Gameloft Wins Some Sanctions in ‘Acrimonious’ Copyright Dispute

Video-game maker Gameloft will get about $14,000 for having to quash purposely overbroad third-party subpoenas during a highly contentious copyright dispute, but not for other discovery-related issues, a California federal court ruled Tuesday.

Since litigation began, “simple disagreements have devolved into name-calling and disparaging insinuation,” Judge Robert M. Illman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said, partially granting Gameloft’s request for sanctions.

Glass Egg Digital Media, which makes digital car models used in video games, sued Gameloft SE and Gameloft Inc. for willful copyright infringement, conversion, and unfair competition.

The parties disagreed over whether a ...