Galoob

Galoob

Galoob era una empresa juguetera más conocida por distribuir la serie de cartuchos para trucar videojuegos Game Genie. Tuvo su sede en South San Francisco, California.[1]

La compañía fue fundada en 1954 por Barbara Frankel y Lewis Galoob como un negocio de importación con sede en South San Francisco. Se convirtió en el tercer mayor fabricante de juguetes en los Estados Unidos.[2] Fue comprada por Hasbro en 1998.

Galoob estuvo involucrado en una demanda sobre propiedad intelectual, Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc..[3] Nintendo denunció que el Game Genie violaba su copyright creando trabajos derivados no licenciados. Galoob ganó la demanda, que estableció el derecho de los usuarios a modificar trabajos con copyright paa su uso personal.

Otros productos Galoob

Referencias

  1. ↑ "Feedback." Galoob. 13 de febrero de 1998. Consultado el 26 de abril de 2010.
  2. ↑ Fost, Dan. Hasbro Adds Galoob to Its Toy Chest. San Francisco Chronicle, Tuesday, September 29, 1998.
  3. ↑ Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.,964 F.2d 965; 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 11266; 22 U.S.P.Q.2D (1992) online copy

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