I assumed characters, based on this... >In court, mobile developer uCool tried to argue that Dota All-stars is a collective work, because it "took the most pop

I assumed characters, based on this... >In court, mobile developer uCool tried to argue that Dota All-stars is a collective work, because it "took the most popular Dota heroes and arranged them into a new game." Judge Breyer rejected that argument, saying that "by that logic, Star Wars: The Force Awakens would be a collective work because it arranged the most popular Star Wars heroes, settings, and one-liners into a new movie." Either way, it'll be interesting to see how this shakes down. Dota's history and eventual evolution from wc3 mod into massive commercial properties dota2 & hots is a pretty amazing journey.