暴雪V社联合诉讼《刀塔传奇》 已让苹果下架

2015年11月18日，17173收到暴雪娱乐通过中国代理发表的关于诉讼《刀塔传奇》的官方声明文件。据声明文件所述，暴雪娱乐与Valve已向北京市海淀区人民法院提起针对莉莉丝游戏与中清龙图的著作权、商标权及不正当竞争诉讼。以下是本次暴雪娱乐声明原文：

2015年11月18日，威尔乌（Valve）集团（下简称“威尔乌”）与暴雪娱乐公司（下简称“暴雪娱乐”）将继续推进在北京市海淀区人民法院提起的针对莉莉丝科技（上海）有限公司（下简称“莉莉丝游戏”）与北京中清龙图网络技术有限公司（下简称“中清龙图”）的著作权、商标权及不正当竞争诉讼（下简称“该诉讼”）。威尔乌于今年四月发起该诉讼并由法院立案，暴雪娱乐于六月九日经法院通知作为该诉讼第三人加入。依据中国司法程序，该诉讼目前正在审理中。

该诉讼旨在寻求法院判决中清龙图停止运营由莉莉丝游戏开发并由其发行运营的手机游戏《刀塔传奇》，以及赔偿由于该款游戏侵犯威尔乌旗下游戏《Dota 2》与暴雪娱乐的魔兽系列游戏著作权、商标权及不正当竞争造成的损失。

依据威尔乌与暴雪娱乐基于其在先权利以及上述诉讼请求提出的下架要求，苹果公司近日已将《刀塔传奇》从其应用商店中下架。之前的媒体报道与事实不符，《刀塔传奇》的下架并不涉及任何技术问题，而是基于威尔乌与暴雪娱乐提出的上述下架要求。

威尔乌与暴雪娱乐将继续推进对其旗下创意作品的保护工作。两家公司深信中国的法律体系不仅将维护其合法权益，也会为中国整个游戏产业营造一个健康的市场环境。威尔乌与暴雪娱乐都期待与各自的中国合作伙伴共同携手，共同推动中国游戏产业的良性发展，从而惠及整个产业以及所有中国玩家。

BLIZZARD AND VALVE CONTINUE TO PURSUE LEGAL CLAIMS AGAINST LILITH GAMES AND LONGTU

November 18th, 2015 -- Valve Corporation and Blizzard Entertainment continue to pursue claims for ongoing copyright and trademark infringement and unfair competition against Lilith Games and Longtu Games in Beijing Court of Haidian District. The original lawsuit was brought by Valve in April of this year and Blizzard joined as a third party claimant on June 9, 2015. The litigation is currently progressing according to Chinese court practice.

The complaint seeks an injunction and damages related to Dota Legend, a mobile game developed by Lilith and distributed by Longtu, for copyright and trademark infringement of and unfair competition against Valve's Dota 2 and Blizzard’s Warcraft games.

Apple recently removed the Dota Legend game from its App Store. The removal was the result of a request by Valve and Blizzard to take down the game based on their prior rights and the legal claims the companies are pursuing. Contrary to recent reports, the takedown of Dota Legend did not relate to technical issues, but in fact followed Valve and Blizzard’s request for the game’s removal.

Valve and Blizzard will continue to press ahead with their claims in order to protect their creative works. The two companies are confident that the Chinese legal system will protect their rights and lay out a path that will ensure a healthy environment for the gaming industry in China at large going forward. Valve and Blizzard look forward to working with their Chinese partners in this collaborative effort to advance the positive growth and development of the Chinese gaming industry to the benefit of the industry and all Chinese players.