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The letter I received from Atari was: I am general counsel for Atari Interactive, Inc. (“Atari”), the owner of the copyrights and trademarks in the United Sta
by frogpadbunnyhop 15y ago
The letter I received from Atari was:
I am general counsel for Atari Interactive, Inc. (“Atari”), the owner of the copyrights and
trademarks in the United States for the REDACTED computer and video games. We have
recently become aware of REDACTED app “REDACTED” currently accessible on the
iTunes games website at http://itunes.apple.com/us/am;REDACTED http://itunes.apple.com/us/am;REDACTED.
This unauthorized use of the REDACTED game constitutes copyright infringement in
violation of 17 U.S.C. § 501. This unauthorized use of the REDACTED® mark also violates
the trademark laws, including l5 U.S.C. lll4(1) and ll25(a), by creating a likelihood of
confusion with respect to Atari’s authorization or sponsorship of this iTunes game.
We therefore demand that you immediately remove the “REDACTED" game from the
iTunes website listed above.
Please acknowledge receipt of our letter. This letter does not purport to be a complete
statement of the facts or the law and is without prejudice to Atari's legal and equitable rights.
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It was later confirmed that the percieved copyright/trademark infringement was in the app name. The name was the same as an older Atari game. The copyright on the name had expired, so I thought I was ok, but I didn't check trademarks.
For what it's worth Atari was quite reasonable once the communication channel was open.