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Submitted by Nineball2112 1026d ago | news

Scratch Lawsuit: $6 Million Dev Costs, Legal Battle Over Source Code Revealed

Analyzing court transcripts from the Scratch trial, Gamasutra has uncovered a $6 million development cost to date for the game, plus intriguing discussions on legal definitions of tools vs. source code.

From more than 30 pages of court reporter-transcribed details today, the Los Angeles Superior Court ended up ruling that 7 Studios needed to return DJ game Scratch's source code to original publisher Genius Products.

Genius and Numark are embroiled in a complex legal battle over Activision and its newly acquired 7 Studios subsidiary. 7 Studios has been developing Scratch for Genius, but allegedly ran out of money and was acquired by Activision, which is planning rival game DJ Hero. (Dev, Industry, PS3, Scratch Ultimate Dj, Xbox 360)

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