[IMG News]

Quinn, a freeware falling block puzzle game in the style of Tetris, is no longer being distributed. The makers of the game recently received a warning letter from The Tetris Company, citing copyright infringement. To avoid legal entanglements the creators of Quinn decided to remove the game from circulation until the legal issues can be explored.

From the Quinn website:

This is not the first time The Tetris Company has attacked the little guy and it probably won't be the last. In order to defend Quinn, a lot of time and money would have to be spent and The Tetris Company knows when they send these letters out that the people they are attacking probably cannot afford these expenses.

I do not know of any clear legal precedent on this matter and The Tetris Company has never actually taken anyone to court over the issue while numerous Tetris-like games continue to be distributed today. In fact, this is not the first time Simon has been bullied by this company and it seems the mere fact that I live in the United States represents a much clearer path for The Tetris Company to push us around.

To read more head over to the Quinn site at the link below.

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[Siriusfox]

I read about this. That really stinks, Quinn is awsome, and the internet play setup shows so much promise.

Lets hope that things turn out better, and Quinn can come back.

[Janichsan]

Considering the sheer overwhelming number of Tetris clones out there, I would say that there is someone with much too much time...

[Maestro]

I bet the problem is that Quinn is a really good Tetris clone, and should be making money.

But, I thought the Russian government owns the rights to Tetris, does the threat mean anything?

Other companies own the rights to the game for other platforms, does anyone own the Mac rights? Why didn't the old shareware gae Tetris Max get sued? They actually took money from people.

[Lemon Lime]

quin is quite possibly one of the most sleek looking games i have ever played.

[pumilamac]

Quinn is one of my favorites too! I hope it works out well for Simon.