Tags: David Gore, Dream Pinball 3D, Topware, Topware Interactive, UK, video games, Videogames

Videogame pirates being targeted in UK

People who are sharing and downloading pirated videogames on the web have something to fear about in UK.

A woman has been ordered to pay damages worth £16,000 after it was proved that she did download a computer game from the web.

The game was Topware Interactive’s Dream Pinball 3D. Incidentally, the game itself cost just around £26.

The courts have ordered her to pay damages of just over £6,000 in addition to costs of £10,000.

Company lawyer David Gore spoke about this judgment: “The damages and costs ordered by the court are significant and should act as a deterrent. This shows that taking direct steps against infringers is an important and effective weapon in the battle against online piracy.”