Legal Opinion
Lucasarts Entertainment Co. v. Humongous Entertainment Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 3, 1993No. C-92-4410-VRWPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION.
WALKER, District Judge.
This suit arises as.a result of an agreement between Electronic Arts, Inc. (“Electronic Arts”) and defendant Humongous Entertainment Company (“Humongous”), granting Electronic Arts the right to distribute Humongous’ products, including a computer video game entitled Putt Putt Joins the Parade. Humongous’ principals are former employees of plaintiff LucasArts Entertainment Company (“LucasArts”) who created a software tool called the Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion (“SCUMM”) System. The SCUMM System is a tool used…
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