other chars. It should be seen more as a respect/homage thing imo though. Given the circumstances of it.

From what I did hear about the case, Square-Enix added "©SNKPLAYMORE" to their manga's copyright notices, which implied that they had already received permission from SNK to use footage from their games when, in fact, SNK wasn't even aware of its existence until it now. The fact that SquareEnix was also making money off of it turned it into a criminal copyright case (hence why the police were involved, unlike a civil case where SNK would have just sent a cease & desist notice or notice of legal action and the rest would have been decided by court hearings).

[DivineWolf]

Well that makes all the difference then. If that's really the case, then I can't blame them. Square should have asked for permission. They'd be flipping out too had the situation been reversed, with no prior knowledge of their franchises being used. Somebody really dropped the ball with this one... They should have known better. Especially in this day and age. 

[LightFlare_Da_Realest]

Bruce Lee was a real person, it's different. Also those chars were made in homage to him, not a ripoff. A better comparison would be Ryo being a ripoff of Ryu. Though Capcom was a better sport about the whole thing, which lead to Dan being created to mock SNK's blatant ripoff of their char. IDK anything about this ordeal, though it seems that SNK shouldn't really be so uptight about it. As has been mentioned, they have themselves ripped off other chars. It should be seen more as a respect/homage thing imo though. Given the circumstances of it.

Indeed.

[Galvatron]

Well that makes all the difference then. If that's really the case, then I can't blame them. Square should have asked for permission. They'd be flipping out too had the situation been reversed, with no prior knowledge of their franchises being used. Somebody really dropped the ball with this one... They should have known better. Especially in this day and age. 

I wouldn't agree more...

[DarkWolf13]

Well that makes all the difference then. If that's really the case, then I can't blame them. Square should have asked for permission. They'd be flipping out too had the situation been reversed, with no prior knowledge of their franchises being used. Somebody really dropped the ball with this one... They should have known better. Especially in this day and age. 

You're definitely right about that... imo by what you said... Square Enix's gonna lose this case.

[Cayne]

It'll be settled out of court because its not that serious. Capcom could have sued Snk for the Ryo thing because it is a rip off but it would have been just as trivial as this case is. SNK should appreciate the free publicity. KOF 13 is pretty old by now.