Recently two men in San Jose, California have been charged with stealing software and trade secrets owned by Global VR, one of the largest coin-operated game machine purveyors.
“Foley was fired from the company, but for the next two years, he kept the proprietary code and trade secrets now belonging to Global VR and “secretly manufactured and sold game packs with counterfeit markings belonging to Global VR for his own financial benefit,” the indictment said.”
“Foley sold the game packs he made to Automated Services, a Connecticut arcade-game company owned by Daddona, the indictment said. Daddona advertised the game packs on eBay at a lower price and sold them to customers across the country, authorities said. Foley also sold a burner to Daddona, enabling Daddona to make game packs, the indictment said.”
It’s not everyday you hear about people getting busted for video game piracy, on whatever level it is. To read the full article visit the San Francisco Chronicle.
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