we're know that,mobile legends is a very popular game by the people in the world today, and in Indonesia primarily, not just teenagers, even from child to adults. this game seemed to have a "magnet" in it, its appeal is so great as to be a phenomenon of its own in the world of gaming. but do you know behind the brightness of this game there is controversy that not all fans of this game know.
On July 11, 2017 Riot games company filed a lawsuit against legends mobile developers: Bang Bang is Shanghai Moonton Technology to California District Court for violating several trademarks in the game.
Riot games itself is a company that develops and publishes PC games, namely League of Legends.
The lawsuit was based on the alleged violation of intellectual property by Moonton, Riot Games lawyers explained in their lawsuit that Moonton violated intellectual property through the video game they developed, namely Magic Rush: Heroes Mobile, Legends: 5v5 MOBA (former Mobile name Legends: Bang bang), and Mobile Legends: Bang bang. The offenses, among others, concerning:
1.aspect logo;
2.character;
3.map design;
4.the design of heroes;
5.and the design of a monster.
They also completed a letter of lawsuit with illustrations to show aspects of intellectual property infringement done Moonton.
If the lawsuit is accepted, then the existence of Mobile Legends games will be threatened.
Moonton then released a statement on the same day via a Facebook page claiming that "its copyright has been registered and protected in many countries around the world". It further claimed that Moonton had intellectual property rights and threatened legal action against media and competitors for spreading false information about Montoon and his game.
Indonesian translate
Kita ketahui bahwa game mobile legends ini adalah game yang sangat digemari oleh kalangan masyarakat di dunia saat ini,dan di indonesia utamanya ,tidak hanya remaja ,bahkan mulai dari anak kecil sampai orang dewasa . game ini seakan memiliki "magnet" didalamnya ,daya tariknya yang begitu besar seakan jadi fenomena tersendiri di dunia gaming. namun tahukah anda dibalik cemerlangnya game ini terdapat kontroversi yang tidak semua penggemar game ini tahu.
pada tanggal 11 Juli 2017 Perusahaan Riot games mengajukan gugatan terhadap pengembang mobile legends: Bang Bang yaitu Shanghai Moonton Technology ke Pengadilan Negeri California karena telah melanggar beberapa merek dagang dalam game tersebut.
Riot games sendiri adalah perusahaan yang mengembangkan dan menerbitkan permainan PC ,yaitu League of Legends.
Gugatan tersebut didasarkan atas dugaan pelanggaran atas kekayaan intelektual oleh Moonton, para pengacara Riot Games memaparkan dalam gugatan mereka, bahwa Moonton melakukan pelanggaran atas kekayaan intelektual melaui video game yang mereka kembangkan, yaitu Magic Rush: Heroes Mobile, Legends: 5v5 MOBA (nama terdahulu Mobile Legends: Bang bang), dan Mobile Legends: Bang bang. Pelanggaran tersebut, antara lain,mengenai:
1.aspek logo;
2.karakter;
3.rancangan peta;
4.rancangan hero;
5.dan rancangan monster.
Mereka pun melengkapi surat gugatan dengan ilustrasi untuk memperlihatkan aspek-aspek pelanggaran kekayaan intelektual yang dilakukan Moonton .
Apabila gugatan ini diterima, maka keberadaan permainan Mobile Legends akan terancam.
Moonton kemudian merilis sebuah pernyataan pada hari yang sama melalui halaman Facebook yang mengklaim bahwa "hak ciptanya telah terdaftar dan dilindungi di banyak negara di seluruh dunia". Selanjutnya diklaim bahwa Moonton memiliki hak kekayaan intelektual dan mengancam tindakan hukum terhadap media dan pesaing karena menyebarkan informasi palsu tentang Montoon dan permainannya.