Sven Marquadt, the infamous bouncer at Berghain, has successfully sued Beware of Ninja.
The company has been sued by the bouncer for unauthorised use of his likeness in the Berghain-inspired card game Bergnein. Sweden’s Gothenburg District Court has ordered Beware of to pay €15,000 in damages to Marquardt, and to destroy all copies of the game in possession. Alexander Kandiloros, the game’s creator, told SVT Nyheter, “Satire is dead in Sweden”.
First released in 2016, the game allows players to act out Marquadt’s role where they can refuse or allow ravers entry into the Berlin club. However, the company based the game on the bouncer without his consent.
This week, Marquardt launched a new photography exhibition at Georgian techno club Khidi, in Tbilisi.
(via Resident Advisor)
