After shaking off Nexon’s copyright infringement accusations, Dark and Darker survives the Korean legal system and will continue development
South Korea's Supreme Court has dismissed Nexon's copyright infringement claims against Ironmace, allowing the development of Dark and Darker to continue without being taken offline. While Ironmace was cleared of copyright violations related to Nexon's project 'P3', the court upheld a ruling that former Nexon employees brought trade secrets to Ironmace, resulting in a 5.7 billion Korean Won penalty. The civil case is resolved, but a criminal trial between the two companies is still ongoing in South Korea.
- ▪The Supreme Court of South Korea rejected Nexon's copyright infringement allegations against Ironmace's game Dark and Darker.
- ▪Ironmace must pay 5.7 billion Korean Won for trade secret violations by former Nexon employees, down from an initial 8.5 billion Won.
- ▪All injunctions against Dark and Darker have been lifted, and Ironmace's legal cost burden has been reduced from 80% to 40%.
- ▪The ruling confirms and modifies a prior high court decision, resulting in a refund of 2.8 billion Korean Won to Ironmace.
- ▪A criminal case between Ironmace and Nexon remains active in South Korea, with Ironmace pledging to prove its innocence.
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Home News Dark and Darker After shaking off Nexon’s copyright infringement accusations, Dark and Darker survives the Korean legal system and will continue development Dismissed! Image credit: Ironmace <img alt="Connor Makar avatar" src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" style="aspect-ratio: 1" width="374" height="374" > News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on May 1, 2026 Follow Dark and Darker Development on hardcore fantasy PvPvE dungeon-crawler Dark and Darker is free to continue without fear of being shut down, following a Supreme Court ruling rejecting allegations of copyright infringement from Nexon.
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