PUBG Developer Krafton Filed Lawsuit Against Free Fire Developer Garena, Apple, Google

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PUBG developer Krafton has filed a lawsuit against Garena, Apple, and Google. Krafton alleged that Garena – which released battle royale games Free Fire and Free Fire Max – has copied PUBG: Battlegrounds and is suing Apple and Google for distributing the games on their respective app stores. Krafton also accused Google of hosting videos on YouTube that show the gameplay of Garena's Free Fire and Free Fire Max. Krafton has also allegedly taken a few actions against battle royale games in question.

As per the complaint of copyright infringement, shared by The Verge, Krafton has filed a lawsuit against Free Fire and Free Fire Max developer Garena. The developer of PUBG alleged that Garena has copied its popular battle royale title. Krafton further mentioned in the lawsuit that Garena has earned "hundreds of millions of dollars" from sales from two games and that Apple and Google have earned significant revenue from the distribution of the two Free Fire apps. Both apps are still listed on Apple's App Store and Google Play store.

Krafton claims that it took actions against Free Fire and Free Fire Max on December 21. First of which included asking Garena to "immediately stop its exploitation of Free Fire and Free Fire Max, including by revoking its apparent authorisation to Apple and Google." Garena apparently refused to do so. Furthermore, PUBG's developer also requested Apple and Google to "cease distributing and exploiting" the two games on their platforms, both app stores still listed.

YouTube was also asked to remove numerous videos on its platforms that include "elements that blatantly infringe Battlegrounds, and separately, the infringing feature-length film. These videos are still available on Google's video sharing