Earlier last week, on 11th July, SEGA has announced that on 12th July, they have filed a lawsuit against MorningTec Japan for copyright infringement.
According to the company’s announcement, Sega is now suing MorningTec Japan on claims that Morning Tec Japan’s latest mobile title “Abyss Horizon” infringes on the copyrights of Sega’s KanColle Arcade (艦これ アーケード), which violates Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act. Sega stresses that they “acknowledge the amount of time, effort, and money invested in creating the game” and that they will “treat these cases more seriously in the future.”
【セガ・インタラクティブ】『艦これアーケード』等に係る権利保全を目的として、本日、MorningTec Japan株式会社に対して、「アビス・ホライズン」の日本国内での配信等の差止めを求める仮処分命令申立てを東京地方裁判所に行いました。
詳細⇒https://t.co/NrlOmmub5O— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) July 11, 2018
In response, Abyss Horizon issued official announcements on both their official website and their official Twitter account pointing out that Sega and C2 have no evidence that Abyss Horizon directly imitates Sega’s KanColle Arcade. MorningTec Japan hopes to come to an agreement to resolve this issue with Sega and C2 and expresses that it is a shame that the lawsuit came after the game’s launch.
このたびの仮処分申立てについて、当社は、セガ及びC2の主張には理由がなく、「アビス・ホライズン」に違法な点はないと考えています。当社は、今後の裁判手続を通じて、その正当性を主張していく所存です。
詳細は下記の公式ページをご覧ください。https://t.co/T2wGBQonqr
— アビス・ホライズン【公式】 (@abyss_horizon) July 11, 2018
▍KanColle vs Abyss Horizon
■ KanColle Arcade PV
■ Abyss Horizon PV
