Kratos Kills God of War Lawsuit
The result's the same, every time.
God of War III has been out for three days now, and critics are praising it all around. Two people however were not so happy with the game’s storyline, and sued Sony in a lawsuit. A verdict has recently been reached in the case.
Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Dath, screenwriters by trade, alleged that they had written movie plots that God of War III used for its own story. The gavel has fallen in Sony‘s favor, with the Judge Marilyn Hall Patel’s ruling sounding somewhat like a mini-review:
“While violence is not absent from plaintiffs’ works, it lacks the thematic centrality and intensity seen in ‘God of War.’”
The plot details brought to light were deemed too basic:
“No one can own the basic idea for a story…General plot ideas are not protected by copyright law; they remain forever the common property of artistic mankind.”
So Sony can continue making epic games, and the Daths can continue on with their lives, though they should be wary of Kratos‘ wrath, which as we know is relentless.
9 Responses to “Kratos Kills God of War Lawsuit”
you snooze, you lose. Plotline can’t be copyrighted as the judge clearly pointed out so these people are idiots, they’ll get over it though if their smart enough to realise this is a dumb thing to be pissed of with,
I honestly hope they are made to pay for Sony’s 4,000 dollar an hour lawyers for this frivolous lawsuit. That will teach them to not be morons next time.
Wow, If they had direct contact with the writers of the game and what not then I can see this. If I told a friend a story and then the made a book about it, can I sue him? Nope, only if you stated this is my copyrighted idea that I’m sharing with you and what not before telling them about it. And of course I’d have ot have had my idea or story copyrighted prior to all of this.
hahaha i wonder if the judge played God of War 3 to compare it to the script
if anything would make sense out of this it would have been Sony counter-suing them for using similar plot-lines after God of War I & II have already been out for a while…but obviously that wouldn’t make sense either considering the ruling and that general plots can’t be copyrighted.
skullking123, I’m sure Sony provided the judge with a copy of the game’s script.
Are these people siblings or spouses? I’m noticing something peculiar in their name. If they are married, it seems as if the man took the woman’s last name. It’s rare but also ridiculous if that is the case. It makes all the sense to me though, if this guy was stupid enough to take the woman’s last name in marriage then he is stupid enough to listen to her to waste money on a lawsuit that wasn’t going to win, under any circumstance
@JumperPrime
I wouldve preferred a version of the game
maybe thats why the ending is a dlc they were waiting for the lawsuit to be over…