"Boby's Game Time" developer sued Google for counterfeiting games

2025-02-07 01:50:15|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

The studio behind the popular game "Porby's Game Time" series took it to court because Google failed to take sufficient action to remove counterfeit games from the Google App Store.

Despite concerns that the horror theme of the series is not suitable for young audiences, this chapter-like survival horror game still attracts a large number of players.

Its huge success inevitably led to the emergence of counterfeit products in various digital game stores.There are two counterfeit Poppy's Game Time games, which they believe Google failed to remove, according to Mob Entertainment, a developer and publisher of the series.

Normally, if a game or app released on a digital store infringes copyright, the store owner is protected by the "Safe Harbor Terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act", which means that they are not responsible for the infringing content as long as it is required to remove the infringing content..

However, Mob Entertainment reportedly filed a lawsuit against Google and counterfeit game developers on Wednesday, saying Google “lost its protection rights under the Safe Harbor Terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act” because despite a request for removal on October 31, 2024The two games are still on the Google App Store.

These two applications involved are called "Bobby's Game Time: Chapter 3" and "Bobby's Game Time: Chapter 4", and the developer is signed by Daigo Game 2020 Inc.They allegedly include numerous Mob Entertainment-owned designs and guide players to purchase the "wuggy Game Time Guide Modified Edition" for prices ranging from $30 to $95.Paid players are allegedly directed to an invalid URL.

According to the timeline provided by Mob Entertainment, Google confirmed on November 1 that it received a request for removal of "Bobby's Game Time: Chapter 3", but it still did not respond a month later.

Mob Entertainment said that they contacted Google again on December 5, and then "Bobby's Game Time: Chapter 3" was removed from the shelves on December 9.

However, on December 13, the app reappeared on the Google App Store at the same URL.Mob Entertainment said that although Google's "Bobby's Game Time: Chapter 3" app was notified that it was released again on the same day and Google has confirmed that it has received the notification, so far, "Bobby's Game Time: Chapter 3" and "Bobby'sGame Time: Chapter 4 The app is still in the Google App Store.

These two fake games can still be found in the Google App Store.According to statistics from the Google App Store, the number of counterfeit "Boby's Game Time: Chapter 3" has exceeded 1 million applications, and the number of "Boby's Game Time: Chapter 4" has exceeded 50,000.

Google profits from unauthorized sales of these apps by 15% to 30%, and Google and counterfeit app developer Daigo Game 2020 are responsible for its failure to properly respond to the Digital Millennium Copyright Law notice, Mob Entertainment said..

The studio demands compensation for copyright and trademark infringement, including statutory compensation of $150,000 per work, while applying for an injunction to prevent further infringement from Google and Daigo.

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