Mobile Entertainment, creators of the chilling survival horror game Poppy Playtime which features many jumpscares, is taking legal action against Google due to alleged copycat games they claim are misusing their intellectual property. (Source: Polygon)
Earlier this week, the studio initiated a lawsuit against Google, asserting that numerous unauthorized replicas of Poppy Playtime, such as Poppy Playtime Chapter 3 and Poppy Playtime Chapter 4, have been allowed in the Google Play store. These games were not produced by Mob Entertainment, despite what their labels may claim. At this moment, these games, developed by Daigo, can still be downloaded from the Google Play store.
The creators of Poppy Playtime find these two games particularly challenging because the game itself is structured as a series of episodes. Mob Entertainment contends that by permitting unauthorized games to adopt “Poppy Playtime” in their titles and suggest they are fresh installments, Google is enabling other parties to capitalize on the Poppy Playtime brand, misleading fans into believing they’re playing additional chapters of the game.
Instead of merely exploiting the title “Poppy Playtime,” Mob Entertainment claims that the creators of these counterfeit games have unlawfully incorporated screenshots from Poppy Playtime 2 into their work, passing them off as images of the supposed games’ gameplay, rather than their original source.
According to Mob Entertainment, the developer of Poppy Playtime, the blame falls on Google for not promptly removing counterfeit games from its digital marketplace, the Google Play Store. They’ve submitted numerous DMCA takedown requests and reached out directly to Google regarding unauthorized versions of Chapter 3 and Chapter 4. The lawsuit claims that although Google removed these fake chapters in December, they resurfaced on the store within a short timeframe, and Google is said to have failed to take additional action against the makers of the illegal games.
In the court case, the studio argues that the imitation games, characterized by numerous grammatical errors and an unattractive color scheme, have damaged Mob Entertainment’s standing. This is particularly problematic because Daigo’s counterfeit titles can trick some users, especially children, into buying expensive versions of a game that isn’t authentic. Moreover, the lawsuit alleges that Google also benefits financially from this fraudulent activity.
According to Mob Entertainment, both Google and an application developed by Daigo have been accused of using their trademarks and copyrighted content deceitfully, leading consumers to believe they are purchasing a game before its official release on Google Play. The alleged scam costs up to $95 per transaction. Furthermore, Mob Entertainment claims that Google earns either 15% or 30% from the sales made by unauthorized versions of Poppy Playtime Chapter 3 and Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 applications.
Google has yet to publicly respond to the lawsuit.
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2025-01-18 00:08