Taito Denounces 9/11 Space Invaders Art, Cites Misuse and Threatens Legal Action
The conversation I envisaged at Taito about this tribute, celebrating 30 years of Space Invaders, never happened it seems – parent company Square Enix has come out of the flutter, claiming the exhibit at Leipzig was planned without Taito’s knowledge or consent.
But they didn’t pass comment on the art’s message. According to their press release:
“Taito is seriously considering all available options–including legal actions against the infringer and, if necessary, the Games Convention exhibitor involved–in order to end this unauthorized and impermissible misuse of the Space Invaders content and to protect Taito’s intellectual properties.”
It’s since come to light that the Computer Game Museum in Berlin, which is running the exhibit, didn’t see fit to get sign off for the project. From their own website:
“Note: The artwork “invaders!” is not approved by Square Enix/ Taito.”
No doubt that will come back to bite them if Taito decide to unleash the lawyers.
