‘Tetris’ book author: Movie producers stole my work — and threatened to sue
nypost.comThe Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World,” filed a lawsuit in New York on Monday claiming that tech giant Apple and The Tetris Company, producers of the new Taron Egerton film “Tetris,” adapted his book without asking permission.
According to documents obtained by The Post, Ackerman, 49, has accused Apple and The Tetris Company of copyright infringement, unfair competition, and illegally interfering with his business relations.“Tetris” premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 15.
It stars Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Rick Yune, Ben Miles, and Roger Allam and several others.The film tells the story of how Henk Rogers (Egerton), a Dutch-American entrepreneur, managed to secure rights to the game for the Nintendo Game Boy version, back in the 1980s — making the puzzle game one of the most well-known video games of all time.
Ackerman states that in 2016, he sent a pre-published copy of his book to The Tetris Company, which refused to license the intellectual property and allegedly dissuaded other producers who were interested in optioning the title.
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