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Tetris Company Denies Licensing Deal for White House Game

The Tetris Company has publicly denied authorizing or licensing its intellectual property for a controversial arcade game hosted on the White House website. The company announced it is pursuing legal action over the unauthorized use of its trademark.

4 Sept, 22:00 — 5 Sept, 01:29
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bloombergHigh2h ago

Tetris Distances Itself From White House’s Wall-Building Game

The maker of Tetris criticized a new White House digital game that mimics its classic puzzle by having players build a wall to stop migrants from crossing the US border.

By María Paula Mijares Torres

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NYTMostly Factual4h ago

The Tetris Company Denounces Trump White House Clone of Tetris

Responding to Build the Wall, an apparent copy of the retro video game, the Tetris Company said “we take copyright infringement very seriously.”

By Chris Cameron

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le-mondeHigh1h ago

Tetris 'did not authorize' their iconic game imagery for the White House arcade

Controversial online arcade was released on Thursday, September 3, and includes images that resemble games from Tetris, Xbox and Sega.

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SCMPMostly Factual2h ago

Tetris says it didn’t give White House permission for ‘Build the Wall’ game

Tetris said on Friday that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game’s iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that the Trump administration released on Thursday. “The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of Build the Wall and did not authorise or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game,” Tetris said in a statement. “We are currently reviewing the matter,” the statement continued. A block-stacking game called Build the Wall inclu...

By Agence France-Presse

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japan-timesMostly Factual1h ago

Tetris distances itself from controversial White House ‘arcade’ games

Tetris said it did not give permission for the White House to use the game's iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that was released Thursday.

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investing-com1h ago

Tetris says it had no role in White House ‘Build the Wall’ game

By Investing.com

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