Yahoo Faces Piracy Suit:

Electronic Arts Inc., Nintendo Co. and Sega Enterprises Ltd. sued Yahoo Inc. over the sale of counterfeit video game software sold through the Internet directory’s Web site. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, alleges that Yahoo is aware of the sales of pirated software, makes money because of them and has the ability to halt the sales. It seeks compensatory damages and an injunction halting the sales. Yahoo officials weren’t immediately available to comment.