Sonic X-Treme prototype leaked!

The prototype of Sonic X-Treme is leaked. The hero of this story is DRX, a member of Hacking Cult.

It's currently up on the Piratebay where you can find it by searching for 'Sonic Xtreme'.

DRX posted a letter from the legal eagles representing SEGA Europe Limited. I am not sure whether it is a fake or a genuine mail, nonetheless, I am going to post it here.

It goes like this:

From: law@iprights.com

To: drx@hacking-cult.org

Subject: URGENT - SONIC TRADE MARK INFRINGEMENT

Dear Sirs

Our client: SEGA Europe Limited

We act on behalf of SEGA Europe Limited (SEGA) in the

enforcement of its Intellectual Property Rights in the United

Kingdom.

As you will be aware, Sega is world famous and is recognised as being an

industry leader in interactive entertainment. Sega, and its software

developer Sega Technical Institute (STI) have created a game called

Sonic X-Treme. As a result of the recent actions of several former

STI employees, a large ammount of attention has been driven to this

game.

Further, SEGA is the owner of a UK trade mark registration for SONIC THE

HEDGEHOG. We attach details of the UK registered

trade mark for your information.

It has come to our client's attention that through the service

provided by your hacking-cult.org website, users are able, by

clicking on a link on your website featuring the Sonic X-Treme trade

mark, to download an unauthorised and illegal version of our client's

Sonic X-Treme game. In this regard, your website is currently listing

Sonic X-Treme as number 1 in its 'News' and a substantial number of UK

users used your services to download this game in the UK.

By providing this service to UK users using the Sonic X-Treme name,

you are infringing the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG trade mark in the UK. Further,

our client is concerned that due to the volume of illegal copies of our

client's Sonic X-Treme game being provided via your service our client

is losing substantial sums of money in hard work of many STI developers.

This email is ask that you immediately remove the link complained of, and

to confirm that there will be no further misuse of the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

trade mark in relation to your services.

In the meantime, our client reserves its rights in respect of any causes

of action available to it in this matter and in respect of any claim for

costs and/or damages against you. In this regard, your speed in complying

with our requests will be taken into account.

Yours faithfully

Willoughby & Partners

The Isis Building, 193 Marsh Wall, Thames Quay, London, E14 9SG, United

Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)207 345 8888 Direct Fax: +44 (0)207 345 4555

law@iprights.com

www.iprights.com

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precaution to screen out computer viruses from emails, attachments to

this email may contain such viruses. We cannot accept liability for loss

or damage resulting from such viruses. We recommend you carry out your

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This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl, a service from

BlackSpider Technologies.

For a reply, DRX writes this piece:

Dear Sir(s),

My hands are shaking so much, because of the legal threat, that

I am currently unable to delete the link. I hope that you

understand my disabilities. After all, money isn't everything.

Yours truly,

drx

sonic x treme leaked prototype screen

This is what I call X-Treme guts!

Via: Hacking Cult