... The C&D for CE looks so... FAKE compared to the C&D for Resurrection...
August 26, 2004
Sender Information:
[Private]
Sent by: [Private]
[Private]
USA
Recipient Information:
[Private]
[Private]
Quebec, H4C 2H2, Canada
Sent via: email, postal mai
Re: Infringement of
Re: Infringement of ?CHRONO TRIGGER? trademarks and copyrights ?
Our Ref.: 0821041.0001
Dear [Private]:
Our firm acts as intellectual property counsel for Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix, aka Square Enix Co., Ltd., a world-famous producer and distributor of computer games and other entertainment products and services.
Our client created and distributes the computer game ?CHRONO TRIGGER?, which was first published in 1995 and is protected by U.S. Copyright Registrations Nos. TX-4-004-101 and PA-1-084-818. Also, our client owns three federal trademark registrations for ?CHRONO TRIGGER?, i.e.:
No. 2,021,310 ? Int?l. Class 16.
No. 2,024,475 ? Int?l. Class 28.
No. 2,270,900 ? Int?l. Class 9
We understand that you are developing ?Chrono Trigger: Resurrection?, a 3D remake of our client?s ?CHRONO TRIGGER? game which will recreate scenes from the original game. Your conduct in this regard constitutes copyright infringement and, inter alia, violates our client?s exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on its copyrighted work. Your use of the words ?CHRONO TRIGGER? in connection with your ?remake? and on your web site ?opcoder.com?, and your use of logos, scenes, characters and other images associated with our client?s games, constitutes trademark and copyright infringement and false designation of origin.
Accordingly, demand is hereby made that you immediately cease and desist from further development, promotion, sale or distribution of any product which is based on or derived from our client?s ?CHRONO TRIGGER? games, and that you cease and desist from all use of the ?CHRONO TRIGGER? trademark and logo, and all use of images or artwork from ?CHRONO TRIGGER? games.
This letter is written without prejudice to the exercise of any of our client?s rights and remedies, all of which are expressly reserved. If we do not receive your written response and adequate assurances within ten (10) business days of your receipt of this letter, our client intends to pursue its available remedies, which may include a lawsuit for injunctive and monetary relief, namely, damages, statutory damages, lost profits, costs, and/or attorneys? fees.
We await your response, and remain
Yours sincerely,
[Private]
And why would they send the C&D via PDF? i looks kinda like someone photoshopped the SE logo. The address and phone numbers on the bottom of the C&D are real, but that does not rule out that someone googled SE's info, or took it right off of the SE site.
