17-12-2011 21:41
Después de que el creador de Assassin's Creed fuera fichado por THQ, Ubisoft demandó a THQ diciendo que las cláusulas anti competencia prevenían que THQ fichara más gente de Ubisoft. La corte de apelación de Quebec en Montreal ha dicho que esas cláusulas no impiden a THQ fichar a gente de Ubisoft, porque su reclutamiento no fue "ilegal ni deshonesto".
"[url Gamasutra[/url]"]Following Desilets' move, Ubisoft filed an injunction against THQ, claiming that non-compete clauses prevented the publisher from poaching more Ubisoft talent. The Quebec Court of Appeal in Montreal has since ruled, however, that such clauses do not prevent THQ from hiring staff from Ubisoft, since its hiring practices were "neither illicit nor disloyal."
Under this new ruling, THQ is free to hire former employees of competing developers, so long as its recruitment efforts don't amount to "unfair competition."
"The Court of AppealÔÇÖs decision is a tremendous victory for THQ Montreal and all of the creative talent working in the video game industry in Montreal. We are thrilled with the CourtÔÇÖs decision in this matter because we believe strongly in an individualÔÇÖs freedom to choose where they want to be employed,ÔÇØ said Ed Kaufman, THQ's executive vice president of business and legal affairs.
"Our goal has always been to promote free competition and to allow the many creative talent in the interactive entertainment industry in Montreal to be able to choose where they want to work. We believe the Court of AppealÔÇÖs decision will promote competition, alleviate peopleÔÇÖs fears and encourage more talented people to join Patrice and our other creative employees at our state-of-the-art studio in Montreal.ÔÇØ
