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The PAC-MAN Case - Copyrightable Subject Matter in Games

On March 2, 1982, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by plaintiffs Atari, Inc. and Midway Mfg. Co. against defendants North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp. and Park Television for alleged copyright infringement of plaintiffs’ PAC-MAN game.

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