Man Sues Ubisoft, Claims he Came up With Assassin's Creed First
Published on January 01, 0001
John Beiswenger, author of the novel Link (first published in 2003), has sued Ubisoft, claiming that the historical/sci-fi series infringes on a number of his copyrights. Basically, he alleges that because his book involved a system which could access ancestral memories, then the fact Assassin’s Creed also uses that as a cornerstone of its plot (along with secret research facilities and mentions
of religion and creation) means it’s cutting in on his turf.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Where Beiswenger may come undone is that he alleges Ubisoft “have directly copied,
and directly and contributorily infringed on the whole y1 games latest of Plaintiff’s copyrighted work”.
Now, similarities there may be between the two works, but that’s art, baby. You build new stuff from the bones of the old. Even if anyone from Ubisoft had read Link, unless betdog its plot is also about Templars vs Assassins and stars flamboyant Italians (which it doesn’t), then it’s not directly copying anything. Interestingly, alongside practically
every Ubisoft outpost, it seems GameTrailers has been roped into the lawsuit as well, for the heinous crime of showing this 2010 trailer…about PlayStation Home. JOHN L. BEISWENGER v Ubisoft [Court Docs, via Patent y1 games Arcade]
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