Editing Ubisoft (section)

==Litigation==

===2020 sexual misconduct accusations and dismissals===
{{See|2020 Ubisoft sexual misconduct litigation and accusations}}

===Other lawsuits===
* In 2008, Ubisoft sued Optical Experts Manufacturing (OEM), a [[DVD]] duplication company for $25&nbsp;million plus damages for the leak and distribution of the PC version of ''Assassin's Creed''. The lawsuit claims that OEM did not take proper measures to protect its product as stated in its contract with Ubisoft. The complaint alleges that OEM admitted to all the problems in the complaint.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.neoseeker.com/news/8547-ubisoft-suing-over-assassins-creed-leak/ |title=Ubisoft suing over Assassin's Creed leak |last=Sung |first=Lydia |date=7 August 2008 |website=Neoseeker |publisher=Neo Era Media |access-date=21 April 2016 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925054202/http://www.neoseeker.com/news/8547-ubisoft-suing-over-assassins-creed-leak/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In April 2012, Ubisoft was sued by John L. Beiswenger, the author of the book ''Link'' who alleged [[copyright infringement]] for using his ideas in the ''Assassin's Creed'' franchise. He demanded $5.25&nbsp;million in damages and a halt to the release of ''Assassin's Creed III'' which was set to be released in October 2012, along with any future games that allegedly contain his ideas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/238112/montreal-based-company-ubisoft-target-of-5-million-copyright-lawsuit/ |title=Montreal-based company Ubisoft target of $5-million copyright lawsuit |last=Magder |first=Jason |date=25 April 2012 |website=[[Global News]] |access-date=21 April 2016 |archive-date=21 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921195803/http://globalnews.ca/news/238112/montreal-based-company-ubisoft-target-of-5-million-copyright-lawsuit/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On 30 May 2012, Beiswenger dropped the lawsuit. Beiswenger was later quoted as saying he believes "authors should vigorously defend their rights in their creative works", and suggested that Ubisoft's motion to block future lawsuits from Beiswenger hints at their guilt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/04/sci-fi-author-sues-ubisoft-over-assassins-creed-copyright-infringement/ |title=Sci-fi author sues Ubisoft over Assassin's Creed copyright infringement |last=Orland |first=Kyle |date=19 April 2012 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=21 April 2016 |archive-date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420150509/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/04/sci-fi-author-sues-ubisoft-over-assassins-creed-copyright-infringement/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |date=30 May 2012 |title=Author settles copyright infringement suit against Ubisoft over Assassin's Creed story |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/author-settles-copyright-infringement-suit-against-ubisoft-over-assassins-creed-story/ |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US |archive-date=25 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125200100/https://venturebeat.com/games/author-settles-copyright-infringement-suit-against-ubisoft-over-assassins-creed-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=November 2023|reason=Sources don't mention that "Ubisoft's motion to block future lawsuits from Beiswenger hints at their guilt"}}
* In December 2014, Ubisoft offered a free game from their catalogue of recently released titles to compensate the season pass owners of ''Assassin's Creed Unity'' due to its buggy launch. The terms offered with the free game revoked the user's right to sue Ubisoft for the buggy launch of the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-free-game-offer-waives-laws/1100-6424381/ |title=Assassin's Creed Unity Free Game Offer Waives Lawsuits |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=23 December 2014 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=21 April 2016 |archive-date=10 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210185739/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-free-game-offer-waives-laws/1100-6424381/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In May 2020, Ubisoft sued Chinese developer Ejoy and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] and [[Google]] over Ejoy's ''Area F2'' game which Ubisoft contended was a [[video game clone|carbon copy]] of ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege]]''. Ubisoft sought copyright action against Ejoy, and financial damages against Apple and Google for allowing ''Area F2'' to be distributed on their mobile app stores and profiting from its microtransactions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52709659 |title=Rainbow Six 'copy' lands Apple and Google in copyright court |date=18 May 2020 |access-date=18 May 2020 |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-date=19 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519184915/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52709659 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In November 2024, two Californians—Matthew Cassell and Alan Liu—filed a [[class action]] lawsuit against Ubisoft in the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of California]], after Ubisoft announced the shutdown of [[The Crew (video game)|''The Crew'']] servers. Cassell and Liu accused the company of misleading players into believing that their purchases of the game were permanent instead of buying limited licenses and for "falsely represent[ing]" that the physical copies contained the game's files instead of simply a key to unlock the [[Digital rights management|DRM]] for the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=11 November 2024 |title=Ubisoft sued for shutting down The Crew |url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/476979/ubisoft-the-crew-shut-down-lawsuit-class-action |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cassell v. Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69344952/cassell-v-ubisoft-entertainment-sa/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=CourtListener |language=en-us}}</ref>