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August 4, 2011 02:02 am GMT
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Zynga Sues Google Over Vostu Dispute, Brazilian Judge Grants Injunction
Two big pieces of news today in the Zynga/Vostu lawsuit (details on lawsuit here and here). In addition to that first lawsuit filed in California, Zynga also quietly sued Vostu on its home turf in Brazil (lawsuit embedded below, but it's in Portugese). Zynga dragged Google into that lawsuit, apparently because Orkut, popular in Brazil, is hosting the Vostu games that Zynga says are ripoffs. Google, which is a Zynga shareholder, must be thrilled....And a judge in Brazil has sided with Zynga for now and has granted a preliminary injunction against Vostu. Vostu And Orkut must remove four games "" MegaCity, Caf Mania, Pet Mania and Vostu Poker - within 48 hours, or pay a daily fine of R20,000 (about $13,000). Zynga's press statement:Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/kwd-s6K_rAI/
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