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4 unusual facts about International Karate


Data East USA, Inc. v. Epyx, Inc.

862 F.2d 204, 9 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1322 (9th Cir. 1988) is a court case in which Data East, a video game manufacturer, contended that Epyx, a competing video game manufacturer, licensed and distributed a video game, International Karate, that infringed on the copyright of a video game developed by Data East, Karate Champ.

International Karate

Forbidden Colours, the main theme from the movie Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, which partly inspired the game's soundtrack by Rob Hubbard

The initial trial at the District Court for the Northern District of California began on 28 October 1986.

Stern Electronics, Inc. v. Kaufman

Data East USA, Inc. v. Epyx, Inc. (International Karate): scenery and characters deemed commonplace or standard are not copyrightable under the doctrine of scenes-à-faire.



see also

Frank Woon-a-tai

Frank Woon-A-Tai (b May 22, 1950), a ninth degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, is the chief instructor of the International Karate Daigaku, President of The Caribbean Karate College, Chief Instructor and Chairman of the Guyana Karate College, and Chairman of both IKD Canada and IKD Guyana.

Jay Sebring

Sebring had a hand in launching the film career of Bruce Lee, after meeting him at the International Karate Championships in Long Beach in 1964.

Long Beach International Karate Championships

The Long Beach International Karate Championships — is an International Karate and martial arts tournament in Long Beach, California that was first held in August 1964 by Kenpo Grandmaster Ed Parker.

Michael Foster

Michael G. Foster (born 1940), founder of Yoshukai International karate