Game developer and publisher Electronic Arts is now suing Zynga for infringing the copyrights of its Facebook game – The Sims Social. Apparently Zynga’s The Ville, that was detailed at an event in June this year, attracted the attention of EA and prompted the third-largest gaming company to file a complaint in the U.S. district court today. EA now claims that Zynga has willfully and intentionally copied and misappropriated the original and distinctive expressive elements of The Sims Social game. Zynga has yet to respond to the allegations. It will be interesting to see how the lawsuit will proceed, considering the fact that game genres are not patentable. Check out EA’s statement after the break. (more…)
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