Electronic Arts Sues Zynga, Says The Ville Is An ?Unmistakable Copy? Of The Sims. Zynga: EA Doesn?t Understand Copyright (Updated)

Zynga has a bit of a reputation for cloning other game developers' ideas. Now, the company is being sued by gaming giant Electronic Arts on behalf of its Maxis label for "infringing EA's copyrights to its Facebook game, The Sims Social." Lucy Bradshaw, General Manager of EA?s Maxis Label, says Zynga's The Ville "copied the original and distinctive expressive elements of The Sims Social in a clear violation of U.S. copyright laws." The degree to which Zynga copied The Sims, says Electronic Arts, "was so comprehensive that the two games are, to an uninitiated observer, largely indistinguishable."

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