<s>
The	B-Application
Ville	I-Application
is	O
a	O
defunct	O
game	O
by	O
Zynga	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
object	O
was	O
to	O
earn	O
experience	O
points	O
by	O
building	O
a	O
house	O
and	O
talking	O
with	O
neighbors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
EA	O
sued	O
Zynga	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Ville	I-Application
infringed	O
on	O
the	O
copyright	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Social	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zynga	O
responded	O
that	O
EA	O
misunderstood	O
copyright	O
law	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
ironic	O
that	O
EA	O
brings	O
this	O
suit	O
shortly	O
after	O
launching	O
SimCity	B-Application
Social	I-Application
which	O
bears	O
an	O
uncanny	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Zynga	O
's	O
CityVille	B-Application
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
dispute	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
ruling	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Device
Holding	O
,	O
LLC	O
v	O
.	O
Xio	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
court	O
determined	O
there	O
was	O
copyright	O
protection	O
in	O
certain	O
Tetris	B-Device
game	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
copied	O
heavily	O
by	O
a	O
competitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
10	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
rival	O
EA	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Social	I-Application
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
