What is the reason why SNK filed a criminal complaint against Squawn under copyright infringement of "High Score Girl"?

The Osaka Police Life Economy Division"Square Enix" head office was searched for a house on August 5There is an outrageous news that is said, but SNK Playmore, who filed a criminal complaint about why such a thing has happened, is explained on the official website.

【PDF file】Criminal charges against Square Enix etc.
http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/pdf/140806_1.pdf


First of all, the trigger for criminal charges was the 90s arcade game love comic manga by Oshikiri Rosuke, which is serialized in the monthly Big Gangan "High Score Girl"so,One volume is released in 2012It is now, now5 volumes released, And you can see what kind of content you see by looking at the following two official PVs.

"High Score Girl" PV release "St 2" collaboration with "FF 5" - YouTube


To celebrate the release of Volume 5 of Regular Edition & First Press Limited Special Edition on December 25 (Wednesday), [PV of High Score Girl] is released! This beautiful PV filled with each person's feelings ! Anno songs are used for back music from "Namco" Arrange Music CD attached to the first limited edition version! Must-see !!


As you can see from the official website, we can cooperate well with Capcom and others, and as Capcom authorized, "5th release event" STREET FIGHTER Ⅱ is the strongest being the me !! Tournament held decision !! "etc. It is also done.


However, according to SNK Inc. "Square Enix Co., Ltd. has published a high-score girl (Author: Masaru Oshikiri Rosuke), a manga copied the characters of many copyrighted game programs without the permission of our company, Infringed the copyright of. In order to severely protest serious illegal acts, we repeatedly instantly suspended the sale of "Hi Score Girl" e-books, books, monthly magazines and others to strict protests, but we are sincerity No response was madeAlthough it seems that it was talking beforehand not because it suddenly filed a criminal complaint, it seems to be caused by the fact that the Square side did not correspond in good faith.

Although detailed contents of "Since something in good faith was not made" is unknown, before the 10th anniversary commemoration book of GIGAZINE "Law of the futureAs I wrote the battle over copyright with Square in it among them when it issued, as for squawn somehow "a partly listed company" by saying that it is partly listed, high pressure attitude It is certain that there are departments and employees that are taking ordinary actions and they are in a situation like "I can not do anything civilly" or "I can not even talk about sticking to the point of having no room to negotiate at all" It was easy and there was nothing so GIGAZINE also had consultation with the Osaka prefectural police to seriously consider whether to go to criminal charges.

As a result, although the SNK company probably made some exchange before the "prompt immediate suspension", SQUARE ENIX, a major publicly traded company, does not deal with SNK firmly and escalates to each other steadily I guess it is supposed to have become such a miserable state.

Or, on the contrary SNK's company hit by haste and demanded "immediate suspension of e-books, books, monthly magazines and other" from the beginning, so there is a possibility that the Square side has cured the attitude from the beginning in response Although there is, in any case, it is also important to know what happens to the "high score girl" in the whirlpool, and also trends of other works that are producing similarly existing real games.

2014/08/06 13:02 Addendum
From SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS INC. "About some press coverage of the day" the following release came out.

【PDF file】 About today's part of the press
http://www.hd.square-enix.com/jpn/news/pdf/20140806_01.pdf


According to the release yesterday on Tuesday, August 5, it was true that he was searched by a police authority for a house search under suspicion of copyright law violation "We and SQUARE ENIX cooperate fully in the investigation, but since the police investigation is currently underway, we will refrain from publishing the details on this matter"apparently.

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