Elektronorgtechnica
Elektronorgtechnica (also spelled Electronorgtechnica), better known abbreviated as ELORG, is the former Soviet Ministry of Software and Hardware Export[1][2] that was responsible for the licensing and development of the popular video game Tetris.[3] As the game was owned by the state (Tetris was written by salaried programmers at the Soviet Academy of Sciences), all rights to the game worldwide were handled by ELORG.[4]
The company was also associated with the export of Soviet design calculators, Electronika being one brand that was exported, rebranding them as ELORG products.[5]
ELORG is now reportedly a privatised Russian company which has retained the rights to the "Tetris" trademark.[2][6] ELORG was a partner in The Tetris Company which licences the Tetris name to game companies, along with Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov and businessman Henk Rogers. The Tetris Company has since acquired full control over the Tetris mark.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ BBC News: "Tetris: A chip off the old bloc" (Accessed June 1, 2006)
- ^ a b PR Newswire - "TETRIS INVENTOR GETS HIS DUE IN HISTORIC RUSSIA/US JOINT VENTURE" (Accessed June 1, 2006)
- ^ Atari HQ: Tetris History (Accessed June 1, 2006)
- ^ "Tetris Story" by Vadim Gerasimov (Accessed April 15, 2007)
- ^ Museum of Soviet Calculators on the Web - Export and Foreign (Accessed June 1, 2006)
- ^ The Tetris Taxonomy - "Putting the puzzle pieces back together: Alexey Pajitnov has a new game plan for Tetris. " (Accessed June 1, 2006)
- ^ Hartley, Matt (June 6, 2009). "Rock around the blocks - The Globe and Mail". Toronto. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/rock-around-the-blocks/article1171379/page2/. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
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