[출처: http://chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2007-08/15/content_6027819.htm]

=게임쇼에서 Founder그룹이 제작한 게임을 플레이하고있는 모습=

중국의 게임 개발회사인 Beijing Founder Electronics Co Ltd 가 블리자드 엔터테인번트를 상대로 저작권 소송을 제기했습니다.

이들은 중국의 The9이 대행으로 서비스하고 있는 중국판 WOW에서 자신들이 저작권을 가지고 있는 폰트 들이 무단으로 사용되어 막대한 피해를 입었다고 주장하고 있습니다. 그리고 이 소송은 현재 베이징 인민 재판소로 넘어간 상태라고 하는대요

이 회사가 주장한 손해배상액은 미국 달러로 약 "1억 3천만$"(=1억 위안) 정도라고 하는데.. 중국의 와우저 규모를 생각하면 무리는 아니지 싶습니다 -__-;

아무튼...블리자드가 어떤 대응을 할지 궁금하군요

Beijing Founder Electronics Co Ltd said yesterday it has sued US game company Blizzard Entertainment over alleged copyright infringement of its fonts.

The case is the latest in a string of lawsuits launched by Chinese companies against US firms recently as the rift over intellectual property rights protection continues.

Beijing High People's Court has accepted Founder Electronics' case.

Founder Electronics is asking for compensation of 100 million yuan for the alleged infringement - the largest amount claimed by a Chinese company in a copyright case.

Founder Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Founder Group, is the nation's largest font supplier and has developed hundreds of multi-language fonts that are widely used in the country.

It alleges its fonts were illegally used in Blizzard's popular online game World of Warcraft.

The game is operated by NASDAQ-listed The9 Ltd, a Shanghai-based company.

"Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft has been illegally copying and using five fonts exclusively developed by Founder Electronics, without our permission, which is an infringement of our copyright," said Song Zhenying, a spokesperson for Founder Group.

Founder claims it has suffered a loss of 1 billion yuan.

The lawsuit could affect The9's online game business, given the popularity of World of Warcraft.

According to market analyst iResearch, World of Warcraft was one of the top three online games in terms of downloads.

The9 said in a statement that it is discussing the case with lawyers, without giving further comment.

Blizzard was not available for comment yesterday.

China's online gaming market was worth 7.8 billion yuan last year, a year-on-year increase of 60 percent.