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Originally Posted by AG124
 I have never heard of copyright issues with ship designs before, although I had heard of such issues in regards to aircraft. Does this have anything to do with Robert Ballard and his discovery efforts in relation to the Yorktown?  If so, then doesn't the ship (and the class design) still belong to the US Navy? (sunken warships remain the property of the nation which operated them, unlike merchant ships). If not, then I assume he doesn't own the Hornet or Enterprise (I would honestly be quite surprised if anyone was able to piece the Enterprise together again.  ). I would just like some clarification on this, as there doesn't seem to be an issue with other US warships in the game. |
Long story made short:
Ubisoft made the stupid decision to use Grumman's name on the back of the box for their Pacific Fighters flight sim, and so Northrop Grumman (the current name of the company) sued Ubi for misuse of their company name, and won. Now, what does this have to do with the
Yorktown? Simply put, the shipyard that built it,
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, is now owned by Northrop Grumman, and apparently Ubi is now under some sort of obligation to pay them for modeling anything ever owned or designed by them. It's a bunch of BS on both sides of the coin.