Chinese firm claims World of Warcraft 'stole fonts'

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2007

BEIJING (AFP) — A Chinese company is suing the developer of the immensely popular online game World of Warcraft for allegedly using its fonts without permission, state media reported.

Chinese IT firm Founder Electronics Co. claims it lost more than one billion yuan (132 million dollars) through the unauthorised use of five of its fonts in the multiplayer role-playing game, Xinhua news agency said late Thursday.

Founder has filed an "interim claim" at a Beijing court for 100 million yuan in damages against California-based World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment, Shanghai-based IT company The9, which runs the game in China, and Qingwentuwen firm which distributes the game in Beijing, it said.

Under Chinese law damages could be calculated either by...

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