"PUBG" Developer, Popular Batroi "Free Fire" in the United States claimed to be imitated and sue. Apple · Google · YouTube also involves

Battle Royal Games PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and PUBG Mobile, etc. Grafton, who is under the umbrella of PUBG STUDIOS, also handles Battle Royal games, etc. It became clear. Apple, Google, YouTube also have a name for the defendant. Overseas media TechCrunch etc. are reported.

Galena is a manufacturer that works with Battle Royal Games Free Fire and its high quality version Free Fire Max. In the same work, 50 players will fall on a vast island and fight with weapons and supplies while raising their own, and will be the last 1. The time limit is set to 10 minutes, and it is characterized by being able to play with it. The same work is reported to be PUBG Mobile for the first time in sales in the United States and raised the profit of approximately $100 million (about ¥11.4 billion) only in sync (Sensor Tower)).

Grafton, which works on PUBG Mobile etc., this January 10, California Central District Court, with Galena and its affiliates and Apple · Google · YouTube. According to the complaint, Grafton has the structure of the game introduction part, the game play, and the weapons, armor, objects, locations, overall color scheme, material, texture, and Free Fire is imitating PUBG, Galena claims that the company's copyright is infringed.

Free Fire was soft long in Singapore in 2017. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (now PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS ) was released, and from the similarities as described above, there is a movement to solve the problem between the two companies, but to exchange license agreements. Where the Grafton side argues, while the rights' infringement condition continues to be approved by the company, Galena releases Free Fire in the world, including the United States, and has a major sales as mentioned above. Said.

Apple and Google, who became defendant in this trial, Grafton asks the Free Fire delivery platform. Grafton was requested to stop delivery in the App Store / Google Play of the same work in December last year, but it was rejected by both companies. Also, the game play video of Free Fire will be posted on YouTube under the Google umbrella, who was also defended. As such images that earn many viewing numbers were also copyright infringement, Grafton seemed to be deleted to YouTube, but it was not acceptable.

And Grafton, Grafton, is asked for the court to provide all the materials covered by the infringement, the sales details of Free Fire, and financial remedies for the damage caused by the infringement. One Galena comments that Grafton's complaint is true for overseas media TechCrunch. It seems to be a posture that fights Galena.

By the way, it is not the first time Grafton appeals that the other battle royal game is imitating PUBG. In the past, we sue each development manager for Fort Knight and Wormovival and Rules of Survival. As a result of the Fort Night of Epic Games, the complaint has been reduced, but the remaining two works that Release can handle is a solution by settlement. For trials for Free Fire, it is likely to be noticed whether the court will proceed to the trial.