Dead Rising v. Dawn of the Dead - Round 2

Feb 27

Dead Rising v. Dawn of the Dead - Round 2

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Reuters reported that MKR Group had filed suit against Capcom for the use of “zombies attacking a mall” storyline in Dead Rising which was the central theme in George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead. While the Capcom injunction claimed, “humans battling zombies in a shopping mall” is a “wholly unprotectible [sic] idea,” the filing from MKR Group disputed the claim and called the scenario and execution too similar saying, “In both, the recreational activities of the zombies and absurdly grotesque ‘kill scenes’ provide unexpected comedic relief.” You might think that MKR Group is a little late to the party on filing this suit nearly two years after the release of Dead Rising.

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