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| | Hasbro sues for copyright infringement - Feb. 10, 2000 |
 | | NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Hasbro Interactive Inc. is suing several competitors for allegedly ripping off some of its most popular video games, including Asteroids, Pac-Man and Space Invaders, in a lawsuit filed in Boston, one of the defendants said Thursday. |
 | | In the suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court, Hasbro Interactive, a subsidiary of one of the top U.S. toy makers, claims competitors stole its intellectual property rights by producing what it says are knock-off versions of Tetris Centipede, Missile Command and others, Hasbro (HAS: Research, Estimates) said. |
 | | "Hasbro Interactive has the best brands and content in this business, and we will vigorously protect what is rightfully ours," Tom Dusenberry, Hasbro Interactive's president said in a prepared statement. |
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