

is a 1992 legal case where the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded that there was no copyright infringement made by the Game Genie, a video game accessory that could alter the output of games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Jerome Farris, Pamela Ann Rymer, and David V.

Manufacturer of product that allowed users to alter codes transmitted between video gaming console and game cartridge did not infringe console manufacturer’s exclusive right, under federal copyright law, to create derivative works 1991) (granting judgment for Galoob following two-week bench trial)Ĭert. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitħ80 F.
