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Section 8 Lawsuit

TimeGate Studios has another lawsuit brewing over Section 8, about a year after forcing ABC to rename a TV series from using the name of their upcoming first-person shooter. Now Paramount Digital Entertainment and Paramount Pictures are the target of their legal ire, as TeamXbox reports that TimeGate is suing to protect the name again, while alleging that some underhanded dealings were involved (thanks Joystiq):

In the lawsuit, TimeGate reveals both companies had meetings regarding "potential business ventures" and to discuss TimeGate’s Section 8™ game. After a couple of meetings and showcase demos of the game, TimeGate received a voicemail from the assistant of Paramount’s Vice President of Interactive Development stating that a meeting for later that day was canceled without explanation and with no follow-up communication thereafter.

TimeGate explains that three days after Paramount’s executives canceled their meeting to see and play TimeGate’s Section 8, Paramount Digital Entertainment announced via a press release that it had partnered with a foreign entity for its latest project—Section 8. TimeGate found out that Paramount plans to release an interactive web series called Section 8 in which the audience engages specific characters and participates in plot development.

TimeGate alleges that "essentially, Paramount’s Section 8 is nothing more than an interactive game."

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