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Szark  5/22/07 2:43:11 PM

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NPCube and Farlan Entertainment, the makers of Dark and Light, are being sued by VWORLD over ownership claims and alleged misuse of VWorldTerrain technology.

VWORLD sues both Reunionese developer NPCube and Mauritian publisher Farlan Entertainment

CLERMONT-FERRAND - May 18, 2007 - VWORLD, LLC has brought a lawsuit before the County Court of Paris against Reunionese game development studio NPCube, and Mauritian game publisher Farlan Entertainment, currently exploiting the massively multiplayer on-line role playing game (MMORPG) title Dark and Light.

This action follows the complaint formerly introduced by M. Vincent Pourieux, CEO of VWORLD, for violation of intellectual property rights. The jointly incriminated companies continue to illegally exploit the procedural algorithms that characterize VWorldTerrain technology and claim ownership on them, which is an obstacle to its correct marketing by VWORLD.

NPCube and Farlan Entertainment will have to respond before Court to the following charges of indictment brought against them: software counterfeit, non-respect of the right to credit and paternity, unfair competition and parasitism.

For more on Dark and Light visit www.darkandlight.com/en.

For more on VWORLD visit www.vworld.fr.

For more on NPCube visit www.npcube.com.

 
niakori  5/22/07 3:02:24 PM

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I'm curious to see if DnL survives these allegations.  I would think that Farlan is in a bit of trouble as it is, this lawsuit is only the cherry of the sundae of doom they've made for themselves.  I think I want a sundae....

~dai

Koolaider  5/22/07 3:22:28 PM

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Gameloading  5/22/07 3:29:29 PM

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let them burn.

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The Agency, DC Universe, Aion

japo  5/22/07 3:30:02 PM

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Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

This game is still around???
 
liddokun  5/22/07 3:30:22 PM

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Dark and Light ? Is that game still alive ? I thought it's already gone since what 1998?
 
Phoenixs  5/22/07 3:48:02 PM

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Originally posted by Gameloading
let them burn.
/amen

Robbgobb  5/22/07 4:05:58 PM

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Is there any light in the darkness that Farlan and NPCube has found. Might be bad what I just typed but is true. Is there anything positive happening for them with all the bad feelings they have fostered with so many. I am one of those that feels Dark and Light was meant to scam with the way it came out. There are a few others out there that have done the same. I know things might have improved some but how can one ever trust in a game that did such things? Then there is this lawsuit. Just makes me not want to here any more about the game.
 
faefrost  5/22/07 4:09:52 PM

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So in other words the only parts of dark & light that actually work... were stolen code. Wow! Gotta give em credit for turning out an absolutely perfect failure. There is nothing redeeming about the game or its operators.
 
Faelan  5/22/07 5:45:19 PM

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Hah! That's fantastic news.

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Thor79  5/22/07 5:54:45 PM