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NCSoft loses first-instance copyright lawsuit against ROM; court says elements are in realm of ideas

NCSoft lost a first-instance lawsuit seeking to halt alleged copyright infringement by Kakao Games and RedLab Games over the MMORPG ROM: Remember Of Majesty, the legal community said. The Seoul Central District Court ruled that major elements NCSoft cited from Lineage W, including transformation, enhancement, item collection and PvP systems, fall in the realm of ideas rather than protected expression. The court also rejected NCSoft’s unfair competition claim and dismissed all requests.

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Korea Post launches campaign to boost recycling of composite-material products

The Ministry of Science and ICT\'s Postal Service is running a campaign through July to promote resource circulation for composite-material products that are difficult to recycle. In partnership with TerraCycle, it aims to spread a recycling culture and expand post office return logistics and the Itda Banking mobile banking service. Participants can return items such as coffee capsules, cosmetic containers and water filters. The campaign includes online and offline events offering vouchers and coffee coupons.

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RedLab Games\' ROM to switch to self-publishing on May 28 after KakaoGames deal ends

RedLab Games said on Wednesday it will switch the MMORPG ROM, currently serviced with KakaoGames, to a self-publishing model on May 28. The service operator will change to RedLab Games after the two companies\' publishing contract expires, with the transfer to be carried out on the same day. Users will be able to keep existing game data. RedLab Games also plans events, marketing and new content updates tied to the transition.