CBP Seizes Video Game Machines at Los Angeles Seaport
November 4, 2009On November 2, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced the seizure of a shipment containing 168 coin-operated video game machines for violating intellectual property rights. The shipment had a total domestic value of $138,000 and a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $672,000.
CBP officers seized the video game machines on October 23 after confirming the video games were not legally authorized. The shipment had arrived inside a container from China.
The machines contained several copyrighted video games, which are registered with the U.S. Copyright Office and recorded with CBP. The video games found on the coin-operated machines were Frogger, Scramble, Time Pilot, Ms. Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong. CBP seized the items when the importer was unable to provide authorization from the owners.
