Area F2 Surprise Termination! A Lawyer Discusses (VL229)
125Ending as quickly as it began, Alibaba and Ejoy.com have terminated "Area F2", the mobile clone of Rainbow Six: Siege that Ubisoft accused of being a bit closer to illegal infringement.
But what did Area F2 have to say about the closure?
How were Google and Apple used by Ubisoft to achieve this result?
And what can we assume about the future from the facts of this case?
The power of retail is undiminished...in Virtual Legality.
#R6Siege #AF2 #Lawsuit
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FOR THE FIRST OF THIS TWO PART SERIES:
"They’re Suing Who? A Lawyer Looks at Ubisoft's Siege of Google/Apple (VL228)"
YouTube Video - May 19, 2020 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/R_DRTXbeE_g
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Discussed in this episode:
"Ubisoft Sues Apple, Google Over Alibaba’s Rainbow Six “Ripoff”"
Bloomberg - May 15, 2020 - Edvard Pettersson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-16/ubisoft-sues-apple-google-over-alibaba-s-rainbow-six-ripoff
""Area F2" SUED as mobile RIPOFF of Rainbow 6 Siege"
YouTube Video - May 18, 2020 - Lawful Masses with Leonard French
https://youtu.be/FpSrazubI-U
"I guess it's over."
Tweet - May 20, 2020 - S-1 (@Somebodyfoil)
https://twitter.com/Somebodyfoil/status/1263090363230834688
"Ubisoft sues Apple and Google over Rainbow Six: Siege clone"
GameDailyBiz - May 18, 2020 - Sam Desatoff
https://gamedaily.biz/article/1745/ubisoft-sues-apple-and-google-over-rainbow-six-siege-clone
"Service Closure Announcement"
Area F2 Webpage - May 20, 2020
https://www.areaf2.com/pc/news/news.html?ln=EN&id=5437
"Service Closure Announcement for Players"
Area F2 Webpage - May 20, 2020
https://www.areaf2.com/pc/news/news.html?ln=EN&id=5594
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